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.
Amavco acquired Field Aviation from Field's parent firm, Hunting PLC. Field Aviation is an aircraft modification and parts manufacturing company with locations in Toronto, Calgary, Seattle and Cincinnati. Amavco says it is identifying sites for its first U.S. modification center. Facilities
Jet Midwest Technik appointed Eric Haymes as president of its maintenance operation in Kansas City, Mo. Haymes is the founder of Mojave Jet, a commercial aircraft trading company.
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.
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.
Goodrich signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce for nacelle maintenance services for British Airways as part of its Total Care support program. The contract will start when British Airways receives its first Boeing 787; Goodrich will complete the work at its facility in Prestwick, Scotland.
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
Universal Avionics appointed Robert Randall to OEM sales manager. Randall began his career with Universal Avionics in 2008 as Midwest regional sales manager. Airframes
For the past 18 years, Overhaul & Maintenance has led the market with the most comprehensive insights of the global aftermarket, and MRO executives have come to rely on this information to help them make strategic business decisions. But in today's Information Age, marked by a plethora of media platforms and choices, there is an urgent need for simplified delivery of integrated content that maintains the highest levels of quality.
Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways' unions representing aircraft mechanics reached a tentative seniority integration agreement. Southwest hopes to announce the results from the voting on June 21, according to an industry source. AMFA represents 1,600 mechanics at Southwest and the IBT represents about 400 at AirTran.
Aerostar's new maintenance hangar in Bacau, Romania, will double the MRO's capacity and open new opportunities for widebody and regional contracts. Ovidiu Buhai, Aerostar's director of aviation MRO, expected the 5,000-sq.-meter (54,000-sq.-ft.) hangar to open in mid-May. The new building will have four bays with the capacity to hold four narrowbody aircraft at once, but it is also tall enough to house a Boeing 767-sized widebody. The building sits near Aerostar's current four-bay hangar near Bacau International Airport.
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
Bombardier Aerospace signed a comprehensive, five-year component agreement with Luxair Airline to extend its Smart Parts program coverage for Luxair's six Q400 NextGen turboprops. The deal includes scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, AOG support and parts availability.
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.
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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.
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
Consider these two real situations: • Two technicians were discussing last night's hockey game while a third wrestled to maneuver a piece of heavy equipment. Although within 10 ft. of each other, the talking pair never volunteered to help and the technician handling the load never asked for it. • When a large MRO switched its safety reporting initiative from a phone-based system to an Internet-based system, input from technicians skyrocketed from six calls in eight years to more than 800 reports in the first year alone.
Yesterday, I placed 16 things on my to-do list. At the end of the day, 10 were done and I wished I had more time (and energy!). How often do you hear someone say, “I wish I had more hours in a day!”? In the MRO industry, time dictates many activities—from life-limited parts to cycle times to contractual turnaround times. Airlines and MROs gain efficiencies and save money by extending time on wing or slashing turnaround times. Operators strive for optimal asset utilization.
