MRO & Production

Comair Limited, British Airways

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Aero Vodochody a.s. announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore aerospace industry cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe. The companies also celebrated the 250th S-76 helicopter airframe to roll off the production line at Aero Vodochody. Sikorsky has been growing its European business activities over the

Hamilton Sundstrand has extended its Comprehensive Asset Repair and Exchange (C.A.R.E.) programs with SIA Engineering Co. (SIAEC), a Singapore-based aircraft maintenance company, to provide repair services and asset management for engine and airframe components on Airbus A320 and Boeing 777 aircraft. The deals include support for Hamilton Sundstrand and other suppliers’ equipment. The agreement includes

TAT Technologiest has been awarded a contract by Embraer, to be responsible for the design, manufacture, integration, testing, supply, and product support for the heat exchangers to be incorporated into the Legacy 450 midlight & Legacy 500 midsize, new executive jets being developed by Embraer. Assuming the successful development and marketing of the new aircraft,

With the opening of the new facility and significant expansion of its operations, Lufthansa Technik Malta is extending the range of the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services it provides for short-haul and long-haul aircraft. As well as operational and technical services in the new narrowbody hangar for up to three short-range aircraft such as

At the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2009 Lufthansa Technik has signed a contract with Airbus to supply Guideline ColourFit, the non-electric, maintenance-free emergency floor-path guidance system. Guideline ColourFit photo-luminescent strips will be offered standardly by Airbus to customers for its complete family of passenger jets

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Aviation business introduced the first aluminum core bead for use in aviation tires. The patented light weight alloy bead core using aluminum is a revolution in weight savings. The traditional construction of the bead has a steel center wrapped by strands of high tensile wire. Goodyear has found a

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has been selected by C&D Zodiac, one of the main suppliers for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft family, for the installation of Guideline ColourFit. With this latest success, Lufthansa Technik

Bombardier Aerospace announced that it is now offering a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) capable Flight Management System on Learjet 60 aircraft. The new system is available as a Supplemental Type Certificate for in-service Learjet 60 aircraft customers.

TDG Aerospace reported that its UFI (Universal Fault Interrupter) has been selected by Hawker Beechcraft Corporation to monitor and protect electrical circuits in Hawker’s revolutionary new composite Hawker 4000 twin jet. Hawker is the first business aircraft manufacturer to select TDG’s patented UFI technology to protect its fuel pump systems from electrical faults. At least