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LATEST NEWS
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
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Air France Industries-KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Toulouse-based Ascendance Flight Technologies (Ascendance) to jointly explore collaborations in the areas of line maintenance, component repair, mechanics training and airworthiness management.
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Ascendance is currently working on a major take-off and landing aircraft (VTOL) project in Europe, called Atea which comprises a five-seat aircraft with a 400 km range through its Sterna propulsion architecture which has also been developed by the start-up. Sterna is a distributed hybrid electric motorisation, adopting a modular energetic approach to accept conventional fuel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and also hydrogen. The Atea prototype is expected to have its first flight in 2023.
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AFI KLM E&M will be hoping to help the start-up, which was established and which has a mission to help decarbonise aviation, by providing both solutions and answers to problems that may be encountered when developing maintenance policies that are operationally and financially efficient.
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Pratt & Whitney has announced that Royal Jordanian has agreed to a fixed price repair deal for its fleet of V2500 engines, powering as many as nine aircraft. The agreement represents 15 shop visits over three years, the first of which will be completed this month.
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The highly reliable and versatile V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG (IAE), a multinational aero engine consortium comprised of shareholders Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines.
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Limco Airepair (TAT Limco), a wholly owned subsidiary of TAT Technologies located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which specialises in MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM production of heat transfer solutions, has reported the signing of a significant contract expansion with Collins Aerospace, for the provision of MRO services for Boeing 777 thermal components.
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This is an expansion of an existing successful partnership for over 20 years between the companies, where Limco Airepair is providing MRO services to Collins’ customers in North America. The contract will expand the scope of services to be provided to Collins’ customers worldwide. The contract expansion represents potential additional revenues of US$6 million per year.
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Wencor Group (Wencor), a leading solutions provider to the aerospace aftermarket, defence and OEM markets, has announced the acquisition of Aviatron, Inc. (Aviatron), a certified 145 repair station specialising in pneumatic component repair and maintenance while utilising its unique Designated Engineering Representative (DER) repair and Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) capabilities.
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“We are excited to welcome Aviatron and its team of talented employees to Wencor. This acquisition aligns with our strategy of strengthening our PMA and DER library while also enhancing our alternative parts and repair offerings to our customers by bolstering our coverage for air cycle machines and starters,” said Wencor Chief Executive Officer, Shawn Trogdon.
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Since it was established in 1979, Aviatron has been providing highly engineered solutions, exceptional workmanship and quick turn times for its customers. They have an extensive portfolio of intellectual property that was developed by its team of engineers and has allowed for significant cost savings for its customers without compromising on quality or reliability.
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“We are very pleased to partner with an organisation that shares our philosophy of developing alternative parts and repair solutions in order to provide the highest level of reliability, availability and cost savings to our customers,” said Hans Krause, President of Aviatron. “We’re also excited about the substantial growth Wencor has experienced in the aftermarket over the past number of years and are confident that with this partnership we will continue to see the same kind of growth.”
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Lufthansa Technik has sealed major new long-term contracts for the strategic component support of renowned ultra-low-cost (ULCC) airline brands Wizz Air, Frontier Airlines and Volaris. The new agreements take into account the three carriers' rapidly growing fleets and thereby offering new levels of synergies and flexibility for further growth. Based on current fleet plans, the new Total Component Support (TCS) deals will ultimately cover approximately 1,000 aircraft of the Airbus A320 family.
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Lufthansa Technik's Total Component Support (TCS) usually encompasses services such as spare parts pooling and an MRO coverage for thousands of part numbers required in regular airline operations. While all three aforementioned airlines will make extensive use of these standard offerings, the recently signed contracts also include more specialised service packages that directly address any airline's individual requirements and tailor the contracted component supply accordingly.
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The ten-year contract with Wizz Air Hungary, Wizz Air UK, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Wizz Air Malta, for example adds dedicated component lease and supply services to six logistic hubs in Europe (Katowice, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia, Rome, London) and one in the Middle East (Abu Dhabi). Moreover, the contract provides additional flexibility for the airline that can now easily extend it to additional AOCs (Air Operator Certificates) it might set up in the future. Currently, Wizz Air operates a fleet of 166 A320 family aircraft, but it is set to grow to 500 aircraft by 2030.
