MTU Maintenance and MRO provider Barfield Inc. have extended their exclusive line replaceable units (LRUs) contract for the V2500 engine by a further five years. The agreement covers complete V2500 LRU management, on a fixed price basis. The work will be performed at...
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Industry prepares for The Dublin Aviation Summit 2017
There are just four weeks until the Dublin Aviation Summit at the Royal Dublin Society Showground (RDS) opens to visitors on May 15, 2017. If you want to meet decision makers from major lessors, airlines and a broad spectrum of contacts from the aviation industry this...
A350 component support and CF6 engine services for Asiana Airlines
Lufthansa Technik and the South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines have signed two comprehensive, long-term agreements. In the frame of a 15-year Total Component Support (TCS) contract, Lufthansa Technik will support the carrier's future Airbus A350 fleet with components...
AFI KLM E&M Wi-Fi integration product now covers Boeing 747 next to Airbus A320 and A330 solutions
AFI KLM E&M offers a Wi-Fi cabin modification service enabling airlines to provide a reliable and efficient IFE offering for their passengers at reduced cost. From design and engineering to production and maintenance, AFI KLM E&M acts as the unique integrator...
Pemco secures Air Incheon contract for 737-400 passenger-to-freighter conversion
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO), which performs Boeing 737 passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversions, has announced an agreement with South Korea-based Air Incheon for the P-to-F conversion of one B737-400 aircraft (MSN 25857). Air Incheon, which is currently...
AFI KLM E&M and GMF AeroAsia extend maintenance partnership
GMF AeroAsia and AFI KLM E&M have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at further reinforcing an already strong MRO partnership. This new agreement comes at a strategic time, as GMF AeroAsia plans to have its public offering later this year. GMF...
Jetdeck Aviation become the sixth new OASES contract for Commsoft in 2017
Commsoft’s OASES system has been chosen by Farnborough Airport based Jetdeck Aviation (Jetdeck) to support its planned CAMO operations, with implementation commencing immediately. This is now the sixth contract signed for OASES in the first quarter of 2017, covering...
Etihad Airways Engineering becomes first Middle East MRO to receive production approval from EASA
Etihad Airways Engineering has become the first organisation in the Middle East to be granted with a Part21G Production Organisation Approval (POA) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). With the new approval Etihad Airways Engineering is now entitled to...
Croatia Airlines and Lufthansa Technik celebrate 25 years of partnership
Croatia Airlines and its longstanding partner Lufthansa Technik AG are looking back on 25 years of common history. This partnership was honored in a joint ceremony in the Croatian capital of Zagreb on April 3 - precisely 25 years after Croatia Airlines took delivery...
BGS and airBaltic extend ground handling cooperation in Warsaw
BGS, which provides ground handling and aircraft fueling services, has extended an agreement with airBaltic to provide ground handling services provided at Warsaw Chopin International Airport (WAW). The extended ground handling contract strengthens long-standing...
Engineering for the conversion of 33 Air Berlin aircraft for Eurowings
With 33 Air Berlin aircraft due to be operated by Eurowings, Lufthansa Technik's engineering department in Hamburg provides extensive engineering services to convert the cabins. The Eurowings technicians in Düsseldorf will be adapting the fleet comprising of Airbus...
Emirates and Scoot aircraft impact
An aircraft owned by Scoot (TZ188) made contact with an Emirates aircraft (EK405) during early hours today at Changi Airport, Singapore. The left wing of Scoot flight TZ188 "came into contact with an Emirates aircraft…while TZ188 was taxiing before take-off," reports...