MRO & Production

VAS Aero Services, a global leader in aviation logistics and aftermarket services, and British Airways Engineering, a leading provider of Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) services and part of the International Airlines Group (IAG), have announced a multi-million dollar, multi-year strategic aftermarket alliance.  The two-way partnership spans inventory warehousing and distribution, repair services and aircraft

Building on its established track record of providing comprehensive rate-per-flying-hour programmes for its aircraft, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced an extension to the BAe 146/Avro RJ components covered with two new contracts secured with leading European airlines. BAE Systems has reached agreement with Swedish carrier Malmö Aviation to provide rate-per-flying-hour coverage for the Honeywell GTCP36-150M

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft’s new spares delivery service – ‘Parts Plus’ – which was designed, initially, to appeal to new operators of the BAe 146/Avro RJ regional jet – is now being rolled out to more established operators of the aircraft. The first major airline customer to sign up for the service is Airlink of

Romanian aerospace company Aerostar S.A, reported that a new hangar it is building at its Bacau location, will double its commercial aviation MRO capacity. The hangar, which is now substantially complete, is having its utilities and equipment  installed and will be ready for opening within the next few weeks. The new 5000 m² hangar can

Sokol JSC, a leading service provider known throughout the Russian Federation, has signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become an Authorized Service Center (ASC) for GE’s M601 and H80 turboprop engines. Under this agreement, Sokol JSC will provide local service support for the M601 series and the new GE H80 turboprop. Sokol JSC’s maintenance

Airbus has produced the first new-build A320 with Sharklets. MSN 5098 will be one of several A320 Family aircraft in the certification flight-test campaign starting in May this year and lasting around 600 flight hours. These Sharklet tests follow the successful ‘early flight-test’ campaign with Airbus’ A320 MSN 001 test aircraft. In total, seven new-build

Eclipse Aerospace, manufacturer of the first very-light jet (VLJ), has received Production Certificate #550 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), paving the way for production of the new Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet. “Armed now with a fully certified aircraft, a certified production process, and an established supply chain, Eclipse is well positioned to re-introduce the

Bombardier released that the first set of systems tests and simulations for its all-new, technologically advanced CSeries aircraft, including those on the engine and electrical system, have started in its systems integration rig known as “Aircraft 0”* — known also as the Complete Integrated Aircraft Systems Test Area (CIASTA). Test data are confirming that the