MRO & Production

Jet Aviation Dubai can now accommodate Jordan-registered Hawker Beechcraft and Gulfstream G450 aircraft for maintenance services. The addition of these Jordan CARC maintenance approvals further strengthens the firm’s capabilities by expanding its service portfolio in the Middle-East region. “Due to increased customer demand, we have expanded our services and can now support Hawker Beechcraft and […]

A J Walter Aviation has extended its successful power-by-the-hour service to support its first Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ). This private customer has contracted AJW to support its initial aircraft over a two year period from delivery last month and plans to fly the aircraft in Europe, although it will also have the capability to fly

Piedmont Aviation Components Services has renewed its contract with Fokker Services B.V. for the maintenance of the Honeywell Auxiliary Power Unit 36-50R and APU 36-150RR for the Fokker 70 and Fokker 100 aircraft. The original contract was signed in April 2000 and has now been extended until May 2017. The value of the extension is

JorAMCo and Polish start-up carrier Enter Air have signed an agreement for heavy maintenance work on its B737-400s fleet recently leased from the US lessor International Lease Finance (ILFC). Enter Air operates mainly in conjunction with Polish tour operators with flights to holiday destinations in East Europe and the Mediterranean. Under the agreement, JorAMCo will

Ameco Beijing and Great Wall Airlines signed a contract to provide heavy maintenance services on two Boeing 747-400 freighters. Ameco Beijing will perform 3C check and 1D check on the two freighters respectively. The first aircraft plans to enter Ameco facility in early May and the second will come in Middle of July. Great Wall

Finnair Technical Services and complete aircraft spares specialist, A J Walter Aviation, have signed a contract for MD11 component support. Finnair has been operating this aircraft type for several years now and is already actively supporting third party operators. For AJW this is a first step in MD11 support and builds on another contract signed

GE Aviation celebrated the grand opening of its Greenville facility on April 19. The business confirmed its commitment to the state of South Carolina with plans to add 100 jobs by 2013 and invest $30 million in the new facility. The $30 million investment covers new equipment for the 150,000-square-foot facility located in the Matrix

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Jet Aviation Basel is now the only authorized Honeywell service center for HTF 7000 engines in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. The facility recently received EASA approval to maintain these engines. The company has already completed some limited work on the HTF 7000 in the past few months.

Commercial Aviation Corporation of China has selected Hamilton Sundstrand to provide the electric power generation and distribution systems for its new C919 aircraft. The work is worth more than $1 billion in revenue over the life of the program. The 150-class C919, which is expected to enter into service in 2016, will be China’s first