MRO & Production

SOAR and Duncan Aviation form working agreement

Source One Aircraft Repair (SOAR), an aftermarket leader in AOG and Field Repair Services, has added Duncan Aviation, an FAA CRS/OS certified aircraft service provider for business and government operators, to the SOAR Network for AOG and Heavy Repair Services globally. “We are pleased to include Duncan Aviation as part of our comprehensive network,” stated […]

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LAN Airlines orders 10 additional 767-300ER/F Blended Winglet Systems

Aviation Partners Boeing released that Santiago-based LAN Airlines has ordered 10 additional Blended Winglet Systems for Boeing 767-300ER passenger and freighter aircraft. This order brings LAN’s order total to 57 Blended Winglet systems for the Boeing 767-300ER/F, making it the largest APB customer for this model.

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HAECO and Cathay Pacific form joint venture

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO) and Cathay Pacific Airways have teamed up to form a joint venture company, HAECO ITM Limited (HXITM) in Hong Kong, to provide inventory technical management services to Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, as well as other airline customers. HAECO ITM services primarily cover provisions and pool management of components inventory,

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Turbomeca renews "MCO" (Global Support Package) contract with French Government

Turbomeca (Safran group) has renewed the “MCO” (Global Support Package) contract, entitled MCO 2, with the French Government. Under the terms of this contract, Turbomeca will ensure the availability of the 1,408 turbo-shaft engines equipping French Government helicopters for a 10-year period. These helicopters are used for military and paragovernmental missions of the French Air

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Southwest Airlines places order for additional sets of Blended Winglets

Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) released that Southwest Airlines will purchase up to 268 additional sets of Blended Winglets for Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 and 737-800 aircraft, surpassing its original order placed in 2003. This order will ensure that all of Southwest’s future Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft will be equipped with Blended Winglets until Southwest Airlines transitions

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Monarch Aircraft Engineering sign deal with BA CityFlyer

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with wholly owned British Airways subsidiary, BA CityFlyer. With immediate effect MAEL’s engineering team will provide support for the UK based airline’s fleet of Embraer E170 & E190 aircraft operating into Malaga. In addition to the technical services provided, the storing of components

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API Blended Winglets certified for Falcon 50 Series

Aviation Partners (API) reported that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Supplemental Type Certificate approval for its High Mach Blended Winglets on the Falcon 50 series aircraft. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval is expected to follow shortly. Certification of the Winglets represents the culmination of an 18-month development program and exhaustive flight testing,

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ST Aerospace establishes new global asset services company

ST Aerospace announced that it has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary, ST Aerospace Rotables (STAR), with paid up capital of US$1.5m (approximately S$1.88m). STAR, a global asset services company, will be headquartered in Singapore with marketing offices in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. STAR will drive ST Aerospace’s foray into a new growth area,

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Rheinland Air Service announces new MRO capabilities for Europe's Region

Rheinland Air Service, Europe’s independently-owned regional aircraft MRO organization, is an EASA Part 145 and Part 21 approved organization. The company, which also holds approvals from Russia and Bermuda, provides certified base maintenance for the ATR 42/72 series. Additionally, RAS is authorized on the Boeing 737 series, the Airbus A320 family, Bombardier Dash 8s, Jetstream

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Flying Colours Corp. achieves GACA maintenance approval for Saudi Arabia

Flying Colours Corp. has received approval from the Riyadh-based General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to carry out maintenance work on aircraft registered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The approval means that a full range of regular and line maintenance work can be carried out at the state-of-the-art Flying Colours Corp. Peterborough, Canada based

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