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The agreement with Frontier Airlines also includes special on-site team support in which Lufthansa Technik's experts will be working hand-in-hand with the airline's local teams to supply, return and troubleshoot components at eleven maintenance stations throughout the United States. The airline can also rely on Lufthansa Technik's extensive local component MRO capabilities. An overarching supply concept will moreover make sure that critical material is strategically positioned in dedicated home base stocks and warehouses all across Frontier's operation. By 2029, Frontier's fleet will have nearly tripled from 115 A320-family aircraft today to 272 aircraft.
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The contract with Volaris boosts Lufthansa Technik's components business in the Americas by another triple-digit number of aircraft. From 114 aircraft operating today, the carrier´s fleet is set to almost double in the duration of the contract. Volaris will not only benefit from the MRO provider's local parts pooling capabilities, they will moreover make intensive use of Lufthansa Technik's AVIATAR digital operations suite, jointly exploiting smart services such as Condition Monitoring, Reliability Monitoring and predictive component maintenance with the aim to avoid in-flight component failures and keep the number of technical diversions to a minimum.
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Klatt Works, manufacturer of ‘SAVED’, the only fully-integrated augmented reality display inside a commercial aircraft crew oxygen mask, and AMETEK Ameron, a leading manufacturer and overhaul facility for aviation safety products, have announced a new partnership to perform installation of SAVED into customer oxygen masks with full mask overhauls, or as OEM equipment.
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The SAVED (Smoke Assured Vision Enhanced Display) system is a high-resolution display fully integrated into pilot and co-pilot emergency oxygen masks. SAVED provides real-time imaging of the aircraft’s HUD and forward-looking cameras inside the oxygen mask. This affords the crew the ability to fly, navigate and land the aircraft even in extreme smoke emergencies.
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AMETEK Ameron brings significant added value to the partnership with its extensive capabilities in the manufacture and overhaul of oxygen systems, large breadth of oxygen system experience and excellent customer support with a worldwide network of service and support.
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SAVED provides a significant safety margin for freight carriers and will be extended in several versions for commercial carriers and business aircraft. This partnership will allow the two companies to best support differentiated customer needs and markets.
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Egyptian carrier Air Cairo and regional aircraft manufacturer ATR, have announced the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA). Through this five-year pay-by-the-hour contract, Air Cairo will benefit from the repair, overhaul and pooling services of line replaceable units for its fleet of six ATR 72-600s currently being delivered. This agreement also includes an on-site stock of spare parts, along with blades availability and maintenance services.
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Operating more than 200-weekly flights to 35 international and domestic destinations, Air Cairo offers invaluable connectivity for both local communities and tourists, who can rely on a quick, modern and responsible access to all the beauties of Egypt and opportunities of a connected world.
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Drayton Aerospace has announced the first planned acquisition of a B737-900 aircraft for disassembly. After teardown, this ex-Jet Airways aircraft will provide a pool of components and parts to support the company's growing number of customers operating B737s around the world.
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With a goal of completing an additional six aircraft teardowns in 2023, this is an exciting year for the company as it determines to strengthen its position in global airline parts distribution.
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Drayton Aerospace Group headquartered in Xiamen, PR China is a multi-disciplined aircraft component MRO service provider with facilities located at Xiamen and Xi’An, China as well as Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Werner Aero has acquired an Embraer E175 aircraft, msn 355, that was last operated by Flybe airline. This is a young aircraft that operated for about six years only. The aircraft is currently being parted out and all spares will be used to support Werner’s growing E-Jet customer base worldwide.
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“We are committed to expand our E-jet platform, so we keep up with the increasing demand for support from our customers” said Mike Cazaz, CEO of Werner Aero.
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Werner Aero, LLC widely regarded for its high quality and customer care, is a leader in the aviation industry providing asset management and logistical solutions to airlines worldwide. With offices around the world, it is known for its innovative and total global transportation solutions specializing in supplying jet engines, rotable pooling and repair management. Werner is an ISO 9001 company and an FAA AC0056B approved supplier.
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