MRO & Production

Viking Airlines extends PBH fleet support with AJW

Privately owned Swedish airline, Viking Airlines, has added a further three B737-300 and one B737-800 aircraft to its existing Power-By-The-Hour contract with A J Walter Aviation, the complete aircraft support specialist. AJW has been supporting Viking for several months now during this significant transition and will play an integral role in providing all necessary services

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Aviall signs agreement to supply OEM parts for PW901 engines

Aviall Services has entered into an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada to supply new OEM spare parts for PW901 engine clients around the world. Under the worldwide agreement, Aviall will distribute PW901 aftermarket new parts for customers of Pratt & Whitney Canada. Aviall will begin providing these parts in the fourth quarter of 2009

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Pratt & Whitney awarded $684 million in new contracts for F135 engine production

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $571 million production contract for F135 engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. This low rate initial production (LRIP) contract covers production, sustainment, spare parts and engineering support for the third lot of F135 engines, including 10 conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) and 11

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Bombardier Learjet 85 aircraft program marks major development milestones

Bombardier Aerospace revealed further details on the progress of the Learjet 85 program. All major suppliers, over 30, have been engaged and are active in the joint definition phase. Several product development milestones, including the completion of the second proof of concept fuselage and the successful completion of all wind tunnel testing have been achieved

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Snecma wins exclusive engine maintenance contract from WindJet

WindJet, an Italian airline based in Catania (Sicily), has awarded an exclusive six-year engine service per hour (ESPH) contract to Snecma (SAFRAN group) for its CFM56-5A engine fleet. Snecma, an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) shop for the CFM56, will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for all CFM56-5A engines powering WindJet

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StandardAero Springfield receives Organization Designation Authorization

StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Company, has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) at its Springfield, Ill. location from the Chicago Aircraft Certification Office. This designation enables StandardAero to approve design data, tests, and analysis as well as make a finding of compliance to the regulations allowing them to sign a

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Goodrich signs long-term agreement with Alp Aviation

Goodrich Corporation signed a long-term agreement with Turkey’s Alp Aviation for F-35 Lightning II landing gear components and assemblies. The agreement covers deliveries through December 31, 2015. Under the agreement, Alp Aviation will supply machined components ranging from aluminum parts to high strength steel components and assemblies that incorporate some of the latest landing gear

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