Ethiopian Airlines has contracted Lufthansa Technik to provide comprehensive component support for the airline's future Airbus A350 fleet. The corresponding Total Component Support TCS agreement will run for a period of ten years and includes 14 aircraft. The contract...
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Lufthansa Technik to provide Total Component Support for Ethiopian Airlines A350 fleet
Ethiopian Airlines has contracted Lufthansa Technik to provide comprehensive component support for the airline's future Airbus A350 fleet. The corresponding Total Component Support TCS agreement will run for a period of ten years and includes 14 aircraft. The contract...
SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines extend heavy maintenance agreements covering Bombardier CRJ Series Regional Jets
Bombardier Services Corporation has extended Heavy Maintenance Agreements with SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines for a further 10 years. The agreements cover the airlines' fleets of CRJ Series regional jets. The two airlines operate a total of 433 CRJ Series...
HAECO XIAMEN MARKS MILESTONE WITH 2,500th AIRCRAFT
HAECO Xiamen redelivered its 2,500th aircraft since commencing operations in March 1996, marking a significant milestone in the second quarter of 2016. Over the past twenty years, HAECO Xiamen has established successful, long-term business relationships with blue chip...
Monarch Aircraft Engineering extends support for Norwegian
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of Monarch, a leading UK independent airline group, has signed an agreement with Norwegian to provide line maintenance services to their Boeing 737NG operation at Birmingham and Manchester Airports....
Mubadala to sell 80% stake in SR Technics
Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi investment and development company, has agreed to sell an 80% stake in SR Technics sole to HNA Aviation. SR Technics will remain a standalone business within HNA Aviation’s portfolio of aviation business. Mubadala, a shareholder since 2006 and...
CFM International finalises CFM56-5B support agreement with LATAM
CFM International has finalised a long-term service agreement with LATAM Airlines Group (LATAM) to support the operation and maintenance of 35 of the group’s CFM56-5B engines. Under the terms of the 12-year Rate Per Flight Hour (RPFH) service agreement, CFM will...
Air Canada Signs Pratt & Whitney PurePower Engine Services Agreement
Air Canada has signed a services agreement with Pratt & Whitney for maintaining their fleet of PurePower PW1500G engines, powering their 45 firm and 30 option C Series aircraft for 15 years. The final assembly of the PW1500G engine is done in Mirabel, Quebec,...
Mitsubishi Aircraft signs LOI with three partners to provide MRJ airframe MRO services in North America and Asia
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has selected three companies as the MRJ preferred airframe MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) partners in North America and Asia, and signed an LOI (Letter of Intent) with HAECO Americas, Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO) and MRO...
Icelandair reaches TrueChoice Transitions agreement with GE on CF6 engines
Icelandair has signed a TrueChoiceTM Transitions agreement with GE Aviation for three overhauls of its CF6-80C2 engines powering its Boeing 767 aircraft, as well as an engine lease. "We are pleased to have come to this CF6-80C2 maintenance agreement with GE and look...
OGMA and SAAB sign long-term MRO service agreement
OGMA and SAAB have entered into a long-term MRO Service agreement. Under the agreement, OGMA will provide repair & overhaul services at its Alverca facility in Portugal, as well as on-site support to SAAB and SAAB customers. The initial scope covers RR AE2100A/P...
Thomas Cook Group Airlines reaches TrueChoice Transitions agreement with GE on CF6 engines
Thomas Cook Group Airlines signed a five-year TrueChoice Transitions agreement with GE Aviation for the time and material to repair and overhaul its fleet of CF6-80C2 engines that power its eight Boeing 767 aircraft. "The Boeing 767 fleet is the backbone of our German...