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 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…
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 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…
HAECO Global Engine Support has added a new 8-bay gantry system at its Dallas facility. Apart from this HAECO has also added new LEAP-1A/1B tooling to support experienced technicians to perform hospital maintenance level work for both LEAP and CFM 56 engines, along with Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce engines….
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 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…
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 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 (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…
Sichuan Aviation Industry Development Co, parent company of Sichuan Airlines has signed an agreement with 321 Precision Conversions to convert A321PCFs at the Sichuan Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co. Ltd. (SMECO) facility. This deal will make Sichuan Airlines the first A321PCF operator in China. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery…
Kuehne+Nagel has signed a three-year logistics service contract with GMR Aero Technic, a subsidiary of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. As a part of the contract, Kuehne+Nagel will focus on inbound and outbound international air logistics needs, reduced downtime and 24 x 7 AOG support for GMR Aero Technic. Coen…
