MRO & Production

Pratt & Whitney established a five-year franchise agreement with JET Aircraft Maintenance of Miami, Fla. The new agreement authorizes JET to be the exclusive provider of the patented EcoPower on-wing jet engine wash service at five airports in South Florida with a capacity to wash up to 1,000 engines per year. Financial terms of the […]

Rolls-Royce took the first step towards its S$320 million ($225 million) Trent aero engine facility in Singapore with a groundbreaking ceremony at the new Seletar Aerospace Park. The Facility of the Future will be the most modern Rolls-Royce production engine assembly and test facility for large commercial aero engines, and its first in Asia. The

Singapore Airlines has selected Hamilton Sundstrand’s Comprehensive Accessory Repair and Exchange (C.A.R.E.) program to provide maintenance support for all Hamilton Sundstrand equipment on its fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft. The 10-year agreement for electric power and air management equipment includes asset management and repair services for the airline’s current fleet of 69 Boeing 777 aircraft,

The Board of Directors of SAS AB has decided that STS will remain a subsidiary of the SAS Group. The decision was taken during the February 5 board meeting. The decision of the Board was taken after several months of work in a project group, consisting of members from STS as well as the unions.

Airbus has announced its selection of Messier-Bugatti, a SAFRAN Group company, for the design, development, production, integration and support of the electronic and hydraulic landing and braking control systems for its new A350XWB long-range commercial jet. The systems will be designed to fit the different members of the A350XWB family. The contract covers all

Rolls-Royce reported that it set a new record for CorporateCare in 2007 with 194 engine maintenance management contracts. More than 700 corporate aircraft are now under Rolls-Royce engine management programs, covering the BR710, AE3007, Tay and Viper-powered aircraft. In addition, more than 50 percent of all current production business aircraft engines are covered by CorporateCare,

TSS Aviation, based in Cincinnati, and Standard Aero

Thales has been selected to provide a major package of avionics and cockpit systems for Airbus

Telair International has been selected by Boeing to supply the cargo-handling system for the new Boeing 747-8. The supplier will provide systems for the main deck and lower hold of the 747-8 Freighter, as well as the lower hold of the 747-8 Intercontinental. Telair International, based in Miesbach, Germany, will design and manufacture a cargo-handling

V Australia, the new international long-haul airline of Australia launched recently by Virgin Blue, has selected a suite of Rockwell Collins avionics for seven firm and six option Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to start in September 2008.