MRO & Production

Avcorp Industries has been awarded a long-term production contract with the Aerospace Company of Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), a tier-one supplier to major original equipment manufacturers (OEM) of commercial and defence aircraft around the world. Avcorp will produce complex composite structural components for FHI that will be assembled for the Boeing 787 center wing box. […]

West Star Aviation have entered into agreement with Embraer to accomplish Phenom 100 and 300 96-month landing gear overhauls. West Star will have two facilities located in Grand Junction, CO and Chattanooga, TN, dedicated to landing gear overhaul. Grand Junction, CO (GJT) will be expanding their current landing gear shop into a 21,000 ft² state-of-the

Embraer released that the first month-long phase of the two-phase E190-E2 system lightning protection tests has started. The test program involves physical tests to prototype #4. Electrical discharges are simulated from a structure enveloping the aircraft. Induced current passing through a critical components harness is measured to evaluate the effects of lightning strikes. In phase

N3 Engine Overhaul Services (N3), the joint venture between Lufthansa Technik AG and Rolls-Royce set up for the purpose of maintaining and repairing aircraft engines, has been authorised to maintain and repair the engines of the Airbus A350. The federal aviation office (LBA) awarded N3 the operating license as a part 145 maintenance organisation for

Jet Airways and CFM International recently celebrated the achievement of six million total engine flight hours by the airline’s fleet of CFM56-7B engines. Jet Airways began operation in May 1993 with four CFM56-3-powered Boeing 737s. Since then, the airline has grown to carry nearly 20 million passengers annually and is one of the most respected

MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, a 50/50 joint venture between Germany’s engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Air Holding Company, has completed its 2,000th engine shop visit, a V2500-A5 owned by China Southern Airlines. Set up just 15 years ago, MTU Maintenance Zhuhai has become China’s largest maintenance shop. MTU Maintenance Zhuhai is specialized in

Revima APU continues developing its APU Fleet Management Services in conjunction with current APU & LRU MRO activities. The suite of services includes Revima APU Health Monitoring (RAHM), APU & LRU reliability monitoring programs, removal forecasting and 24/7 technical support. Feedback from existing users, among which major airlines such as Etihad Airways, has shown that

Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS) is extending the warehouse building for the supply of spare parts for Airbus A350 at the Munich site. The existing spare parts warehouse has been enlarged during the last months by an area of 3,200 m² and has been opened on November 3rd. The extension was necessitated by the material

Werner Aero Services has placed additional nacelle assets in Europe, this time in Paris Charles de Gaulle, to support CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines. The assets are certified and ready for immediate shipment 24 hours a day. This move is specifically intended to better support Airbus operators in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The Paris location

GAMECO has signed a contract for maintenance and engineering support with Uni-Top Airlines. The new contract covers base maintenance, engineering service, material support and component repair for Uni-Top Airlines’ fleet of A300F aircraft.