MRO & Production

AerSale to provide MRO services for Orbis Flying Eye Hospital

AerSale, a global supplier of mid-life aircraft, engines, used serviceable material (USM), and MRO services, has reported that it is servicing the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital at its Goodyear, Arizona, MRO facility. The aircraft will undergo a routine maintenance C check, which requires a large majority of an aircraft’s components to be inspected. The Orbis […]

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Boeing and Adient combine to manufacture airplane seats

Boeing is entering into a joint venture with automotive seat manufacturer Adient to develop and produce airplane seats. Boeing will hold a 49.99 percent stake in the new company, Adient Aerospace, which will be located in Kaiserslautern, near Frankfurt, Germany. The move comes at a time when the aerospace industry is witnessing a number of

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ST Engineering's aerospace arm adds about S$510m contract wins in 4Q2017

Singapore Technologies Engineering has reported that its aerospace arm, Singapore Technologies Aerospace secured new contracts worth about S$510m in the fourth quarter (4Q) of 2017 for services ranging from airframe maintenance and landing gears repair to pilot training. The airframe maintenance contracts include multi-year agreements to provide A- and Cchecks for Boeing aircraft including the

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SR Technics inaugurates new line station at Manchester Airport

MRO service provider SR Technics has opened its new Manchester Line Station. The new operations, which are part of a larger growth strategy in Line Maintenance, started already in November 2017 and is fully EASA-approved. The station’s initial capability covers the Airbus A330 and the Boeing 787. The new SR Technics line station is the

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Airbus selects Sabena technics for construction and operation of fourth painting facility

Only six months after the opening announcement of their third paint shop, Sabena technics has been selected by Airbus for the construction and operation of a fourth painting facility dedicated to Airbus wide body aircraft in Toulouse Blagnac airport. This new facility reinforces Sabena technics’ footprint in Toulouse and comes in addition to two facilities

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Aero Contractors partners with AJW Group to conduct first airline C-Check in West and Central Africa

AJW Group, a market leader in the global management of aircraft spares, has reported the successful partnership with Aero Contractors, that has seen the Nigerian airline become the first carrier to conduct an aircraft C-Check in West and Central Africa. The C-Check, which was carried out on a Boeing 737-500 aircraft, was marked by an

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The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) grants airworthiness certification to SR Technics in Malaysia

SR Technics’ Malaysian operations has received the airworthiness certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of China. With the certification, SR Technics Malaysia will be able to certify components for customers on the Chinese market. Additionally, SR Technics Switzerland renewed the existing CAAC certification which allows it to continue to grant Chinese airworthiness certificates from its

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Rolls-Royce secures new jet engine test facility in Fort Worth, Texas

Rolls-Royce will operate a jet engine testbed at the Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. Rolls-Royce has signed a lease to take over the entire 440,000 ft² former Texas Aero Engine Services (TAESL) facility, of which the testbed is a part. The testbed will be used to carry out endurance test runs for Rolls-Royce Trent

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GA Telesis MRO Services signs long–term agreements with Honeywell

GA Telesis MRO Services has signed a long-term repair and overhaul license agreement and parts supply agreement with Honeywell. With this announcement, GA Telesis will be providing repairs of over 175 base part number and line replacement unit (LRU) repair items and sourcing over 1,200 material supply line items from Honeywell Aerospace. Products include electro-mechanical,

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Czech Airlines Technics implement Safety Management System

Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a daughter company of the Czech Aeroholding Group providing aircraft repair and maintenance services, has decided to voluntarily implement a Safety Management System (SMS). The existing legislation governing aircraft maintenance providers in Europe does not deem the SMS features implementation mandatory. CSAT management has decided to support the voluntary implementation to

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