GKN Aerospace will officially open its all-new facility for Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) in Pune, India. The opening of GKN Aerospace India is a significant milestone representing the importance of the fast-growing Aerospace market in India. The...
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Saudi Specialized Products Company signs partnership with Rafaut Group
Saudi Specialized Products Company (WAHAJ) has signed a joint cooperation agreement with the Rafaut Group of France to build local manufacturing facilities in the aviation sector. The agreement is in line with the Kingdom’s drive to achieve one of the objectives of...
Kellstrom Aerospace acquires A320 for teardown
Aircraft solutions firm, Kellstrom Aerospace has acquired an Airbus A320-232 MSN 1648. The 1994 A320 aircraft was acquired from Castlelake L.P. The airframe is currently undergoing disassembly at ECube's facility in Wales, United Kingdom. This project will support...
Saudi Specialized Products Company signs partnership with Rafaut Group
Saudi Specialized Products Company (WAHAJ) has signed a joint cooperation agreement with the Rafaut Group of France to build local manufacturing facilities in the aviation sector. The agreement is in line with the Kingdom's drive to achieve one of the objectives of...
GKN Aerospace opens new wiring facility in India
GKN Aerospace will officially open its all-new facility for Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) in Pune, India. The opening of GKN Aerospace India is a significant milestone representing the importance of the fast-growing Aerospace market in India. The...
Telair and HAECO enter 10-year component services partnership
HAECO Component Overhaul has been appointed the exclusive authorised repair centre in the People’s Republic of China; as well as becoming an authorised repair centre across Asia Pacific for TELAIR International GmbH under a 10-year partnership agreement. The scope of...
Air Astana completes first C-check on A320neo
Air Astana completed its first independent C-check at its base at Almaty Airport in November 2019. An Airbus A320neo aircraft, registration P4-KBH was selected for this C-check. Air Astana received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in...
Swiss WorldCargo opens Cancun station for exports
Swiss WorldCargo has opened its Cancun (CUN) station for exports with all flights between Zurich and Cancun now carrying freight on both inbound and outbound journeys. Swiss WorldCargo, the freight division of Swiss International Air Lines, connects Cancun and Zurich...
Ameco provides line maintenance services at Beijing Daxing International Airport
Ameco has obtained the line maintenance license authorised by EASA for Airbus A330, A350 and Boeing 787-8/9. The firm has also obtained line maintenance license authorised by CAAC for Air China’s fleet and 8 types of aircraft for the third-party customers in Beijing...
Lufthansa offers Ufo to go into comprehensive arbitration
Lufthansa is offering the Ufo trade union the opportunity to begin the comprehensive arbitration process at its subsidiaries Eurowings, Germanwings and CityLine. The waiver of the assurance of a peace obligation would be linked to a moderation process at Germanwings...
Brazil’s GOL launches aircraft MRO business
Brazil’s GOL has launched a new business unit to provide aircraft maintenance, repairs, and aircraft and components overhauls. The new business unit is called GOL Aerotech and it extends the airline’s expertise in aircraft maintenance to third-party airlines around...
MTU Aero Engines provides an initial outlook on 2020
MTU Aero Engines AG has presented an initial outlook on its expected business development in 2020. In the upcoming financial year, the commercial business sectors such as commercial new engine and spare parts business as well as commercial maintenance business are...