MRO & Production

easyJet selected Recaro Aircraft Seating to install Recaro seats in its new aircraft. The airline has ordered the seat model SL3510, distinguished by its light weight and ease of maintenance. Over the next five years, easyJet plans to exclusively install Recaro seats in its new aircraft. In an initial phase, 2,500 seats will be installed […]

On April 5th, Satair opens its FAA approved battery repair shop in Atlanta. The facility is designed to service nickel-cadmium and sealed lead-acid aircraft batteries of various models and sizes manufactured by Saft, Marathon, Concorde, Gill Teledyne and Hawker as well as a wide array of smaller aircraft battery packs. The new shop will also

Aeronautical Engineers has been selected by Aeronaves TSM, of Mexico, to provide two MD82SF 12 Pallet Passenger to Freighter Conversions. The first aircraft, an MD82, MSN 49342 was built in 1987 and is scheduled to be inducted for conversion in June 2013 at AEI’s Authorized Conversion Center, Commercial Jet, Inc. which is located in Miami,

Eclipse Aerospace received from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) an amended Production Certificate authorizing the final assembly, test, and certification of the new production Eclipse 550 Twin-Engine Jet. In order to earn this amended Production Certificate, EAI demonstrated all assembly, quality, inspection, and flight verification processes required by the FAA. The original Production Certificate (PC)

AAR, a global leader in the supply and repair of component parts for the aviation industry, is expanding its parts inventory for the European market, reducing lead times and shipping costs for its customers. The company’s main distribution center in Amsterdam will carry an increased stock of high-demand airframe and engine-related components, along with bulky,

Fokker Services performed its first official standard part delivery for a NH90 helicopter. Fokker is partner in the consortium that develops, produces and supports the NH90 helicopter. In July 2012, Fokker Services was appointed by NHIndustries (NHI), the Eurocopter Group and Agusta Westland as the exclusive provider for all the NH90 helicopter standard parts for

After a building phase of only eight months, MTU Maintenance Hannover’s new logistics center was ceremonially opened on Wednesday, March 27th. The storage building for spare parts has a floor space of 7,500 m² and features the most advanced logistic processes. Before the opening of the new logistics center, the parts were stored externally. With

In partnership with GE, Techspace Aero (Safran) is developing components for the new Passport engine designed for the future Bombardier Global 7000 and 8000 business jet. Techspace Aero has been participating in GE’s Passport program since late 2011. Designed specifically for the latest additions to the Bombardier Global jet family, the Passport engine will be

Airbus has installed on the first flight-test A350 XWB (MSN001) its two flight-ready Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and is also installing the new Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) at Airbus’ production facilities in Toulouse (France). The new Trent engines were both received from UTC Aerospace Systems (formerly Goodrich) which had recently prepared the fully