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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…

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…

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…

GE Aerospace testing next-gen rotor diagnostics

GE Aerospace has started testing of its “next generation Rotor Analysis Diagnostic System (RADS)” for civil and military operators. The system will “reduce pilot time and save fuel by enabling operators to complete rotor track and balance operations and diagnostics in fewer flights”. Testing on major OEM [original equipment manufacturer]…

Lufthansa Technik and Saudia announce component servicing deal

Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Lufthansa Technik Middle East are to collaborate in aircraft component services, the German company has announced. The collaboration means LT is to help service and maintain Saudia’s 57 Boeing long-haul aircraft by providing component support and help the carrier build up its in-house maintenance…

Pratt & Whitney Canada marks a billion flying hours since 1928

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) on February 22 announced it had “achieved one billion flying hours since the formation of the company” in 1928. Since then, the company has made around 110,000 engines, 66,000 of which remain in use by over 16,000 customers. Around half the engines made and half…

Lufthansa Technik to train engine mechanics at Hamburg workshop

Lufthansa Technik has announced a €7.5 million investment in a training centre in Hamburg-Rahlstedt. “Over the next five years, more than 1,000 new colleagues, who were originally trained for example as carpenters, automotive mechanics or dental technicians, will be qualified to repair the latest engine technologies,” the company said in…

Ecube appoints new US general manager

Ecube, an aircraft end-of-life service provider and asset custodian, has appointed former US Air Force man Jonathan Zeiher as general manager US. After his military career, Zeiher worked for Pinnacle Airlines, AAR, C&L Aerospace, Launch and recently was vice president – operations at Complete Aviation Services and Modifications. “Jonathan will…

C&L announces engine additions to support ATR operators

C&L Aerospace has bought five ATR PW127F engines, a move the C&L Aviation company said shows it is enhancing support for ATR operators. “With the addition of these five engines, C&L has now purchased 20 PW127 series engines since starting their ATR program in 2019. Three of the engines are…

Nile Air and AFI KLM E&M in fleet support deal

Air France Industries (AFI) KLM E&M and Nile Air have wrapped up a component support agreement for the Egyptian airline’s six A320-200s. The deal, AFI KLM E&M said, will cover” an extensive range of components, including various key models such as accessories and LRUs for CFM56-5B and IAE V2500 engines”….