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
San Miguel Corp. said Wednesday it has signed a deal with billionaire businessman Lucio Tan, that will give the diversifying conglomerate substantial but minority stakes in two Philippine airlines owned by Mr. Tan. San Miguel will invest $500m in exchange for as much as 49% each in Philippine Airlines (PAL) and its low-cost partner Air
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
The Fuerza Aerea de Chile (FACH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Supply Based Logistics contract to support F110-GE-129 engines for its GE-powered Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet. Under terms of the agreement, GE will provide spare parts, line and shop replaceable units through 2016. “This MOU underscores the longstanding relationship we have
Air France took delivery of the 60th Boeing 777 passenger jetliner. The airplane, a 777-300ER model, landed in Paris on April 4th. Air France, a member of Sky Team, will operate this 777-300ER between Paris and the French Overseas Departments in the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean regions, including Fort de France, Pointe a Pitre
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
Airbus SAS and Lufthansa Technik AG have renewed their existing cooperation by signing a new Total Component Support TCS® contract for the Airbus Beluga fleet consisting of five A300-600 ST aircraft. The first component supply contract for the A300-600 ST fleet was signed in 1995. The new agreement is now valid up to 2025. The
