MRO & Production

The second Boeing 747-8 Freighter, RC521, landed in Palmdale, Calif., today, marking the beginning of a planned transition of 747-8 Freighter testing to Southern California. The more than four-hour flight from Boeing Field in Seattle included testing on avionics and cruise performance. The entire flight-test program calls for the three airplanes to perform a total […]

Pegasus Airlines signed an exclusive contract with AFI KLM E&M for the maintenance of CFM56-7B engines equipping their 737 next generation aircraft. The agreement covers maintenance for nine engines until April 2011 on a turn key basis, including additional services.

ITR sees 2010 with optimism after signing a 10-year contract with Airbus to provide them with hydraulic piping on the ATA 27 and ATA 29 chapters for the single-aisle A320 aircraft family. This represents a great technological and industrial advance for the Mexican aeronautics sector that has in recent years begun to flourish at an

Belite Aircraft named Phoenix Aircraft of Munich, Germany, as its authorized distributor. Under the agreement, Phoenix Aircraft will be licensed to sell assembled and kit versions of the Belite 254, Superlite and Trike aircraft. Belite and Phoenix Aircraft plan further cooperation in the development of the Belite design with regards to the European market and

Moog and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China signed a letter of intent for the development of the High Lift System for the C919, COMAC’s new narrow body commercial transport. The letter of intent is a framework agreement to commence the joint development phase of the C919 High Lift System in parallel with definitizing contract

JorAMCo has successfully completed a heavy C check that included complete cabin refurbishment and full paint job on Royal Jordanian’s Airbus A340-200.

TIMCO Aviation Services has transitioned its line support operations into TIMCO LineCare

Honeywell has been selected by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) to supply its 131-9[C9C] Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and associated equipment for the C919 single-aisle commercial airliner. The new APU design is based on Honeywell

Jet Aviation signed an agreement with Universal Aviation France SARL to establish a line maintenance and AOG operation at the Le Bourget Business Aviation Airport outside of Paris, France. Pending EASA approval, it should be fully operational in May. Jet Aviation will establish a line maintenance operation at the Le Bourget Business Aviation Airport outside

MTU Aero Engines has accomplished another major milestone on its route to maturing the geared turbofan technology for production use. The first high-speed low-pressure turbine for the engine powering the Bombardier CSeries aircraft has been completed in Munich. The turbine will now be dispatched to Pratt & Whitney, where it will be installed in the