by Dino D'Amore | Jun 26, 2018 | Technology, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Start-up Vietnamese airline, Bamboo Airways, has committed to purchase 20 787-9 Dreamliners. When finalised, the deal will be worth $5.6B at current list prices. The announcement was made during a signing ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce office,...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 26, 2018 | Technology, Zone: Europe
The Aeroengines Ircio plant has successfully passed the “SCA SABRe Compliance Assessment” that Rolls Royce uses to certify its supply chain members. This assessment, needed for the manufacturing of detail parts for Rolls Royce, audits all the...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 26, 2018 | Technology
StandardAero has attained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its retrofittable crash-resistant fuel tank (CRFT) system for the Airbus Helicopters AS350 and EC130 family of light single helicopters. The newly approved CRFT was developed in...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 26, 2018 | Editorial Comment, Maintenance, Zone: Americas
Willis Asset Management in conjunction with its NDT Partner have now added the capability to support CFM56-7B operators with onsite removal, installation and ultrasonic inspection of fan blades in order to satisfy compliance with the recently published EASA and...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 25, 2018 | People, Technology, Zone: Americas
Bombardier has reached collective bargaining agreements with the more than 2,100 production and office workers, represented by Unifor Locals 112 and 673, at its site in Toronto, Ontario. “We believe the strength and long-term potential of the Toronto site...
