MRO & Production

As a tier-1 company in the European aerospace industry, Liebherr-Aerospace has chosen the SCM solution “AirSupply”. The corresponding agreement was signed in Toulouse, France, on 23 October 2012 by Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS and SupplyOn AG. “AirSupply” enables companies in the aerospace industry to manage their collaboration processes with suppliers even more transparently and reliably.

Liebherr-Aerospace began delivery of the first flap actuation system for the Bombardier Learjet 85 programme in August 2012 and thus achieved an important milestone.  The flap system is designed, manufactured, tested, qualified and integrated by Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), Liebherr’s centre of excellence for aerospace flight control/actuation and landing gear systems.  The first Safety

Precision Air, the Tanzania-based airline, has selected Sabena technics for the component support of its new fleet of ATR -600s. This selection marks the extension of an existing 5-year contract signed with Sabena technics in 2010. Their collaboration being a success, Precision Air has decided to trust the MRO provider with its future ATR-600s. This

JorAMCo signed a contract with Air Arabia to provide the UAE-based carrier with heavy maintenance services and to perform re-delivery checks for five of its A320 aircrafts. Air Arabia is the first and largest low-cost carrier in the MENA region operating scheduled services linking the three hubs in UAE, Morocco and Egypt with nearly 80

On October 23rd Boeing began building the first 777 at the highest rate ever for a Boeing twin-aisle airplane. The rate of 8.3 airplanes per month is a nearly 20% increase over the previous seven per month rate. The first part, the lower lobe of the aft fuselage, of the first 777 to be built

On October 19th United Airlines broke ground on its first widebody aircraft maintenance hangar at Washington Dulles International Airport, a major United hub and the airline’s principal gateway to the Middle East. United expects to complete construction of the hangar in fall 2013. United is investing nearly $45m in the construction of the 125,000 ft²

AeroTurbine, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), has expanded its Supply Chain Solutions business with a recently signed channel partner agreement with Liebherr Aerospace Saline, Inc. The broad agreement provides for AeroTurbine to purchase a wide range of Liebherr-Aerospace components, and includes a mutually beneficial repair services agreement. The Liebherr-Aerospace components

Sabena technics has been awarded a 5-year contract by FastJet Plc to provide maintenance support for the airline’s fleet of Airbus A319s. Under the exclusive agreement, Sabena technics will provide FastJet, Africa’s first low-cost carrier, with engineering services and comprehensive material support for components, standard and cabin parts, and consumables. Sabena technics will also establish

Jordan Aircraft Maintenance (JorAMCo) and Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) have expanded their business cooperation in the aviation maintenance sector by renewing the maintenance General Trade Agreement between the two companies. Under the agreement JorAMCo will provide maintenance services to eight Airbus aircraft; three A300, three A320 and two A340, five of these checks will be

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the Type Certificate for the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s S-76D helicopter which is equipped with the Thales TopDeck avionics suite. TopDeck is an integrated modular avionics suite in a glass cockpit, representing Thales’s most advanced avionics suite for rotor wing aircraft. The cockpit will feature a new “click to