Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Bombardier has entered into share purchase agreements with each of Lufthansa Technik and ExecuJet Aviation Group to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) that it does not own. This transaction enables...
Farsound Aviation has purchased the building adjacent to its UK headquarters in Romford, Essex. The acquisition, which was finalised earlier this month, comes as part of the aero engine MRO supplier’s wider ambitions to develop the company in a carefully laid out...
SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy), a modified Boeing 747SP, landed at Hamburg Airport on 30 September for routine check at Lufthansa Technik. The flying observatory of the US space agency NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) began the...
HAECO Landing Gear Services, a member of the HAECO Group, has completed the world’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner landing gear overhaul. The gears have been released by HAECO Landing Gear Services under the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),...
Spirit AeroSystems is expanding its aftermarket footprint in Asia through a multi-year partnership with Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation (EGAT) and a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) customer agreement with EVA Air for 777 GE90 nacelles. EGAT, an...
Sanad, a subsidiary of Mubadala, has signed a new one billion dirhams deal with Pratt & Whitney and International Aero Engines (IAE). The new agreement will see Sanad Aerotech providing IAE with expanded MRO services for its V2500 engines, which powers the Airbus...
Pratt & Whitney will expand its global network of providers that maintain the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine to include Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corporation (Ameco). Ameco, a joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa, will provide engine...
GA Telesis has disassembled one CF6-80C2 engine. The engine was a lease return sourced from the Company’s Asset Transaction Group lease pool and will be managed by GAT’s Component Solutions Group (CSG). Following disassembly and repair, the used serviceable material...
AeroLogic, the joint freight carrier of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, is now continuing its partnership with Lufthansa Technik through a multi-year agreement covering extensive component services. This new contract governs supply for AeroLogic's entire fleet of...
GKN Fokker Services obtains CAAC supplemental type certificate for ADS-B Out on Boeing Next-Generation 737. The CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China Aircraft Airworthiness Department) has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to GKN Fokker Services for...
Singapore Technologies Engineering today announced leadership changes that will take effect on October 1. Lim Serh Ghee, currently president of the ST’s Aerospace sector, will assume a new role as chief operating officer. Lim’s responsibilities include driving...
FL Technics has renewed its GCAA Part 21 (Design) certificate for yet another year. The news come after a series of rigorous checks and audits performed by the GCAA of the UAE, prolonging FL Technics’ certification in UAE for the fourth year since 2017. The Part21...