Aviation Maintenance Professionals (AmP) has appointed Manion Aviation as the company’s authorised sales representative of MRO and maintenance services to the corporate aviation market. With over 40 years tenure in the Aviation Industry, Manion Aviation develops and aligns relationships between established corporate jet owners – operator clientele with reputable MRO…
Spain’s Volotea has chosen Airbus to train all its pilots following the signature of an exclusive five-year contract. The training, which will commence in January 2020 and includes type-rating as well as long-term recurrent training linked to Volotea’s growing fleet of Airbus A319s – which will exceed 50 aircraft in…
GKN Aerospace has designed, manufactured and delivered a mid-scale demonstrator tool to the GKN Aerospace Filton facility. This tool provides a fully functioning automated low-pressure RTM system for the Airbus-led programme’s composite wing spar. The spar is considered one of the most challenging aerospace components to design and manufacture, and…
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai has said it now has the capability to maintain CFM International LEAP engines. The General Support License Agreement (GSLA) signed between China Southern, MTU Maintenance Zhuhai’s 50/50 joint venture partner alongside MTU Aero Engines, and CFM International will enable the facility to maintain, repair and overhaul LEAP-1A…
StandardAero has acquired Safe Aviation Solutions to expand its components, helicopters & accessories (CH&A) division and its portfolio of MRO and component repair services. While terms of the transaction were not disclosed, Houlihan Lokey acted as exclusive financial advisor to B&E Group in its sale of Safe Aviation Solutions. Save…
GA Telesis has increased its inventory with a multitude of acquisitions. The company has acquired six CFM56-5A, two CF6-80C2B, two 777-200ER, two 737NG and one CFM56-5B. The acquisitions are said to be able meet the demand of its customer inventory requirements. The inventory will be used to support the GA Telesis SNAP,…
Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Air, has selected Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services (EAMS) as the exclusive heavy maintenance provider for the company’s fleet of 30 Embraer E175 aircraft. The multi-year agreement includes airframe maintenance, modifications and repair services provided by Embraer’s portfolio of solutions TechCare. Phil Bathurst, managing director,…
Boeing has suspended load testing for its 777X aircraft after a cargo door exploded outwards during a high-pressure ground stress test – marking another set back for the release date of the aircraft. This latest incident will force postponement of the first flight to 2020. Boeing has already delayed the…
FL Technics has just extended its EASA Part-145 approval with Airbus A320neo family type (LEAP-1A & PW 1100G) for line maintenance services. The company has already added this new type to its main line station in Vilnius (VNO), Lithuania. Further expansion of the certificate addition is being planned towards Dubai…
AJW Technique has announced a commitment for enhanced collaboration with Liebherr Aerospace Saline. Under the agreement, AJW Technique will receive access to the OEM’s new and serviceable market and exchange inventory; and will provide Liebherr-Aerospace with component packages of inventory for their Used Serviceable Material (USM) offering, whilst AJW Leasing…
Rolls-Royce has signed a new TotalCare Flex agreement with Air Canada that will ensure the availability of the airline’s Trent 700 until fleet retirement. TotalCare Flex is designed for owners and operators of mature engines, and is the first to be signed for the Trent 700, which entered service in…
Specialist aircraft component support provider Bii.aero has chosen Chromalloy to repair, overhaul and inspect all CFM56-3 engine material. Bii recently teamed with Dublin-based aircraft and engine leasing firm Rostrum Leasing to market a suite of engine piece parts resulting from the phased tear-down programme of selected B737-300 Classics and CFM56…
