MRO & Production

Alliant Techsystems celebrated the grand opening of its new Aircraft Commercial Center of Excellence (ACCE) facility in Clearfield, Utah – less than one year after the announcement of the expansion. The facility serves as the headquarters for ATK’s commercial aircraft programs and supports the manufacturing of composite airframe and engine components for the Airbus A350 […]

Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES), has completed heavy maintenance services for the first of five DHL-owned Boeing 767-200PCF aircraft, in advance of their conversion to special freighter configuration. The first of the 767-200-series aircraft was completed ahead of schedule. Two additional aircraft are currently undergoing similar heavy maintenance and modifications to be completed in

Spanish carrier Air Europa has chosen A J Walter Aviation to provide power-by-the-hour support for its Airbus A330 Trent engine component accessories. This five-year agreement for two aircraft is AJW’s first contract with Air Europa. The agreement commenced in June and includes the location of a Main Base Kit in Madrid to support the airline’s

Kansas City based Jet Midwest and MRO Jet Midwest Technik have partnered with Phoenix Aerosolutions on a program to convert Fokker 100s to 14,000 kg freighter aircraft. A former Air France F.100 was acquired earlier in the year for design and the program is now well underway and the cargo door opening is on target

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has extended its line maintenance technical handling agreement with Aer Lingus.The agreement will see MAEL continue to provide support to the Irish operator’s fleet of Airbus A320’s at their line stations in Gatwick.

Lufthansa Technik and SCHOTT have agreed to work together more closely on cabin lighting for passenger planes. A contract to this effect was signed by Andrew Muirhead, Director of Innovation for Lufthansa Technik AG, and Dr. Armin Plichta, General Manager of Aviation for the Lighting and Imaging division of SCHOTT AG, in Hamburg on August

RUAG will be unveiling its newly built Hall 8 in Emmen, a multi-functional industrial hall for various product cycles. The hall offers almost 2,600 m² of flexible space for final assembly and MRO/upgrades of aircraft and helicopters. With approximately 900 m² of additional floor space, it provides a modern working environment with workshops, storage space,