MRO & Production

Flightstar re-delivers 15th 757-200PCF conversion

Flightstar Aircraft Services (Flightstar), a leading provider of heavy aircraft maintenance and modifications, has re-delivered its 15th, full fifteen pallet 757-200PCF for Precision Conversions. The converted 757-200PCF is owned by Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group. Flightstar began converting B757-200 aircraft for Precision Conversions in November of 2006 with the

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Pratt & Whitney Canada announces slew of helicopter service deals

Pratt & Whitney Canada has announced deals with Canadian, U.S. and German companies to provide support and services for helicopter fleets. The Quebec-based company announced that it has signed a five-year contract with Canadian heli-skiing firm Alpine Helicopters of Kelowna, B.C., for repair and overhaul of 20 PT6T-3B Twin-Pac(R) engines, plus spares, installed on Alpine’s

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German Government awards GE company with aviation research grant

The German government has awarded GE Aviation and GE’s Global Research Center with an aviation research grant valued at more than $1 million to develop an advanced “cold-spray” manufacturing technology for jet engine components. Development begins this year at GE’s Global Research Center Europe in Munich working with Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg and leading

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Aviall signs wheel and brake repair, overhaul services contract with Flight Options

Aviall Services reported that its Product Repair Services division has entered into a long-term agreement with Flight Options, LLC., a leading provider of safe and reliable private jet travel services, to be the exclusive provider of wheel and brake overhaul and repair services, and manage their wheel and brake supply chain requirements.

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