UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by Thai Airways International to supply the wheels and carbon brakes for its new fleet of 14 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. UTC Aerospace Systems will provide the equipment through its Wheels & Brakes business in Troy, Ohio. The first aircraft was delivered in August 2012. The 777-300ER carbon brakes, delivered
Maldivian, national carrier of the Republic of the Maldives, owned and operated by Island Aviation Private Limited, and Lufthansa Technik, have signed a 3-year contract for comprehensive component support for the airline’s first Airbus A320 aircraft which entered into service in November 2012. It is the first time that Lufthansa Technik supports a customer from
Russian charter carrier Nordwind Airlines has signed an engine support contract with AFI KLM E&M covering the CF6-80C2 power plants equipping the carrier’s six Boeing 767-300ERs. The agreement covers engine repair and overhaul services as well as availability and lease support.
MTU Maintenance Canada and Southwest Airlines have signed an exclusive long term agreement for the maintenance of Southwest’s CFM56-3 engines. With its exclusive Boeing 737 fleet, Southwest Airlines is one of the largest CFM56 operators in the world and an important customer for MTU Maintenance. Under the agreement, MTU Maintenance will provide Southwest Airlines with
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES) signed an agreement with DHL to provide heavy maintenance services for at least twenty-eight (28) C checks over three years on DHL-owned and leased Boeing 767-200F aircraft currently operating in the U.S. network. The agreement, which runs from April 2013 through March 2016, covers 767 freighters operated for DHL
GE Aviation has named RUAG Aviation as an authorized service center for GE’s CF34-3 engines that power the Bombardier Challenger series. Under this agreement, RUAG Aviation can perform engine line maintenance, as well as provide OnPoint solution agreement and warranty support and facilitate access to both GE parts and technical support. RUAG Aviation offers a
Ducommun Incorporated has received a series of contracts from AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation to produce specialized, complex wiring harnesses for the new AW139 multi-mission helicopter. Ducommun LaBarge Technologies will produce the wiring harnesses through December 2014 at the Company’s Joplin, Mo., facility.
The global services network of Aircelle (Safran) marked a strategic expansion on February 19th, with the opening of a new parts distribution center in China, which will serve the country’s airlines that operate aircraft with the company’s jet engine nacelle and thrust reverser products. Located at Beijing Capital International Airport in its free trade zone,
Flying Colours, the global aviation services company specialising in business aircraft maintenance, completions and refurbishments, has delivered the latest of its Challenger 300 aircraft projects to German air charter operator, FairJets GmbH. Maintenance work on the aircraft began in September 2012 and included a full 96-month heavy maintenance inspection. In addition the aircraft was given
A J Walter Aviation and Engineering – The Aviation Maintenance Holding – have signed an agreement aimed at enhancing spare parts support and provision in Russia through the establishment of an exclusive consignment stock pool of Airbus A320 and Boeing B737 parts. These components will be housed centrally at Engineering’s facility at Domodedovo Airport, Moscow,
