MRO & Production

SAFRAN Group subsidiaries Messier-Bugatti and Aircelle have been selected by Bombardier Aerospace to supply equipment for the new Learjet 85. The two contracts were signed on July 4, in Montreal. Messier-Bugatti will provide all landing and braking systems, comprising wheels and carbon brakes, the ground steering system, and the landing gear extension and retraction system. […]

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded AirTran Airways 119 city pair contracts for federal employee travel for the 2009 fiscal year. These contracts have an estimated value of more than $47 million, a nearly 30 percent increase over last year. Last year, the GSA awarded AirTran Airways 118 city pairs for government travel

Blue Sky Network, a leading global provider of mobile asset management and fleet management solutions using GPS tracking, has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration for installation of its D1000C and ACH1000 kits on Bombardier DHC-8-201 aircraft. The certified Blue Sky Network equipment provides Dash 8 operators enhanced communication between

StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 approval for Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600-series turbine-engine maintenance at its Tilburg facility in the Netherlands. The authorization covers field-level maintenance, on-wing hot section inspections (HSI), as well as HSI capabilities in the facility. Specific engine models covered are

SR Technics and Japan Airlines Corporation (JAL) have enhanced their longstanding partnership by concluding an Integrated Component Solutions agreement for the carrier

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Sabena technics has signed a 3 year contract with TNT Airways to perform the component support and engineering services of its B 737 fleet, comprising 10 aircraft. Sabena technics will equally provide line services from Brussels Airport Under this agreement Sabena technics will perform component services over a period of three years on TNT Airways

SR Technics and Quikjet Cargo have concluded an agreement for component support of the company

Sikorsky Aircraft announced an agreement with the U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate to develop a new, integrated solution for enhanced helicopter rotor durability and capability. Under the $11.4 million, 42-month program, Sikorsky will research and provide a solution that increases rotor blade life in erosive environments, provides a reliable and maintainable ice protection system,

Vought Aircraft Industries has been selected as the provider of wings and slats for the Model 850 Cessna Citation Columbus business jet. The contract, with a potential value of more than $1 billion, covers engineering design, tooling and production work. Vought has a proven track record of developing and manufacturing aerostructures of superior quality and