MRO & Production

Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) has received approval from the FAA demonstrating compatibility for installing Blended Winglets on the Boeing 767 Converted Freighter (767-BCF).  This development assures that Boeing 767-300ERs with Blended Winglets are viable candidate for future conversion to freighters by Boeing.  Boeing and APB, in addition to collaboration and data sharing, separately invested in […]

Aigle Azur has signed a component support contract with AFI KLM E&M, for its fleet of A320s. The new contract is a flight-hour agreement for component support, with pool access and repairs. It also includes major overhauls (C-checks) on a non-exclusive basis.

SR Technics has signed its second VIP aircraft contract with an undisclosed Middle Eastern customer. Under the agreement the aircraft will receive a full cabin refresh and refurbishment. In addition, a number of complex system modifications, In-flight Entertainment (IFE) system upgrades and a concurrent heavy maintenance C-Check are planned.

The first ship set of the load sensing drive strut for the A350 XWB flap system, developed and manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), was delivered to the Airbus system test bench in Bremen. The set consists of a strut for the flap stations 1 and 4 and the associated harnesses. This mechanical-electronic component

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has been selected by LOT Polish Airlines as their primary maintenance organisation for airframe maintenance services, on 8 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.  The first delivery is scheduled in November 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, MAEL’s engineering team will establish a maintenance base in Warsaw, Poland and will support LOT’s

Lufthansa Technik’s Innovation Business Unit has been selected by Learjet as the supplier of the cabin management and in-flight entertainment (CMS / IFE) system for the new Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft. Lufthansa Technik’s nice high definition (HD) system is already the baseline CMS / IFE system for the Bombardier Challenger 300 jet and

Airbus and Lufthansa Technik have renewed their general agreement about the cooperation in the VIP and Executive Jet business and will continue to further develop their successful partnership in this area. Since 1998 both companies have already been working closely in the completion of Airbus Corporate Jets. Within the ACJ318 Program Lufthansa Technik is the

Chromalloy’s turbine engine component repair station in The Netherlands has received Approved Organization Exposition (AOE) certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). “The AOE certificate allows the station in Tilburg to provide Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Designated Engineering Representative (DER) repairs on All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) components,” said Bruce