Iberiahas signed two new contracts to maintain Rolls-Royce aircraft engines. For the next three years Iberia Maintenance will be the sole provider of engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul services on two Rolls-Royce RB211-535-E4 engines belonging to Russia
Lufthansa Technik Tulsa, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG, has been awarded a ten-year, multimillion-dollar contract to overhaul thrust reversers on a scheduled removal program on JetBlue Airways
StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Company, has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC SA02715CH-D) to remove Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A-41 or -42 series engines on the Beechcraft King Air 200/200C/B200/B200C and replace them with PT6A-52 engines and four-bladed Hartzell propellers. This is the same engine and propeller combination that is Type Certified on
Boeing and GE Aviation have jointly developed a simpler method to implement condition-based maintenance systems on aircraft. It is called the Open System Architecture for Condition-Based Maintenance (OSA-CBM). This will become an industry standard with the signing of an agreement by the two companies to grant rights for its use to the Machinery Information Management
Goodrich Corporation opened a new facility in China
Lufthansa Technik AG has successfully expanded its component support services onto the complete Aeroflot Group, now serving aircraft of all branches of the biggest Russian aviation company. After several years of successful partnerships with Aeroflot Russian Airlines and Aeroflot Don, the Arkhangelsk based Aeroflot Nord recently became the newest member of Lufthansa Technik`s customer base
The TAM Technology Center, located in Sao Carlos, in the countryside of the state of Sao Paulo, started operating its second ATEC Series 6, a piece of equipment manufactured by EADS Test & Services for testing and repairs of components and electronic systems of Airbus and Boeing aircrafts. TAM is the only airline in Brazil
ST Aerospace has been appointed by Cimber Sterling A/S to support its fleet of five Boeing 737 next generation aircraft with options for additional aircraft over the next year. The contract, valued at EUR 9 million (about S$18m), commences in June 2009 and involves a five-year Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBHTM) component support programme that includes access to
ST Aerospace announced that it has signed an eight-year component Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH) programme contract with Shanghai Airlines. This $21 million (S$30.4m) contract for component MBH support includes repair management and pool access for Shanghai Airlines
Volvo Aero has signed an agreement with the regional airline VLM Airlines, soon to be renamed Cityjet, which has its registered office in Belgium. The five-year agreement pertains to the maintenance of VLM Airline
