MRO & Production

Daher has designed and built its first-ever thermoplastic composite wing rib, applying the company’s expertise with this technology for increasingly complex airframe components produced – offering aircraft manufacturers lightweight solutions that are alternative, or complementary, to metallic and more traditional thermoset composite parts. The thermoplastic composite rib, to be displayed for the first time at […]

AerSale has reported that the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) has approved a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of its AerSafe system on the Boeing 737 CL series aircraft (ST03589NY) in compliance with the Fuel Tank Flammability Reduction (FTFR) rule. AerSale’s STCs for the Boeing 737 CL and NG series (ST02980NY) have

SuperJet International (SJI) – MRO provider for Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) customers – received the extension of the Part 145 maintenance capabilities up to “2 years check”. The approval has been released by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) following a formal audit, which confirmed the conformity of SuperJet International AMO (Approved Maintenance organization) with

The 20th turn-key production system for application of low plasticity burnishing (LPB) has been shipped from Cincinnati-based Lambda Technologies to Michigan, where it will be installed and used to improve the fatigue performance of commercial jet engine fan blades. This is the fourth complete set of LPB production machinery installed at this facility. Seven more

UAE’s aviation company Falcon Aviation, specialising in business aviation services, charter and aircraft management, is expanding its MRO activity in the growing turboprop market with a Pilatus PC-12 service centre at its Al Bateen Executive Airport Hangar facility. Under the warranty services of Pilatus Aircraft and with the backing of AMAC Aerospace, the OEM’s exclusive

GA Telesis (GAT) reported that TRADE AIR, d.o.o. has entered into an agreement to receive rotable component flight-hour support through GAT’s Intelligent Global Engine and Airframe Replenishment (iGEAR) program. Launched in 2016 and managed by GAT’s Component Solutions Group, iGEAR programs provide airlines and operators with access to a global distribution network for rotable inventory

Jet Aviation reported the opening of a new hangar and Fixed Base Operation (FBO) terminal at Hanscom Field in Boston/Bedford on June 8. “With these new facilities and added capabilities at Boston/Bedford, Jet Aviation is truly taking a big step into the future of premium service for our customers and the community here,” said Jet

RUAG Aviation has reported the successful conclusion of their first heavy maintenance event for a Dassault Falcon 7X. The Dassault Falcon 7X C-check was one of three concurrent C-check events at the Dassault Falcon. The triple heavy maintenance project at RUAG Aviation in Geneva, begun in February 2017, has concluded with the successful delivery of

Safran Aircraft Engines and AFI KLM E&M have started the construction phase of a new engine component repair facility, Airfoils Advanced Solutions, a year after the joint venture was first announced. Located in the Sars-et-Rosières business park in north of France, the facility, when completed in 2018, should employ between 200 and 250 staff. Safran

PPG is flight testing WINLOGIC intelligent window systems to receive amended and supplemental type certificates from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The patented PPG cockpit window systems provide protection from an emerging electrical fault that may result in a failure of the window. The window can subsequently be replaced and not cause a major flight