Pattonair, a leading global aerospace and defence supply chain service provider, reported the signing of a major new contract to supply a range of nuts across all Airbus platforms. This is a significant new development for Pattonair, building on the company’s 25 year relationship with Airbus. Under the terms of the seven figure, five year
TAE, Australia’s foremost turbine engine maintenance provider, announced the opening of its new Turbine Engine Maintenance Facility at Adelaide Airport. TAE provides engine maintenance services for the Honeywell TPE331 and the P&WC PT6A turboprop engines and the Hamilton Sundstrand APS500 and APS1000 auxiliary power units for customers across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region from its
328 Support Services GmbH (328SSG) has signed a long term Contract to be a major supplier to the Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) – the specialist in Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) VIP cabin completions and associated services – based in Toulouse, France. This Agreement allows the parties to work together and cements a strategic partnership
The GE Aviation On-Wing Support Middle East & Africa quick turn engine maintenance facility, located in Qatar Science & Technology Park, as a part of the GE Advanced Technology & Research Centre, will soon start inducting engines for maintenance. The On-Wing Support facility in Qatar is the newest addition to GE’s On Wing Support global
The Australian aircraft engine overhaul provider LTQ Engineering, which is based in Tullamarine, will cease operations and close its doors in September owing to the strong decline in engine overhaul demand. The closure was announced by the company, a joint venture of Lufthansa Technik (50%) and Qantas Airways Limited (50%), on July 26 in Melbourne.
With a view to increasing the close-proximity services it offers its customers, Eurocopter’s subsidiary in the Southern Cone has put its partnership with Servicios Aéreos de Los Andes SAC on an official footing and has also opened its first certified services center in Peru. The new center, based in the city of Ayacucho and opened
Chromalloy released that its San Diego, Calif., engine maintenance, repair and overhaul center now performs CF6-50 power system teardown services for MRO parts suppliers. “We have established a launch customer for our teardown service and will provide it to parts suppliers worldwide, as well as our existing customers,” said Martin George, General Manager. “Chromalloy’s San
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed a long-term agreement with Epic Aircraft Holdings to power the new E1000 aircraft with its PT6A-67A engine. Epic Aircraft Holdings currently produces the experimental LT aircraft out of its facility in Bend, Oregon. The PT6A-67A turboprop engine is based on the most powerful engine core in this class
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed a five-year agreement with Calgary-based operator Kenn Borek Air. This contract covers the upgrade of the renowned Viking Twin Otter DHC-6 aircraft with the installation of new PT6A-27 and PT6A-34 engines. The rejuvenation of these sought-after aircraft will provide operators significant performance improvements. Kenn Borek Air operates one
A J Walter Aviation, a leading independent complete aircraft spares support specialist, recently completed the part-out of two Boeing 737-600 aircraft purchased from Austrian Airlines. Both aircraft were delivered to eCube Solutions, an aircraft end of life management company in Wales, where the disassembly process was performed undercover in their dedicated 56kft2 hangar. The part-out
