MRO & Production

AAR has received design approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform custom interior modifications for Boeing 767-300 aircraft operated by a major U.S. based international airline. AAR Engineering Services’ design modification increases the aircraft’s passenger count and includes the installation of flatbed seats, new in-flight entertainment systems and a lower lobe crew […]

Spirit AeroSystems celebrated completion of the 100th Boeing 787 composite forward fuselage section. This section will be shipped to Boeing’s final assembly facility in Charleston, S.C., early next year. Spirit is responsible for the forward fuselage section, pylon, and wing leading edge.

The production of Aircelle (Safran) engine nacelles for Airbus A320neo jetliners has become a reality with the manufacture of initial full-scale thrust reverser components using concurrent engineering, rapid prototyping and lean manufacturing techniques. Aircelle’s first-build components include the thrust reverser’s forward frame and structural beams, its inner fixed structure and aft extension, along with the

Turkey, Istanbul based myTECHNIC, has started C checks of A320 aircrafts of Atlasjet. According to the contract, myTECHNIC will provide 5 heavy checks services including 6Y checks.

With AAR’s Duluth Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility now operational, the Company announced that it completed and delivered its first aircraft on December 14th. AAR has also created more than 100 jobs in Duluth to date. This success marks a major milestone for AAR’s newest aircraft maintenance facility, which commenced operations last month, and

ExecuJet and Rolls-Royce have signed an engine service agreement that authorises the ExecuJet Service Center in Dubai, UAE to perform engine line maintenance, removals and installations on Rolls-Royce BR710 and AE 3007A engines. The BR710 engine is installed on the Bombardier Global Express, Global Express XRS, Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft and the AE

Honeywell has been awarded a $4.8m contract to install health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) onboard the entire fleet of U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T helicopters. The Coast Guard will use 42 Zing HUMS 1239 aircraft kits and 24 ground support kits, all of which will be delivered before the end of 2012, to monitor critical

Air Tahiti Nui, the international airline of Tahiti, and Lufthansa Technik have signed a long-term engine repair and overhaul contract for the 21 CFM56-5C engines of Air Tahiti Nui’s A340-300 fleet. The contract runs over a period of eight years and also comprises additional engine related services like component maintenance, logistics including transportation, pooling and