by Dino D'Amore | Nov 5, 2012 | Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
ST Aerospace today broke ground to add a narrow-body aircraft hangar at its Changi facility in Singapore. The total investment in the hangar and associated equipment amounts to $11m. The new hangar is expected to be operational by the end of third quarter 2013. With...
by Dino D'Amore | Nov 5, 2012 | Airline, Cargo, Maintenance, Technology, Zone: Middle East/Africa
A German company, ICM, has won the bid Ethiopian Airlines put up for the construction a new cargo terminal at the airline’s hub at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Tewolde Gebremariam, Ethiopian CEO, said that a German and Chinese company has been bidding....
by Dino D'Amore | Nov 5, 2012 | Maintenance, Parts, Zone: Asia/Pacific, Zone: Europe
Boeing and the State Corporation Russian Technologies (Rostech), which majority owns VSMPO-AVISMA Corp, are in talks to expand collaboration in titanium procurement via their titanium-production joint venture Ural Boeing Manufacturing (UBM) to support ongoing...
by Dino D'Amore | Oct 11, 2012 | Airline, Cargo, Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
PEMCO is progressing with its contract with CDI Cargo Airlines to convert three passenger Boeing 737-300 aircraft (MSN 25891, MSN 27372 and MSN 27518), which initially began service for Air China in 1992, 1994 and 1996, respectively. Each will be converted into...
by Dino D'Amore | Oct 11, 2012 | Maintenance, Parts, Zone: Americas, Zone: Middle East/Africa
Spirit AeroSystems and Ethiopian Airlines have signed of a supply agreement whereby Spirit Aftermarket Customer Support (ACS) will provide thrust reverser, fuselage, and wing component spare parts for Ethiopian Airlines’ fleet of Boeing aircraft. This multi-year...