MRO & Production

Delta TechOps signs $55 million deal with Star Air

Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division – Delta TechOps – has inked an exclusive eight-year power-by-the-hour (PBH) contract extension with Copenhagen-based Star Air. The contract calls for Delta TechOps to provide engine overhaul and repair services for the 22 CF6-80A2/C2 engines that power Star Air’s fleet of 11 Boeing 767-200SF cargo aircraft. The deal, worth more […]

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PAG named exclusive distributor for Ahlers Aerospace' aftermarket products

Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group (PAG), exclusive provider of ISMRO (Inventory Supported Maintenance Repair & Overhaul), has entered an agreement to be the “exclusive” aftermarket distributor for Ahlers Aerospace, a manufacturers of OEM and conversion instruments and components in the aerospace industry. With this agreement, all four PAG companies, Precision Heliparts (PHP), Precision Avionics & Instruments

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Sagem

Sagem (SAFRAN Group) was selected by the ATR consortium in an international competition to develop and produce the MPC 600 (Multi-Purpose Computer). This new onboard computer, used to record flight and maintenance data, is intended for the consortium

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GE Aviation entering new propulsion era with multiple R&D programs

GE Aviation is advancing jet propulsion and its next-generation engine core program, called eCore, through several private- and government-funded R&D programs, many with key technology milestones this year. The program involves testing demonstrator engines and engine hot sections with aggressive technical goals, new materials and 3D aerodynamic designs, unique architectures, as well as advances in

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AA reports first revenue flight of Boeing 767-300ER featuring Blended Winglets

American Airlines and Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) announced the first revenue flight of a Boeing 767-300ER with APB’s Blended Winglets. The increased lift provided by the winglets, without a corresponding increase of engine power, improves fuel efficiency. Each airplane equipped with the winglets is expected to save up to 500,000 gallons of fuel annually depending

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Shannon Aerospace completes D Checks for two Croatia Airlines A319 aicraft

Shannon Aerospace recently completed a series of D Checks on two Croatia Airlines A319 aircraft. Both aircraft were delivered to the customer in 24 days, well ahead of the contracted groundtimes on both projects. The departure on Friday February 6th of aircraft 9A-CTG marked a particular achievement for the Shannon-based MRO provider as it was

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