MRO & Production

Airbus has improved the A330-300 and A330-200 even further by providing operators both with a 242 metric tonne maximum take-off weight (MTOW) capability and, for the larger A330-300, an increased fuel capacity option. These enhancements build on the capability announced earlier this year for an increased 240 tonne MTOW, and will be available for operators […]

Comlux Aviation Services has been appointed by Embraer Executive Jets as the first independent Lineage 1000 Authorized Service Center (ASC) in North America in addition to being approved as a Legacy 600/650 ASC. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Comlux Aviation Services will support Embraer Executive Jets’ large executive jets fleet by providing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance,

GA Telesis LLC announced the launch of its SNAP (Strategic Nacelle Access Program) program. GA Telesis and its subsidiaries GA Telesis Composite Repair Group and GA Telesis Component Repair Group SE have developed a program to support airlines worldwide with a solutions based approach to support airlines’ nacelle and nacelle actuation needs. The SNAP program

Embraer has completed the first shipset in composite material in its Embraer Compósitos factory in Évora, Portugal. This first part, a Legacy 500 empennage, has been shipped to Embraer headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. In full compliance with the requirements set by Embraer headquarters, the empennage is made mainly of carbon fibre parts.

Ascent Aviation Services Corp. (Tucson, AZ) signed a contract for an undisclosed value with AerSale, Inc. (Coral Gables, FL) for heavy maintenance and refurbishment work on one B737-300, MSN 27910. “Ascent is pleased to continue its long standing relationship with AerSale for Aircraft Transition Services.”

FL Technics Jets, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services for business aviation, is successfully enhancing its partnership with the Russian business aviation operator Swift Aero, a part of alliance with Sirius Aero, by extending the MRO services agreement. According to the latest agreement, FL Technics Jets provided comprehensive APU repair

A J Walter Aviation, a leading global aircraft spares support specialist, announced the introduction of a new exchange service for complete fan blade sets. The service, which is now fully available, offers a selection of CFM56 engine fan blade sets, ready to ship and fit immediately. With a worldwide logistics network, AJW can deliver quick-turn

SR Technics has secured a contract with Orbest. The Spanish-based airline, which operates charter flights to Europe and the Caribbean, has chosen SR Technics’ Malta facility to carry out two C-Checks on its Airbus A320 aircraft. The first aircraft was inducted in early October 2012, and the second will arrive in Malta in January 2013.

China Airlines has selected Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran group) for the exchange and overhaul of landing gear on fourteen A330 and one A340 aircraft. This agreement will start in 2013 till 2017. The A330/A340 landing gears will be overhauled in Messier-Bugatti-Dowty’s MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facility in Singapore. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty’s MRO division offers a range of landing

Airbus’ A350 XWB static test airframe has moved into the facility where it will undergo testing to validate the structural design of this next-generation jetliner. The airframe rolled out of the A350 XWB final assembly line at Toulouse, Blagnac Airport and was transferred to the L34 static test hall situated across the airport in the