MRO & Production

AFI KLM E&M first MRO to receive FRA145 military approval

Alain Bassil, Air France EVP Operations, was presented with the first FRA145 certification from the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, General Jean-Paul Palomeros. Air France applied for FRA 145 approval governing military aircraft maintenance in the spring of 2010. The facilities that would be used in military activities were audited in November […]

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MHI commences Mitsubishi Regional Jet assembly work

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation have jointly announced the commencement by MHI of assembly work on the next-generation Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ). Based on an order placed by Mitsubishi Aircraft, which is developing the MRJ, MHI began riveting work on the frame structure surrounding the emergency escape hatch for crew in

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Curtiss-Wright signs contract with Boeing

Curtiss-Wright Corporation has been selected by Boeing to provide emergent and specialty production support for the final assembly and delivery of the 787 Dreamliner in South Carolina. Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright’s Motion Control segment’s facility in Shelby, NC, and the Metal Treatment segment of Curtiss-Wright, together will provide emergent and specialty production of components to

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MHI commences Mitsubishi Regional Jet assembly work

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation have jointly announced the commencement by MHI of assembly work on the next-generation Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ). Based on an order placed by Mitsubishi Aircraft, which is developing the MRJ, MHI began riveting work on the frame structure surrounding the emergency escape hatch for crew in

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Curtiss-Wright signs contract with Boeing

Curtiss-Wright Corporation has been selected by Boeing to provide emergent and specialty production support for the final assembly and delivery of the 787 Dreamliner in South Carolina. Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright’s Motion Control segment’s facility in Shelby, NC, and the Metal Treatment segment of Curtiss-Wright, together will provide emergent and specialty production of components to

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Kellstrom Industries expands global distribution agreement with AMETEK Aerospace & Defense

Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace has expanded its global distribution agreement with AMETEK Aerospace & Defense to include exclusive worldwide distribution of AMETEK Rotron Commercial aftermarket products. As part of the agreement, Kellstrom will also provide 24 hour a day, seven day a week AOG support to all of Rotron

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Lufthansa Technik and SCHOTT plan to cooperate on cabin lighting

Lufthansa Technik and SCHOTT plan to work together more closely on cabin lighting for passenger planes. A contract to this effect is to be signed very shortly. Conceived to be a "one-stop shop" strategy, the collaboration will cover the entire process chain, ranging from the design of lighting to manufacturing, installation and approvals, but also

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Ethiopian Airlines signs 777 Component Services agreement

Ethiopian Airlines signed an agreement to participate in the 777 Component Services Program (CSP). CSP is a parts-provisioning program that significantly reduces the airline’s up-front investment in spare parts and offers a quick and reliable supply of critical parts from a pool shared by participating 777 operators. Ethiopian Airlines is the 13th airline in the

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