MRO & Production

Ipeco has been selected by Boeing to design and manufacture a High Comfort Attendant Seat (HCAS) for the next generation Boeing 777X airplane. This success follows on from the contract award last year for the Pilot and Observer seating for this exciting new programme. The HCAS will be offered as an option to airlines with […]

Texel Air has received its initial EASA Part 145 approval effective March 21, 2017. An established Airline and MRO based in the Kingdom of Bahrain with experience in narrow body aircraft, Texel has now extended its maintenance services to include Airbus 320 family and Boeing 737 Classic and NG family under its newly acquired EASA

With 33 Air Berlin aircraft due to be operated by Eurowings, Lufthansa Technik’s engineering department in Hamburg provides extensive engineering services to convert the cabins. The Eurowings technicians in Düsseldorf will be adapting the fleet comprising of Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft to the airline’s standards through the end of April.mFor Eurowings, this access to

Swiss airline Zimex Aviation and Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey have signed an exclusive five-year contract for the maintenance of eight PW124B engines from the Canadian manufacturer, Pratt & Whitney. The engines are installed in ATR 72 aircraft. With this new contract, Zimex Aviation and Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey are expanding its partnership further. “On the

STS Component Solutions (STSCS), a division of STS Aviation Group, has announced its new partnership with FW Marsh Energy Services for Aeroderivative Field Service Solutions. FW Marsh is a globally recognized provider of Field Service in the Aeroderivative market with a broad portfolio of capabilities as an OEM approved, ISO 9001/2008 certified, provider of repair

Praxair Surface Technologies (PST) was awarded a long-term contract by leading aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce. Over the 10-year contract, PST will apply its Tribomet abrasive coatings to rotating components in jet engines of wide-body aircraft. The coatings help prevent frictional heating, increase fuel efficiency and extend component life. The project, which will begin in mid-2017,

Brazil’s largest domestic airline, GOL, has reported the use of new cabin and seats technologies to configure its fleet of new Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft and reconfigure its fleet of Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (NG) aircraft, increasing the number of seats by 5%, from current 177 to 186 seats. The new configuration to be completed

Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) has chosen Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) to provide component support for its Airbus A320 fleet. The selection of AFI KLM E&M came following a call for tenders by CEB in September 2016 for the carrier’s expanding fleet of Airbus passenger jets. The long term contract

West Star Aviation has reported that its Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Procedures Manual (PM) Rev. C received FAA approval. West Star is now delegated to accept Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICAs). The ICA delegated acceptance authority will enable West Star to be in better control of Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) schedule. As an FAA-designated ODA,

At the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg Lufthansa Technik and Diehl Aerosystems are presenting a completely new development in cabin monuments for the Airbus A320 family that goes by the name of “High-Density Solution”. By combining the aft galley and an accessibly designed dual lavatory facility in a single cabin element, the two companies have