China Airlines says it has selected the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine to power an order of up to 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft. The order includes 25 firm A321neo aircraft with purchase options for an additional five aircraft, leased aircraft from ALC and CALC. Su-Chien Hsieh, chairman of China Airlines,…
HAECO Component Overhaul has been appointed the exclusive authorised repair centre in the People’s Republic of China; as well as becoming an authorised repair centre across Asia Pacific for TELAIR International GmbH under a 10-year partnership agreement. The scope of this partnership covers full repair services for all TELAIR Power…
GKN Aerospace will officially open its all-new facility for Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) in Pune, India. The opening of GKN Aerospace India is a significant milestone representing the importance of the fast-growing Aerospace market in India. The site will focus on the assembly of wiring systems for commercial aircraft…
Ameco has obtained the line maintenance license authorised by EASA for Airbus A330, A350 and Boeing 787-8/9. The firm has also obtained line maintenance license authorised by CAAC for Air China’s fleet and 8 types of aircraft for the third-party customers in Beijing Daxing International Airport. On September 25, 2019,…
ST Engineering says that its aerospace arm has secured a 15-year engine Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH) contract from Japan Transocean Air. Under the agreement, ST Engineering will provide an integrated suite of engine MRO solutions that include off-wing maintenance support, on-wing services and technical support to the airline’s Boeing 737NG fleet. These…
AFI KLM E&M has announced that Fiji Airways will now seek its A350 component maintenance solutions. The Fijian airline has opted for a long-term partnership and will gain access to high-performance, expert services in component repair, logistics and access to spare parts (via the Main Base Kit and parts pool)….
C&L Aerospace has signed an exclusive supplier agreement with Thai Aviation Industries (TAI), Thailand’s aircraft repair and maintenance service centr. This partnership, which is due to run for two years, will allow C&L to better support the Royal Thai Airforce’s fleet of Saab aircraft through Thai Aviation Services. “TAI has…
MTU Maintenance and Malaysia Airlines Berhad have signed an exclusive 10-year contract for the airline’s over 100 CFM56-7B engines. The contract covers maintenance, repair and overhaul for the engine fleet until phase-out and includes lease engines and LLP management. “We are delighted to be partnering with MTU Maintenance,” said Izham…
Lufthansa Technik and Japan Airlines (JAL) have signed an agreement on APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) maintenance services for the carrier’s Airbus A350 fleet. The five-year contracted services will provide repair and overhaul maintenance with spare support for the APU HGT1700 Series. Currently JAL holds 31 firm orders and 25 options for the…
GoAir has signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney to use its GTF engine for the airline’s order of 72 A320neo family aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will also provide GoAir with a long-term EngineWise comprehensive service agreement. The aircraft are expected to begin delivery in 2021. “We are pleased to…
Triumph Aviation Services Asia (TASA) facility in Chonburi, Thailand has received Design Organisation Approval (DOA) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 21J.574. The DOA approval allows the Triumph facility to design and validate nacelle components including thrust reversers, fan and inlet cowls. TASA is the first facility to…
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) has said its Aerospace and Electronics sectors have secured new contracts with a combined value of about $1.8 billion for the third quarter of 2019. The Aerospace sector secured various contracts amounting to $1 billion across its spectrum of aviation manufacturing and services businesses….
