ExecuJet MRO services Australia secures MRO work on Embraer Jets in Indonesia

ExecuJet MRO Services Australia has secured work from four Embraer Executive Jet operators in Indonesia. The contracts with the four Indonesian operators cover a total of five Embraer Legacy aircraft and includes either airframe heavy maintenance checks, avionics upgrades or both. ExecuJet MRO Services Australia is certified by Indonesia’s Directorate…

Pratt & Whitney opens second GTF repair point in Japan

Pratt & Whitney has added Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines Ltd. (MHIAEL) to its GTF engine maintenance network. The recent start of work on a GTF at MHIAEL’s Komaki plant means Pratt & Whitney has a “second operational facility” in Japan and 11 worldwide. “The shop is ready to provide…

AFI KLM E&M names new European sales vice president

Marcel Kuijn will succeed Olaf Hoftijzer as Air France International KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) vice president sales Europe and key accounts. The announcement came after Hoftlijzer moved to be managing director of the company’s regional jet centre in early 2023 and was tasked with continuing to develop…

HAECO signs three-year MoU with VTC to train future AMEs

HAECO signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vocational Training Council (VTC) to train future aircraft maintenance engineers and technicians. As a part of the agreement, both the companies will collaborate on a range of educational and training activities to provide VTC students with a strong foundation to pursue…

Air Europa signs Joramco for heavy maintenance on B787 fleet

Joramco recently signed a new maintenance agreement with Air Europa. As a part of the deal, Joramco will perform nose-to-tail C checks on four B787 aircraft. This latest collaboration started earlier in February 2023 and is scheduled to continue until May 2023. Commenting on the occasion, Joramco’s CEO, Fraser Currie,…

Rolls-Royce expands its engine service provider list

Rolls-Royce has added North America-based Essential Turbines and MASCO Services to its network of around 30 authorised service providers for operators using Rolls-Royce M250 and RR300 engines. Essential operates in Montreal, Surrey, British Columbia; and Phoenix, and is to run a “full feature shop” with focus on repair, overhaul and…

GE Telesis reveals 112 landing legs overhauled in 2022

GA Telesis said it topped 100 landing gear legs overhauled and shipped to customers worldwide in 2022, with 112 delivered for record revenue. “We were able to quickly build a team of experts that have surpassed the expectations of the business,” said Pastor Lopez, president of GE Telesis’ MRO [maintenance,…

C&L appoints Jackson to run maintenance in Maine

C&L Aviation Services has appointed Michael Jackson as director of maintenance. Jackson, who was senior manager of technical operations at American Airlines, will oversee repairs at the company’s 200,000 foot-square Bangor, Maine facility, where Beechjet, Saab, Dash-8 and Embraer are among the aircraft ranges covered. Chris Kilgour, chief executive of…

Universal Avionics widens Dassault Falconeye repair offering

Universal Avionics (UA) is to do repairs on the Dassault FalconEye product line at its Tucson-based Part 145 station. The fix option is to add UA’s established repair capabilities on enhanced vision systems for aircraft, the company said, and will boost Dassault’s  ramping-up production of its aircraft with FalconEye Combined…