MRO & Production

SR Technics has signed a five year extension on its maintenance cooperation agreement in Malta with easyJet. The contract will commence October 2016, and SR Technics will perform base and heavy maintenance along with cabin retrofits for easyJet’s narrow-body aircraft in Malta. In parallel, SR Technics will perform a stand-alone line of cabin retrofits over […]

Precision Aircraft Solutions has completed its third freighter conversion for DHL since May, bringing its DHL total to four for the year so far. The 757-200 aircraft, MSN 29330, will join Precision’s previous two conversions in European Air Transport Leipzig Airline (EAT), the largest of three airlines with dedicated service to the European, Middle Eastern

Liebherr LAMC Aviation (Changsha) of Changsha, Hunan Province (China) has received its certificate of approval according to the AS9100C quality management system standards. This marks a major milestone in the still young history of the company. Liebherr LAMC Aviation (Changsha), the joint venture of Liebherr-Aerospace and Landing-gear Advanced Manufacturing (LAMC), a member of AVIC (Aviation

Bombardier Business Aircraft plans to establish a new, wholly owned Service Centre in the London, United Kingdom area. The Bombardier Service Centre will offer complete tip-to-tail heavy maintenance capabilities, and will complement the Bombardier Business Aircraft Service and Support Network in the United Kingdom. Located at London Biggin Hill Airport (EGKB/BQH), the London Service Centre

EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, announced that it is investing £1.3m to expand its manufacturing facility.The new 18,000 ft² structure is being built at EDM’s headquarters in Manchester to meet the demands of the company’s rapidly increasing order book. The purpose-built facility will house up

RUAG Aviation has completed a 96 month check on a Russian registered Bombardier Challenger 850 fully on schedule and to complete customer satisfaction. The customer experienced maximum transparency and RUAG Aviation’s one-stop shop expertise which were both key contributors to the overall success of the project. The MRO service provider also cites the recently achieved,

Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) today reported that its subsidiary Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) will be setting up a new subsidiary in Kodersdorf, Germany, with a planned equity of €5.5m (approximately USS$8.5m). The new company will be responsible for the production of lightweight components, mainly comprising floor panels and cargo linings, for single aisle Airbus

B. Coleman Aviation’s MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) division and Mobile Aircraft Services have entered into a merger agreement in which the companies will combine to create a new aircraft MRO and AOG (Aircraft On Ground) support services company. The agreement will take effect on August 1, 2016 with the combined companies renamed Infinity Aircraft Services.

GE Aviation broke ground on two adjacent factories to mass-produce silicon carbide (SiC) materials used to manufacture ceramic matrix composite components (CMCs) for jet engines and land-based gas turbines for electric power. GE Aviation is investing more than US$200m to construct two factories on 100 acres in Huntsville, Alabama. When the factories are fully operational