Luxair has opted for AFI KLM E&M’s maintenance solutions to support the APU’s equipping its fleet of 737s. The 5-year contract includes repairs and can be extended to the loan of a spare APU while repairs are carried out.
GE Aviation and StandardAero announced the opening of the new $50m aircraft engine testing, research and development centre (TRDC) in Winnipeg. The announcement caps off a 12-month developmental partnership launched in February 2011 between the two companies. The new centre will perform icing certification testing on GE’s jet engines, as well as develop advanced testing
Dowty Propellers, a part of GE Aviation, opened a repair facility in Australia on January 3rd 2012, to support operators of Bombardier Q400 aircraft in the region. The 19,100 ft² site is certified to Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) and European Air Safety Authority (EASA) standards, and located at Brisbane airport. This marks a long- term investment to
Apple Aviation Group, an EASA approved organization based in the UK, signed Line Maintenance support contract with Strategic Airlines, for their three A320 aircraft based at Manchester Airport UK. Furthermore Apple Aviation Group signed a contract to support Masterjet VVIP A320 operation out of Paris LBG.
MacCarthy Aviation has been awarded a contract with British Airways to refurbish galleys on five Boeing 767 aircraft. British Airways is currently carrying out a refresh of the majority of its Boeing 767 fleet and the contract awarded to MacCarthy consists of galley refurbishments on four long haul and one short haul aircraft. The work package
Lufthansa Technik AG has for the first time developed a method for the partially automated repair of fiber composite materials on aircraft structural components. Using the new method it will be possible in future to repair the outer skins of aircraft, which these days are increasingly built from composite materials, more quickly and more efficiently.
LAN Airlines, one of the leading passenger and cargo airlines in Latin America, signed an 8-year Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) support contract with AFI KLM E&M, covering its fleet of 777 freighters. The APU repair services will be provided by EPCOR, the Group’s subsidiary specializing in maintaining APUs and pneumatic components, while pool access will
Dassault Falcon’s newest Satellite Service Station recently opened, one month ahead of schedule, at West Palm Beach Airport (KPBI) in Florida. DAS – West Palm Beach is authorized by the FAA to perform “A” inspections up to the “4A+” inspection on the Falcon 50, Falcon 2000 and Falcon 900 family of aircraft as well as
AeroTurbine has been awarded a renewal agreement for the support of CF6-80C2 engine material with Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT). Under the agreement, AeroTurbine will be a preferred supplier to provide CF6-80C2 engine materials for engine work at EGAT.
Alcoa is expanding its aluminum lithium capacity and capabilities at three locations, in Pennsylvania, United Kingdom and Lafayette, Indiana, to meet growing demand in the aerospace market for its newest alloys. The alloys, introduced last year and now patented, allow airframers to build dramatically lighter and lower-cost airplanes vs. composite alternatives. The new alloys provide the
