AJW Technique and Honeywell International have signed an Authorized Service Center Agreement and a Purchase Parts Agreement structured around a five year term. This will allow the new state-of-the-art AJW Group facility in Montreal, Canada to undertake the...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Victory Park Capital completes sale of Ascent Aviation Services
Victory Park Capital (VPC) has completed the sale of its portfolio company, Ascent Aviation Services Corp to LongueVue Capital Partners II, a New Orleans-based private equity firm. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. VPC has held a stake in Ascent since...
New PMA parts announced for Dash 8s
Segius has received approval on FAA PMA replacements parts fitted to the starter generator assemblies for Dash 8 series (Dash 8-100, -200, -300) aircraft. The part numbers, which replace OEM part numbers are: 23088-1091EH 23088-1091 ENCLOSURE DASH 8 and 31708-1480EH...
P&WC Seals Long-Term FMP Program Agreement with Nordic Aviation Capital
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed a new long-term Fleet Management Program (FMP(R)) contract with Denmark's Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). The deal was signed yesterday at the 2013 European Regions Airline Association (ERA) General Assembly in Salzburg,...
AAR Adds Third Line of Maintenance at Duluth MRO Industry leader to expand support for commercial airline customer
AAR has ramped up a third line of maintenance to support Air Canada’s fleet of commercial aircraft as part of a multiyear agreement to perform maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) at its Duluth repair station. The expansion solidifies AAR’s position in the region...
UTC Aerospace Systems and ST Aerospace sign long-term agreement for maintenance, repair and overhaul for Boeing 787 Dreamliner nacelle systems
UTC Aerospace Systems has signed a long-term agreement with Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd. (ST Aerospace) to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner nacelle systems for both the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 and General...
United 787 make emergency landing
A United Boeing 787 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing during an internal US flight, due to a problem with its brake system. "United flight 94 from Houston to Denver returned to Houston Sunday due to a brake indicator issue," the US carrier said in a...
Air Canada commits to GE’s OnPoint Solution agreement for GEnx engine fleet
Air Canada has committed to a 15-year OnPoint solution agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its GEnx-1B engines that power its Boeing 787 aircraft. The value of the OnPoint solution agreement is not disclosed. “GE and Air Canada have expanded their...
GECAS, CFM finalize PML maintenance product for lessors
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has reached agreement to participate in CFM International's unique Portable Maintenance for Lessors (PML) program. The product is the first of its kind in the industry and enables lessors and operators to optimize engine...
AJW Technique achieves full TCCA/FAA and EASA certification
AJW Technique has achieved full TCCA/FAA and EASA certification enabling the facility to fulfil the repair and overhaul requirements for 80% of ATA chapters. To complement this achievement AJW Technique has also been awarded TCCA Design Authorised Organisation (DAO)...
Delta TechOps completes first Airbus A330-200 Retrofit FTIS modifications for Hawaiian Airlines
Delta TechOps’ maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business recently completed its first fuel tank inerting systems (FTIS) modification work on Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-200 aircraft, and is now offering the modification work to other A330-200 operators. This...
GA Telesis Engine Services Oy in new deal with Transaero Airlines
International Russian airline, Transaero Airlines (Moscow, Russia) awarded GA Telesis Engine Services Oy an exclusive 10 year contract valued at up to $500 million to provide engine repair and overhaul services for Transaero’s sixty-two (62) General Electric...