MRO & Production

Regional has signed a long-term agreement with AFI KLM E&M for the maintenance of the Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) equipping its fleet of Embraer E-170s and E-190s, for a total of 26 aircraft. The scope of the contract, carried out by EPCOR, the AFI KLM E&M group subsidiary specializing in the maintenance of APUs and

The first Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft for the first western customer, Interjet, landed in Venice (Italy) for the completion activities at the SuperJet International (SJI) facility. On October 5th the “green” aircraft (MSN 95023) took off from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) assembly plant in Komsomolsk on-Amur (Russia), it flew through the airports of Novosibirsk and

AFI KLM E&M is to carry out cabin modification work on three Corsairfly 747s. The contract includes engineering development, EASA major certification and kit procurement, prior to any actual modification work. These engineering studies began in September 2011 in Paris and were completed summer 2012. On September 23rd this year, the first aircraft was send

Gulf Technics (GT) has been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 and AS/EN9120 certification after a very detailed audit that covers all areas of operations at GT. The scope covers the supply of aircraft components and associated asset management for air transport operations worldwide including the co-ordination of aircraft component repair and overhaul management services. GT’s achievement

Eurocopter marked a major development for Brazil’s aeronautical industry with the inauguration of its Helibras subsidiary’s new rotary-wing center of excellence in Itajubá, Minas Gerais, where Brazilian Armed Forces EC725 helicopters will be assembled. Helibras’ new Itajubá plant will produce, assemble and maintain the EC725s being acquired by Brazil’s three armed forces in the largest

AFI KLM E&M officially announced the entry into service of its new engine test cell facility located at Paris-CDG airport. Following a series of certification trials, designed to verify its parameters and proper operation, the test cell is now in use on GE90-94 and GE90-115 jet engine types. The new test cell has already been

PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) announced a newly executed maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract with a U.S. based low-cost airline. The substantial project, which began on September 17th, focuses on the maintenance, repair and refurbishment of numerous passenger aircraft. The MRO work will take place at PEMCO’s 12-bay, full service FAA approved facility in

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), has been selected by Aviation Capital Group (ACG) to provide one B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration. The speculative conversion is expected to be completed in late February 2013 at which time the freighter will be available for immediate lease. The aircraft is a high gross weight B737-400 (MSN 28493) built in 1996 and

ATRAN Airlines, Russia’s first independent airline, has chosen Airline Services Components Limited (ASC) to provide power-by-the-hour support on its B737-400F aircraft. This three year agreement marks the beginning of a developing relationship with freight company ATRAN, which will continue to grow as the operator looks to build capacity. ATRAN will be supported with a home-base