MRO & Production

Dowty Propellers signed a letter of intent to develop and supply the propeller electronic controller (PEC) on twin-engine MA700 regional aircraft from Xi’An Aircraft Company (XAC), a subsidiary of China’s AVIC. This agreement, announced at the Farnborough Airshow, follows the earlier selection of Dowty Propellers to provide a six-blade propeller system for the MA700’s two […]

Making its debut at the Farnborough Air Show, new Ankara-based aviation company TRJet announced the company’s most recent orders for the comprehensively modernized 328 Series aircraft. Signing a Letter of Intent at Farnborough International Airshow, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) committed to the purchase of 10 TRJ328 aircraft and Sentinel Aerospace Group of Singapore

GE Aviation finalized agreements with IHI Corporation, Safran Aircraft Engines and Safran Aero Boosters as participants in the GE9X engine program. GE9X engine program participants play a significant role, producing a combined total of about 25 percent share of the components for the GE9X engine that will power the Boeing 777X aircraft. IHI: With headquarters

Engine Alliance (EA) is adding two new engine overhaul centers to the GP7200 MRO network in Dubai and Singapore: Emirates Engine Maintenance Centre (EEMC) and Pratt & Whitney Eagle Services Asia (ESA), respectively. These new facilities will add capacity to accommodate the growing fleet of GP7200 engines, as they begin to enter their first performance

Dowty Propellers has started component deliveries for propeller systems that will equip the demonstrator for Antonov’s new AN-132 twin-engine transport aircraft. Based on an agreement signed earlier this year, the twin-engine AN-132D will utilise Dowty Propellers’ R408 propeller systems, which already are in widespread service worldwide. For the AN-132D’s ground and test flights, Dowty Propellers

UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by Asiana Airlines to provide landing gear maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for its fleet of Boeing 747-400 aircraft. The work will be performed at the UTC Aerospace Systems Center of Excellence in Miami, a leader in performing overhauls on Boeing landing gear. Asiana Airlines Inc., established in

Pemco World Air Services has been named a preferred MRO service provider of the MRJ aircraft by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation. As an alternative solution for airlines performing airframe MRO in-house or through an outsourced third party, Mitsubishi Aircraft and PEMCO will offer airframe related MRO services to North American MRJ customers, such as applicable letter

Latvian flag carrier Air Baltic has selected Bombardier’s Smart Parts Program to provide component support for its fleet of 20 all-new C Series aircraft. The five-year agreement positions airBaltic as the second customer for the C Series aircraft Smart Parts Program and will provide the airline with comprehensive component maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services,

Spirit AeroSystems is installing one of the world’s largest autoclaves at its Wichita, Kan., facility to support increasing production levels in the company’s composite fuselage business and to grow overall composite production capability. The new autoclave has a 30-foot diameter and an internal volume of more than 78,000 cubic feet. The autoclave, which is 120

Volga-Dnepr Groupand GE Aviation today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a strategic partnership that will utilize the two companies’ unique strengths and expertise to develop collaborative solutions to benefit each company and their customers. The partnership covers the expansion of Volga-Dnepr Group’s TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement with GE for the maintenance, repair