MRO & Production

Embraer and Republic Airways have reached an agreement on a Flight Hour Pool Program whereby Embraer will provide component support for more than 400 repairable part numbers, including systems such as hydraulic, electrical and engine components, for Republic’s fleet. The program has a value of approximately US$250m and will cover up to 308 aircraft, potentially […]

MTU Maintenance, a leading independent maintenance provider, has signed a new contract with the Brazilian carrier GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes for engine overhaul and on-wing support services of its CFMI CFM56-7B engines. The exclusive contract has a duration of five years and is valued at US$440m. Dr. Stefan Weingartner, President Commercial Maintenance MTU Aero Engines,

Pratt & Whitney Singapore Manufacturing broke ground on a new facility at the Seletar Aerospace Park. This new production facility will manufacture fan blades and high pressure turbine disks for Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan engines. This new 180,000 ft² facility will border Pratt & Whitney’s existing flagship facility at Seletar – Pratt &

Hawker Pacific Aerospace, a Lufthansa Technik landing gear service location in California, USA, has built up landing gear overhaul capability for the Embraer E-Jet family of aircraft to cover the North and South American E170/175 and E190/195 customers. Such capability will also be established at Lufthansa Technik’s landing gear workshop in Hamburg over the next

ATR and the Austrian carrier InterSky have signed a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) for a period of 5 years. The agreement covers the supply of spare parts and maintenance services for the 2 brand new ATR 72-600s of the airline. The very first ATR -600 was delivered to the airline earlier this month, with the

Revima APU and World Airways (a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings), a provider of passenger and cargo charter operations, have extended their existing APU Maintenance Support Contract. The extended agreement covers APU Maintenance Support for the World Airways B747-400 and MD-11 Aircraft into 2016.

Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES) completed the replacement of the aft pressure bulkhead of a Boeing 767-200 freighter aircraft for customer ABX Air. Boeing selected the candidate aircraft and worked closely with the AMES team to ensure the accuracy and applicability of the Service Bulletin. The aft pressure bulkhead is an integral, dome-shaped section

Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS), a unit of Alcoa (AA), signed a strategic technology and commercial cooperation agreement with Commercial Aircraft of China (COMAC). This agreement deepens Alcoa’s existing partnership with COMAC, the main manufacturer of large passenger aircraft programs in China, and reinforces Alcoa’s presence in one of the world’s fastest growing aerospace markets. AFS