MRO & Production

Rolls-Royce signs Goodrich to support Total Care program for BA's 787s

Goodrich has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to provide nacelle maintenance services for British Airways under the engine maker’s Total Care support program. The contract is scheduled to start upon delivery of British Airways’ first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in 2013. The agreement, which is the first for a Boeing 787 under Goodrich Aerostructures’ Prime […]

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Dallas Airmotive expands HTF7000 field support

Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group company, is expanding its field service support for the Honeywell HTF7000 engine by acquiring the tooling and inventory from Consolidated Turbine Support, Inc. (CTS) of Mesa, Arizona. The tooling and inventory along with Dallas Airmotive (DAI) Mobile Response technicians will be based at DAI’s Phoenix

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Thales reinforces partnership with Airbus as key avionics supplier for the A320neo Family

Thales has signed an agreement with Airbus which extends its current position onboard the A320neo Family. Thales is progressively introducing enhancements during 2012 to ensure a seamless transition into A320neo Family deliveries, scheduled for entry in service in 2015. Having now secured its position on the A320neo, Thales supplies avionics to every Airbus aircraft, including

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SmartStem Wireless Tire Pressure System certified for Dassault Falcon 50

Dassault has been awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Crane’s SmartStem Wireless Tire Pressure System to be fitted on Falcon 50 business jets. STC retrofit kits for this equipment are available exclusively through Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. SmartStem Tire Pressure Sensors are already certified for use on a variety of other business jets, and

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SCAC and Aviastar-SP develop cooperation for Sukhoi Superjet 100 Program

In order to accelerate the process of the final assembly of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) and Aviastar-SP, a United Aircraft Corporation production facility based in Ulyanovsk, concluded a cooperation agreement on interior installation. On May 4th, the SSJ100 production aircraft (MSN 95017) to be delivered to Aeroflot, arrived in

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AAR receives FAA approval for 747-400 oxygen system retrofit

AAR has received Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval to perform an oxygen system retrofit for a Boeing 747-400 cargo aircraft. AAR’s design modifies the oxygen system of the 747-400 to provide additional, supernumerary occupants with the same quick-donning oxygen masks used by flight crews. The masks are mounted in ‘auto presenting’ mask

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Sabena technics signs component agreement with EADS EFW

Sabena technics has signed a contract with EADS Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH. In order to ensure optimal support to its cargo conversion operations and MRO business, EADS Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH has increased collaboration with Sabena technics by signing a three-year component agreement. Sabena technics will perform the repair and overhaul of components, as well as structural

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South African Airlink and Sabena technics sign five-year support contract

Sabena technics, a leading independent MRO operator, has been awarded an exclusive landing gear contract by South African Airlink, South Africa’s regional airline, for the support of its BAe146-RJ85 fleet of 8 aircraft. South African Airlink, a privately owned airline, has entrusted Sabena technics with the repair and overhaul of their BAe146-RJ85 aircraft for an

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Ascent Aviation signs contract with Aloha Air Cargo

Ascent Aviation Services (Tucson, AZ) signed a contract for an undisclosed value with Aloha Air Cargo (Honolulu, HI) for heavy maintenance and additional work on two B737-200C aircraft. Ascent is a premiere narrow body maintenance, modification, refurbishment and storage facility located at Tucson International Airport. Ascent provides high quality, cost efficient, 24/7 support with competitive

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CTS Engines open new Engine Service Center

CTS Engines, a leading independent engine MRO, reported the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art engine service center. The 60,000 sft² building, located next to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, is a full service engine overhaul facility capable of performing the vast majority of all engine repairs in-house. The facility includes ten full service engine bays

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