MRO & Production

Singapore Technologies Aerospace reported the redelivery of the 38th MD-11 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to UPS Airlines after completion of its passenger-to-freighter (PTF) conversion at its Singapore-based facility, ST Aviation Services Company (SASCO). This also marks the successful completion of the MD-11 PTF conversion programme for UPS Airlines. SASCO began the PTF conversion programme for […]

Aerosonic Corporation, a leading supplier of precision flight products for commercial, business and military aircraft, announced the Company has received a new order from Boeing to provide Angle of Attack transmitters for the F/A-18E/F super Hornet and EA-18G Growler valued at approximately $1.4 million with deliveries scheduled to begin in March 2009.

SAS Technical Services (STS) and Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia A/S have agreed to a 3-year prolongation of the existing cooperation. A new contract has been signed and STS will accordingly, effective December 1st 2008, deliver line maintenance services to Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia, inclusive hangar A-check, field team assistance, engineering support and component consumables.

Finnair and Finncomm Airlines have formed a joint venture, Finnish Aircraft Maintenance Oy (FAM), which will specialise in maintenance services for regional aircraft. Finnair and Finncomm Airlines will each own 50% of the company. The company has earlier operated as part of the Finncomm Group. The Civil Aviation Authority granted FAM an aircraft maintenance licence

Aviall Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has entered into an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engine Group for exclusive global distribution rights for new parts for non-military JT9D 7/7Q/7R series turbofan engines. Per terms of the agreement, the contract extends for the life of the engine program and Aviall will

Embraer signed a five-year Embraer Collaborative Inventory Parts (ECIP) service contract with Kunpeng Airlines Co., Ltd., the newest E-Jets operator in China. Kun Peng currently has more than 1,900 part numbers from seven maintenance bases covered by ECIP. The ECIP program monitors customer parts usage, guarantees automatic stock replenishment, shortens delivery times for contracted parts,

Virgin Blue has entered a six-year OnPointSM solution agreement that covers the maintenance and overhaul of all CFM56-7B engines operated by Virgin Blue and its international carrier Pacific Blue. The agreement is valued at up to $300 million. With more than 31 percent of the Australian domestic market and a modern fleet of 68 Next

Gulfstream Aerospace recently became the first Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to receive approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for all of its aircraft equipped with the Gulfstream Enhanced Vision System (EVS) to obtain operational credit for continuing approaches to 100 feet. EU-OPS rule 1.430(h), the European equivalent of Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 91.175,

With an official ribbon cutting ceremony ExelTech inaugurated their brand new aircraft maintenance facility at Montreal

StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC-SA02603CH-D) to remove Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) PT6A-41 series engines on the Beechcraft King Air 200 and replace them with new or serviceable PT6A-42 engines. StandardAero is the only PT6A designated overhaul facility that can offer customers both maintenance, repair and overhaul