Briefs from the July 9, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest

SIA Engineering Co. and Boeing have created a joint venture (JV) to provide fleet management services to airlines in Asia-Pacific and beyond.

Logistics and aftermarket provider VAS Aero Services and Southwest Airlines have entered into a five-year surplus parts management and distribution agreement to manage surplus parts for Boeing 737s.

LATAM Airlines Group has selected Flatirons Solutions’ content lifecycle management (CLM) solution to manage LATAM’s maintenance and engineering documents for more than 300 Boeing and Airbus aircraft.

Fokker Services has received an order from Nordwind Airlines for the introduction of Fokker’s Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution for iPad on Nordwind’s Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s, 757s, 767s and 777s.

Rockwell Collins has received an initial FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for its Boeing 757/767 large-format display flight deck retrofit.

The ATR Assembly of Members has appointed Giorgio Moreni (45), as chief financial officer (CFO) of ATR. He succeeds Eric Baravian, whose four-year mandate according to ATR's statutes has expired in June 2014.

EgyptAir Training Center has succeeded in passing the European Agency inspection for Safety and Aviation ( EASA ) conducted recently by the agency through reviewing training programmes, quality standards and the administrative structure of the instructors of the engineers of the training centre.