MRO & Production

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $75 million MissionCare contract by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Under the eleven-month contract, which includes four option years, logistics support will be provided for the Rolls-Royce AE 1107C-Liberty engines that power the U.S. Marine Corps

Airbus will increase the monthly production rate for its single-aisle A320 Family from the current rate of 34 to 36, starting December 2010. The production rate for the long-range A330/A340 Family will be maintained at the current level of eight per month. Airbus’ decision to raise its single-aisle production rate is driven by the continuing

Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI), has finalized an agreement to license Boeing engineering data to develop MD-80 passenger-to-freighter conversions. AEI will become a Supplemental Type Certificate holder for MD-81, MD-82, MD-83 and MD-88 Passenger to Freighter Conversions. As an STC holder, working with licensed Boeing engineering data, AEI customers will now be eligible for access to

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Unison Industries have entered into a data license with Boeing allowing the use of detail engineering design data for replacement spare parts. The license will permit Unison Industries to manufacture licensed parts under Unison

GE Aviation and India’s national carrier Air India have signed a GE Branded Services Agreement (GBSA) under which GE Aviation will provide technical support as Air India offers maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the GEnx-1B engine and further advances its plans to become a global MRO service provider. Under the GBSA, Air India

British Airways will feature Boeing’s Airplane Health Management (AHM) system to monitor the in-flight condition of more than 100 Boeing twin-aisle jetliners. AHM will be used on the airline’s current 777 and 747-400 fleets and future deliveries, including 787 Dreamliners.

Honeywell announced that its Light Emitting Diode (LED) wingtip navigation lighting is now standard on new production Airbus A320 Family aircraft, comprising the A318, A319, A320 and A321.

Premium AEROTEC GmbH is continuing its expansion course and is starting to set up a new plant for processing aircraft components in Ghimbav/Brasov County in Romania. The new factory in Romania will be integrated into the Premium AEROTEC group to add to the German production sites in Augsburg, Bremen, Nordenham and Varel. After the signing

Air China and Air China Cargo, announced that the airlines will expand the use of Boeing’s Airplane Health Management (AHM) system to monitor the in-flight condition of the carriers’ Boeing 777 and 747-400 fleets. The new agreement adds 42 in-service and on-order airplanes to a previous agreement to monitor 117 Air China 737s that are