MRO & Production

Labinal, a company of the SAFRAN Group has been awarded a contract to manufacture the electrical harnesses for the Embraer Phenom 100 Program. First deliveries of wire harnesses to Embraer assembly facilities in Brazil began in June 2008.

Nouvelair, a privately owned Tunisian airline, has signed a contract extension with Snecma Services (SAFRAN Group) for maintenance of its CFM56-5A engines, further bolstering their partnership. This contract extension follows the exclusive service contract signed in 2006, covering the DAC (double annular combustor) version of the airline

Royal Air Maroc, the national flag carrier of Morocco, has signed an engineering support contract with Snecma Services (SAFRAN Group), a leading CFM56 OEM shop. This latest agreement further consolidates the partnership between the Royal Air Maroc and Snecma Services. The two companies are already partners in the jointly owned Snecma Morocco Engine Services (SMES),

The Irish low-fare airline Aer Lingus has contracted Lufthansa Technik AG in Hamburg to provide component support for its growing fleet of Airbus aircraft. The agreement signed covers a term of ten years and includes component services for a fleet of currently 34 Airbus A320 family aircraft and nine Airbus A330 jets. The contract has

SR Technics and UK-based R & M Aviation Support have concluded a new Integrated Engine Solutions (IES) agreement. The exclusive three-year agreement which takes immediate effect is worth around USD 20 million in total revenue terms. Under the new IES agreement, SR Technics will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for six Pratt & Whitney

SR Technics expands its presence in the African market by concluding an Integrated Engine Solutions (IES) agreement with South African Airways Technical. The exclusive five-year contract commences immediately and covers services on CFM56-5C engines on Airbus A340 aircraft. It is worth some $165 million. Under the new IES agreement, SR Technics provides engine maintenance, repair

MTU Aero Engines has secured an 18% role as a program participant in the GE38 helicopter engine. Under the GE38 deal, the German engine builder will be responsible mainly for the power turbine module and moreover have the license for maintenance, final assembly and testing as well as MRO for the GE38 models used in

Volvo Aero and Rolls-Royce have entered into a risk and revenue sharing agreement for the Trent XWB engine for the Airbus A350XWB aircraft, under which Volvo Aero will develop and manufacture the intermediate compressor case, a key engine component. Volvo Aero Corporation estimates the value of the contract to be approximately 40 billion SEK over

GE-Aviation and SAFRAN announced agreement on a new joint venture company to cooperatively develop, produce and support engine nacelles for the next-generation single-aisle commercial airliners. The agreement covers complete nacelles and nacelle subsystems

Pratt & Whitney and its joint venture partner, Turkish Airlines Technic broke ground on a new CFM56 and V2500 engine overhaul facility in Istanbul on July 14th. Once fully operational, the 25,000-square-meter (269,000-square-foot) center is expected to overhaul up to 200 engines annually and employ up to 550 people, many of whom will be from