BAE Systems has won a contract from Swiss International Air Lines to supply D-C cargo hold fire detection and suppression system modification kits for the conversion of the airline’s 20-strong fleet of Avro RJ jetliners. Swiss has taken the decision to modify its aircraft ahead of a possible European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) mandated requirement.
CFM International has signed a suite of material support agreements with Delta Air Lines to support the airline’s fleet of nearly 400 CFM56-7B engines in service or on order, as well as its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations for third party airlines. The agreements provide for the comprehensive repair and replacement of life-limited and
Boeing announced that Star Air, a cargo airline based in Dragoer, Denmark, is the 100th airline to sign up for Boeing’s Maintenance Performance Toolbox. Introduced in 2005, Toolbox is the industry’s first set of productivity tools designed to unify an airline’s maintenance and engineering operations from start to finish. Star Air operates 11 Boeing 767
The Safran group’s Aircelle business unit signed an agreement to enlarge the scope of jet engine thrust reverser and nacelle repair and services performed by Applied Composites Engineering (ACE) in the United States, building on three years of successful cooperation. This new agreement – which was concluded at the MRO Americas conference in Dallas, Texas
Hamilton Sundstrand, a key supplier of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner program, and Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance have signed a long-term repair license agreement for providing MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) services for Hamilton Sundstrand’s components on the Boeing 787. This relationship allows AFI KLM’s engineering and maintenance division to expand its nose-to-tail
GE has signed two 10-year OnPoint solution services agreements with Delta Air Lines for its CF6-80C2 engines. The agreements cover material support for CF6-80C2 engines that Delta owns as well as CF6-80C2 engines for third party airlines. The airline has also signed CF6-80C2 component repair license and engine overhaul support agreements with GE. These agreements
A J Walter Aviation has signed a three year consignment agreement with Arizona based StandardAero, marking the start of a long-standing relationship between the two companies. The agreement means StandardAero will benefit from AJW’s extensive and growing inventory of engine material, some of which will be held at the StandardAero Cincinnati facility for future utilisation
VAS Aero Services, a global leader in aviation logistics and aftermarket services, announced the expansion of its distributor relationship with Embraer. The agreement broadens VAS Aero Services’ role as Embraer Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) aftermarket provider to include surplus and pre-owned material for the E-Jets. The additional 3,000 part numbers bring VAS’s Embraer parts inventory
Boeing released that CanJet, Canada’s newest full-service charter airline, is the first Canadian customer for the Boeing landing gear exchange program with a service contract covering CanJet’s 737-800 airplanes. Participants in the landing gear exchange program receive fully overhauled and certified landing gear shipsets during scheduled gear maintenance cycles, giving customers an alternative to the
AAR has been awarded a 10-year contract by Alaska Airlines (Alaska) to provide component repair and management services for its fleet of 87 Boeing 737-700, 800 and 900 aircraft in a new cost-per-flight-hour program.AAR will test, repair and overhaul components with guaranteed turn times, providing Alaska with reduced repair costs and increased component reliability. AAR
