Gallery: News Roundup From MRO Asia-Pacific 2024

SIA Engineering Company subsidiary SIA Engineering Philippines Corporation (SIAEP) was designated as an Embraer authorized service center for the E2 regional airliners, the first in the Asia-Pacific region. The final authorization is pending approval by relevant local authorities.

Cebu Pacific extended its partnership with Lufthansa Technik through a new airframe-related component services contract. Beginning in October, Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen will provide nacelle component services for the airline’s Airbus A320ceo and A321ceo fleets, including MRO and spare unit support.

Boeing and HAECO signed a new agreement covering spares and consignment parts supplied by the OEM. The deal consolidates previous separate agreements across various Boeing and HAECO business units.

AerFin extended its logistics support agreement with B&H Worldwide. Under the deal, B&H Worldwide’s Hong Kong station will provide a range of logistics services such as freight forward, packing, dangerous goods handling, customs brokerage, storage and inventory management to support AerFin’s aircraft acquisitions in the region.

Asia Pacific Aircraft Component Services (APACS) signed an agreement to provide repair services and warehousing solutions to Magnetic Trading. Magnetic Trading says the partnership will enhance the efficiency of its services in the Asia-Pacific region and help it to meet growing demand.

AAR subsidiary Airinmar signed a repair cycle management services extension with Singapore Airlines. The extension will utilize Airinmar’s full scope of repair cycle management services, including management of repair order, quote and turnaround time, repair cost value engineering, component warranty recovery and turnaround time guarantee enforcement.
 

Singapore-based Fokker Services Asia was named an Embraer authorized service center, certified to provide MRO services for the company’s first-generation regional airliners, with a focus on the prior-generation Embraer 190. The two companies signed a final contract at MRO Asia-Pacific in Singapore, finalizing a memorandum of understanding agreed to earlier this year at the Singapore Airshow.

Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Philippine Airlines (PAL) advanced their engine collaboration by executing the first on-wing fan module swap of a CFM International CFM56-5B engine at the PAL Express Hangar in Manila. AFI KLM E&M says the work was facilitated by using a customized mobile crane, designed to meet the specific requirements of the fan module swap without the need for an engine removal. The on-wing maintenance approach aims to reduce aircraft downtime and ensure that PAL’s fleet remains operational with minimal disruption.

Swiss MRO provider SR Technics extended its CFM International CFM56-5B engine maintenance agreement with Philippines-based airline Cebu Pacific. Under the agreement, which both parties first established in 2011, SR Technics will provide maintenance coverage for the engine type, which powers Cebu Pacific's fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft.

Turkish Technic signed a multi-year component support agreement with flag carrier Garuda Indonesia to provide maintenance services for its Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 aircraft fleets. Under the terms of the agreement, Turkish Technic will provide complete component support including the availability of inventory to Garuda.

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) entered into a five-year agreement with Cambodia Airways to provide component support for its Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft fleet. Under the terms of the agreement, the French-Dutch MRO will provide pooling, repair and logistics services, among others.

Kellstrom Aerospace signed a deal to provide inventory management solutions to Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA). The companies say the agreement enables ANA to maximize value from its parts inventory by working with Kellstrom, which stocks OEM and used serviceable materials, on tailored supply chain programs. 

Honeywell signed an authorized repair and overhaul license and a material supply agreement with Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corporation (Ameco) to support the hydro-mechanical unit (HMU) repair of Air China Group aircraft. The five-year licensing contract will allow Beijing-based Ameco to carry out repairs for the HMU on Boeing 737NGs belonging to Air China and its subsidiaries. The HMU is a mechanical device that regulates and controls fuel flow from the aircraft's fuel system to the engine.