Airbus is temporarily slowing down the build rate of its A380s to reduce the number of aircraft that will need to be modified to resolve fatigue cracking in a wing component. The decision will reduce monthly production from 2.7 aircraft to 2.3 aircraft, although Airbus says this will not affect its 2012 delivery target of 30 aircraft. It will, however, result in lower-than-anticipated deliveries in 2013. Airbus is taking a €158 million charge linked to the costs associated with A380 wing component cracking with more costs excepted to follow.
HAMBURG—Without the 3D glasses, it looks like half a cube sliced vertically, painted purple, yellow and green on the inside. Its walls are a bit concave. With 3D glasses, it transforms to the inside of a large jet aircraft—complete with walls, chairs, tables and lavatories.
CAE will provide an Airbus A330 simulator for pilot and maintenance technician training in Johannesburg. CAE will build and own the A330, which will be located at the South African Airways training center.
Flybe Aviation Services will use Amos software from Swiss-AS to manage its maintenance, engineering and logistics. The software implementation should take 12-15 months.
Southeast Aerospace obtained an FAA STC for the installation of the Goodrich 8400 M1 cockpit door surveillance system for the Boeing 737-300/-400/-500, the 747-400 and 777-200/-300 aircraft.
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Timco Aviation Services named Pete Laszcz as general manager of its Greensboro, N.C., airframe operations. He replaces Mike Anderson, who left the company. Laszcz most recently was a managing director at American Airlines' MRO division.
Lufthansa Technik extended its contract with Germanwings for the Cyclean engine wash system, which will cover the IAE V2500 and CFM International CFM56-5B engines on the operator's fleet of 31 Airbus A319 aircraft and any additional aircraft it adds in the next two years.
Aeronautical Engineers will provide a Boeing 737-400SF freighter conversion to Aviation Capital Group. Atran Cargo Airlines, based in Moscow, will operate the freighter after its completion. When O&M went to press, the freighter was undergoing modification at Flightstar Aircraft Services, AEI's authorized conversion center in Jacksonville, Fla.
Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG) signed an exclusive agreement with GE Aviation to become its third-party service provider for the ClearCore engine wash system. ASIG will first launch the wash system in California and Florida.
STS Component solutions acquired two ATR 42-300s for part out from Arkas S.A airlines. The aircraft are powered with Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 engines, which STS will put into an asset pool for lease or sale to aircraft operators and MROs.
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MTU Maintenance Hannover extended an existing engine contract with JetBlue Airways to include MRO for all of the operator's V2533 engines. The amended contract will run until 2020 with a five year renewal option. Avionics/IFE
For years, Pratt & Whitney Automation has been using its patented waterjet technology to remove coatings for commercial, military and space customers. Now, it has perfected that process to remove many more types of coatings, including high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) coatings. Pratt & Whitney refers to this alternative waterjet technology as Pure Pulse, as it uses ultrasonically pulsed water to remove the coatings rather than harsh chemicals.
Row 44 is providing its broadband entertainment platform to Transaero Airlines for its narrowbody and Boeing 767 fleets. Inflight services include broadband internet access, live television and video on demand. Passengers will access the services through their personal devices.
Air Canada will consider an international MRO provider as a permanent replacement for Aveos Fleet Performance but in an attempt to appease domestic opposition to such a move, the carrier says that it will prefer those providers who “have or will establish some portion of their operation in Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Toronto.” The airline, which has rebutted charges from Aveos that the carrier caused the MRO's bankruptcy, also notes a recent legal opinion issued by the Canadian government that Air Canada meets the requirements demanding minimum levels of MRO work sta
Turkish Technic signed a C check maintenance services agreement with Airblue Ltd. for two Airbus A319 aircraft. The maintenance was done at Turkish Technic's Istanbul facility in May 2012. Engines
AAR received an FAA STC to perform an oxygen system retrofit on a Boeing 747-400 aircraft. A third-party maintenance and modification center in Asia conducted the oxygen system retrofit with support from AAR Engineering Services teams based in Indianapolis and Singapore.
