MRO & Production

RUAG Aerostructures and Airbus sealed their cooperation by signing a contract for long-term cooperation at the aviation trade fair in Farnborough. The contract comprises the production of assemblies for the A320 family and the Airbus A330 and includes deliveries over a period of at least five years. RUAG Aerostructures provides the rear fuselage section (“section […]

Alaska Airlines plans to build a new US$40m airplane maintenance facility at the site of the current Signature Flight Support building on Old International Airport Road. Located on the east side of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, the new hangar is located about a half mile from Alaska’s existing 37,500-ft² facility. The hangar is

STS Line Maintenance, a division of STS Aviation Group, has opened a new line maintenance station in Nassau and will now provide on-call and scheduled aircraft services to all commercial and regional carriers at every airport throughout the Bahamas. The new line maintenance station is powered by a highly trained Bahamian staff, all of whom

Volo Aero MRO has received its revised FAA operations specifications allowing for the repair and overhaul of Rolls Royce 501D engine components. This increase in ratings is in addition to its established capabilities to provide precision grinding services and is the next step Volvo Aero MRO’s expansion plans. Volo Aero MRO is an FAA certified

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines will begin modifying in-service Boeing Sky Interior 737 airplanes with more spacious Space Bins in the coming year. Alaska Airlines is the launch customer for Boeing’s retrofit Space Bin program. In total, the airline plans to modify 34 airplanes – primarily 737-900ERs (Extended Range) – with the new overhead bins. Boeing’s new

Aviall, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, extended its relationship with UTC Aerospace Systems by entering an agreement to act as exclusive stocking distributor of airframe pneumatic de-icer, de-ice system hardware and propeller de-ice product lines, including Goodrich FASTboot and SILVERboot pneumatic de-icers. Goodrich pneumatic de-icing systems satisfy a variety of performance and

SR Technics reported the successful delivery of the cabin modification project of 12 wide-body aircraft for its partner Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). In late 2014, SR Technics teamed with SAS to enhance the cabin experience of SAS’s Airbus A330-300 and A340-300 aircraft, and the two companies have just completed this joint project on time. Cabin modifications

HAECO Private Jet Solutions (HAECO PJS) completed private jet maintenance work for Hongkong Jet in May and June. In July, it established a relationship with Nanshan Jet, a new customer. HAECO PJS redelivered an Airbus Corporate Jet ACJ319 and a Boeing Business Jet as scheduled to Hongkong Jet. The two companies have a strong relationship

Ethiopian Airlines has contracted Lufthansa Technik to provide comprehensive component support for the airline’s future Airbus A350 fleet. The corresponding Total Component Support TCS agreement will run for a period of ten years and includes 14 aircraft. The contract comprises component maintenance, repair and overhaul as well as access to a pool of spares. The

Avtrade reported the expansion of its Euro Asian frontiers with the signature of a new repair management contract with a leading cargo airline based at Istanbul Atatürk International. The contract covers a growing fleet of Airbus A300s. Operating scheduled and charter cargo services within the Middle East, Europe and Asia, Avtrade’s UK based Global Headquarters