MRO & Production

Cessna Aircraft Company has gained full type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the 400 Corvalis TT high performance, single-engine piston aircraft.

Gulfstream Aerospace is launching a two-year warranty program on parts. The program, which goes into effect March 1, covers any Gulfstream part purchased by a Gulfstream operator through the company

PPG Industries

Alabama Aircraft Industries, Birmingham, has been awarded a contract from the United States Air Force to perform depaint and safety of flight repairs on Air Force and Navy / Marine C-130 aircraft. The contract carries a term of one base period of six months and one option period of six months. It is expected that

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

Goodrich Corporation will deliver broad maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for TransAsia Airways

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

ExelTech Aerospace has signed an agreement with SATA Air A

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

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.