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Monarch Aircraft Engineering has confirmed a multi-year full power-by-the-hour agreement with aircraft support specialist AJW Aviation. The power-by-the-hour agreement will supplement the component services provided by MAEL to the Monarch Airlines’ fleet of 34 Airbus A320/321 aircraft. Monarch Airlines is also seeking to optimise its fleet utilisation via increased flight frequencies and a reduction of […]

Monarch Aircraft Engineering has been contracted to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) at Boeing’s new facility at Copenhagen International Airport to support GoldCare customers in the region. Working as a partner of Boeing’s GoldCare programme, the aircraft maintenance provider will base a team of up to 20 skilled engineers in Copenhagen. The base maintenance,

Aircraft cabin lighting specialists, STG Aerospace, announced the appointment of Neil Thomas as Engineering Director. A graduate in Electronic Engineering, a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Manager, Neil joins the company having worked in airline cabin and avionics environments for more than 20 years, specialising in leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams and providing the technical interface

Safran’s Board of Directors met on December 5th, 2014, following a months-long selection process led by its Nomination and Remuneration Committee, approving in principle the appointment of Philippe Petitcolin to succeed Jean-Paul Herteman as Chief Executive Officer of Safran after the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 23rd, 2015. The Board also approved in

Spirit AeroSystems announced additional workforce reductions in Wichita, Kan., to begin next month. The actions are the result of an ongoing workforce assessment designed to balance the workforce, reduce overhead costs, increase efficiency and drive improved performance. Reductions will be accomplished through a voluntary retirement program, a voluntary layoff program, and following the voluntary exercise,

Air China and GA Telesis have agreed to establish an Asia-based integrated spare parts supplier in China. After almost a year of planning, the companies have respective top management approvals to move forward with the formation of GA Telesis China Ltd. (“GATC” or the “Company”), a joint venture based in China which will be the

Thales, a leader in in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems, and British Airways  announced the completion of a new component repair agreement. Initially the partnership will focus on British Airways’ repair work, but will expand to include other Thales TopSeries customers in the future. The repair facility will be based at British Airways Avionics Engineering in