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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…

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…

Sichuan Airlines to become first A321 converted freighter operator in China

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…

Qantas to open Engineering Academy in Australia

The Qantas Group is all set to invest multi-million dollars to open Qantas Group Engineering Academy in Australia, with capacity to train up to 300 engineers a year. The Academy will provide aviation engineers for the Qantas Group as well as the broader aviation industry, including defence contractors and general…

321 Precision Conversions announces Chinese freighter deal

US company 321 Precision Conversions has announced that Sichuan Aviation Industry Development (SAID) “has committed to the A321-200PCF conversion product”. The conversion and heavy maintenance are to be carried out by SMECO, a Chengdu-based business, with work on the first aircraft to start in March 2023. “This is a major…

Lufthansa Technik and Emirates in A380 MRO deal

Lufthansa Technik has announced the signing of “two major contracts” with Emirates for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of its Airbus A380 fleet. Lufthansa Technik will overhaul the main landing gears of the aircraft and will provide the airline with “highly flexible extra capacity” for base maintenance such as…

Embraer in support deal with Philippine military

Embraer has signed a services agreement with the Philippine Air Force to support its fleet of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. The deal covers “more than 200-part numbers of the A-29 Super Tucano”, Embraer announced. “Staying close to our customers and supporting them in their missions is core to what…

ST Engineering opens hangar at Pensacola airport

Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering has “marked a significant milestone in its continued growth and expansion” with the inauguration of a new aircraft maintenance hangar at Pensacola International Airport, The event, which was attended by Florida’s deputy secretary of commerce Laura DiBella and Pensacola mayor DC Reeves, was to open the…