Embraer has signed the renewal of the pool program with TAP express, TAP Air Portugal’s subsidiary. The contract includes broad support for components to the airline’s E-Jets fleet. Currently, Embraer’s Pool Program supports more than 50 airlines worldwide. “Over the...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
LHT renews base maintenance services contract for easyJet
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has renewed a substantial base maintenance contract with easyJet for more than 140 aircraft of the airline's A320 family, which was initially signed back in 2016. This has now been extended by another five years. The base maintenance services...
Air Austral inks deal with AFI KLM E&M for A220 components
AFI KLM E&M and Air Austral recently signed an agreement to provide component support for the airline's fleet of three A220 aircraft. The terms of the contract include parts availability and repair, as well as engineering support and adaptive services management....
MTU Maintenance opens dedicated on-site service facility in the region of Berlin Brandenburg
MTU Maintenance has opened an on-site and near wing engine service provider at a new dedicated facility in the region of Berlin Brandenburg. The new facility will open in November 2021 and will house quick-turn engine bays and be a base for a dedicated on-site and AOG...
Vallair introduces widebody maintenance capabilities to new Châteauroux hangar from 2022
Vallair has announced that it will be extending its full maintenance capabilities with the addition of a state-of-the-art hangar at Marcel Dassault Airport in Châteauroux, France. Available from the first quarter of 2022, the facility will be dedicated to the support...
Ryanair signs new deal with Aviator
Aviator has signed a partnership agreement with Ryanair for ground handling services. Under the new partnership, Aviator will provide Ryanair with full passenger- and ramp-handling services, including de-icing, at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. The five-year agreement was...
Honeywell and AJW Group sign worldwide sole distribution agreement
AJW Group and Honeywell have announced a worldwide sole distributor agreement for the global sales of Air Data Inertial Reference Units (ADIRU) PN HG HG2030BE04 for Airbus A320, A330, A340 and A380. Under the terms of the agreement, AJW will distribute the new...
AerFin acquires one A318
AerFin has purchased an Airbus A318 aircraft from Contrail. The aircraft, manufactured in September 2009 will be dismantled to further enhance AerFin’s component support solutions to operators of A320 family aircraft. Commercial Director, James Bennett, commented: “We...
Barfield appoints new VP GSTE, Trading and Distribution
Barfield, a subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) in the Americas, recently appointed Sebastien Losy to the position of Vice President of Ground Support Test Equipment (GSTE), Trading and Distribution. He will oversee...
ASL Aviation signs LOI with Universal Hydrogen
Universal Hydrogen, which is hoping to decarbonize aviation through the adoption of hydrogen as a universal fuel, has executed a letter of intent (LOI) with ASL Aviation for the purchase up to ten of Universal Hydrogen’s ATR 72 conversion kits for installation into...
Atlantic Aviation Group acquires Lufthansa Technik Shannon
Atlantic Aviation Group (AAG) has acquired the Lufthansa Technik Shannon business from its German parent Lufthansa Technik (AG). The company states that this acquisition positions AAG to continue its ongoing growth trajectory and to avail of the opportunities provided...
All civil and military air traffic controllers to use the same system to manage Belgian airspace
EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC), the Belgian Ministry of Defence and the Belgian air navigation service provider skeyes are jointly developing a new air traffic management system, known as the Shared Air Traffic Services System 3 (SAS3) that...