MRO & Production

Boeing earned certification last week from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for its new carbon brakes designed for the Next-Generation 737. The brakes, supplied by Messier-Bugatti, entered service last week when Boeing delivered a Next-Generation 737-700 to Delta Air Lines — the first of 10 737-700s the airline will receive over the next several years. […]

IAI’s Bedek Aviation Group has been awarded a contract from an affiliate of U.S. leasing company Aircastle Limited to convert four Boeing 737-400 aircraft from passenger to special freighter configuration. Work on the first Aircastle B737-400 will begin in the third quarter of 2008. Bedek is already under contract to convert two Boeing 747-400 airplanes

Singapore Technologies Aerospace redelivered the first of two 757-200 aircraft to the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). In November 2005, ST Aerospace announced it won a $38 million (about S$52m) contract from the New Zealand Ministry of Defence that involved design, development and conversion to multirole configurations, including a passenger to freighter conversion, an

CPI Aerostructures has been awarded $3.2 million in delivery orders to provide various assemblies to the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems unit in support of its recent $2 billion award to produce up to 242 enhanced wings for the A-10

Volvo Aero Services Corporation and Hamilton Sundstrand have signed an exclusive agreement allowing Volvo Aero Services to distribute Hamilton Sundstrand end items to support the operation of Boeing 737, 747, 757 and 767 aircraft. Under the agreement, Volvo Aero Services will provide inventory forecasting, sales & marketing, order fulfillment and distribution to end customers. Hamilton

Embraer announced plans for implementing two new industrial units dedicated to manufacturing complex airframe structures, one focused on metallic assemblies and the other on composites, both of which to be located in the city of

Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division — Delta TechOps — has inked a seven-year contract with Alaska Airlines to provide exclusive engine overhaul and repair services for the CFM56-7 engines that power Alaska’s fleet of Boeing 737-700 and 737-900 aircraft. The deal, worth more than $200 million, leverages Delta’s unique partnership with Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation

GE-Aviation today announced it has completed qualification and has begun delivery of its new enhanced airborne flight recorder (EAFR) for the Boeing 787 aircraft.

Embraer signed a five-year Parts Pool Program service contract with Montenegro Airlines, based in the Republic of Montenegro, in Eastern Europe. This special materials solution optimizes inventory management and reduces the customer

B/E Aerospace has been selected by a major global airline to outfit their new-buy wide-body aircraft with premium class seating. The award is initially valued at more than $140 million.