MRO & Production

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the all-new 787 Dreamliner’s scheduled maintenance program. The scheduled maintenance program defines the maintenance tasks and intervals operators will use to maintain the 787 and is documented in the 787 Maintenance Review Board Report (MRBR). The report was accepted by the Maintenance Review Board, an FAA organization composed […]

Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000 Advantage70 engine received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) FAR33 certification of the engine’s airworthiness. Advantage70 technology upgrades deliver enhanced engine performance, including a 2 percent thrust increase, a 1 percent reduction in fuel consumption, increased durability, and reduced maintenance costs. The first PW4000-100″ engines with the Advantage70 technology upgrade, which deliver 70,000

Saudi Arabian Airlines has selected Hamilton Sundstrand to install its APS 3200 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on the airline’s new fleet of 50 Airbus A320 series aircraft. Hamilton Sundstrand has delivered more than 1,500 APS 3200 APUs to more than 70 airlines for their fleets of Airbus A320 aircraft.

Sichuan Airlines, the first Chinese operator to fly Airbus A320 Family aircraft, has signed a contract with Airbus for customized Flight Hour Services (FHS) for its future fleet of three brand new leased A330s, which are scheduled to be in service from early next year. In order to operate the newly built A330 fleet in

Messier Services UK (SAFRAN Group) and EADS, have signed a contract to provide landing gear overhaul services for the Royal Air Force

MTU Aero Engines is taking an approximate 6.6% role in General Electric’s GEnx engine to power the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental airliner and the Boeing 747-8 Freighter. MTU Aero Engines will be manufacturing and assuming design responsibility for the engine’s turbine center frame. MTU estimates that the deal will generate over 11

Airbus has started flight-testing of Blended Winglet devices on an Airbus A320. The Blended Winglet technology, developed by Aviation Partners Inc. (API), has been specially adapted for these tests on the A320 Family. The objective of these tests and the subsequent evaluation is to identify both the performance and economic benefits that these devices could

Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced the induction of the 10th and 11th Airbus A320 aircraft from ANA at ST Aerospace

Lufthansa Technik AG officially opened its new overhaul center for engines in Hamburg, thus extending its production capacity in Germany. The first engines will be overhauled there in early 2009. Nearly 50 million euros have been invested in the new building since the end of 2007. Hamburg

REVUE THOMMEN reported that Bombardier selected their AD20 two inch Electronic Standby Altimeter as a retrofit option for the fleet of Bombardier Challenger 601-3A/3R and 604 aircraft. The AD20 is the first electronic standby altimeter in the industry per RTCA DO-178B designed with software level A required for installation in a Part 25 jet aircraft.