Duncan Aviation promoted Brad Lennemann and Doug Donahue to service sales representatives for Embraer aircraft. Lennemann has been a Duncan service sales representative since 2003, and Donahue since 2000.
DAO Aviation gained Honeywell designation as an authorized TPE331 major level service center for the TPE331-1 through -14 series turboprop engine. DAO is based at Roskilde Airport, near Copenhagen.
McDonnell Douglas won a $5.5 million indefinite delivery indefinite quantity technical service firm fixed fee price contract to support additional efforts for the Aircraft Survivability Product Improvement Kit improvement for the Longbow Apache Program-AMCOM. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2010. U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity.
Airbus announced two agreements with members of its MRO network to provide aftermarket services for aircraft leased to Singapore Airlines. A deal inked Sept. 23 with ST Aerospace subsidiary ST Aviation Services Co. Pte Ltd. (SASCO) covers heavy maintenance checks for the 19 A330 aircraft leased to Singapore Airlines. The work is expected to begin in 2015, and should be conducted over 18 months, according to ST Aerospace. SR Technics will manage and repair some 350 components for the 19 A330s.
The Phasor platform of ultrasonic flaw detectors from GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies allow users to choose a fully integrated device or pick a unit that can be upgraded as inspection needs change. The Phasor XS is a portable ultrasonic phased array flaw detector that offers the highest level of resolution and probability of inspection in the product line, according to its manufacturer. GE’s mid-level solution, the Phasor 16/16 Weld, provides both phased array and conventional capabilities, as well as full-color image scans that can be stored as JPG files.
Lufthansa Technik Switzerland launched in Basel , where the MRO will support regional aircraft for Swiss Air Lines and other customers, in addition to larger VIP versions of the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family, from its 500-employee facility at Basel Mulhouse airport.
Battery-operated rechargeable floodlights from K&H Industries provide wide-area lighting that can be customized for various industrial applications. RayMax lighting units feature a lamphead equipped with two fluorescent tube connectors that can accommodate six different bulb wattages, from 18 to 70 watts; an aluminum reflector further enhances the light focus for the correct output for a specific job.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration scheduled its rulemaking activity for a proposal requiring a two-year cooling-off period before a certificate holder could hire a former FAA aviation inspector who would represent the company before the agency. The rulemaking is part of the fallout from FAA’s oversight of Southwest Airlines’ airworthiness directive compliance problems. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was recommended by both the Transportation Inspector General and Congress.
Australian Aerospace and Thales Australia signed an agreement on Aug. 26, to provide through life support (TLS) for the Australian Army’s new Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARH). This was one of several key subcontracts awarded by Australian Aerospace, prime contractor for the Tiger program, to establish comprehensive TLS facilities. The first three of 22 ARH Tigers to enter Australian service recently deployed to Darwin as the nucleus of two new squadrons—161 and 162—of the Army’s ARH Regiment.
O&M: How would you describe Vector today? O’Shea: We have three bases in Canada. In Vancouver, the Richmond facility handles helicopter engines and dynamic components, and Langley does airframes and avionics. On Prince Edward Island we have Atlantic Turbines, a Pratt & Whitney shop for fixed-wing engines, which now has been rebranded to Vector Aerospace Engine Services Atlantic. That said, we always wanted strategic opportunities to grow outside Canada and the U.S., so Europe was the obvious option.
Goodrich received an FAA supplemental type certificate for a lightweight, one-piece fan cowl design for IAE V2500-A5 engine nacelles, which will be provided via Goodrich Aerostructures’ Foley, Ala., service center as part of its Prime Solutions aftermarket support program.
Aerospace Products International inked a deal with the MidEast Aviation Academy in Amman, Jordan, under which it will provide all spare parts forecasting, procurement, and delivery services as well as management services via its proprietary Electronic Supply Program (ESP). The contract is for five years.
Airline and union representatives are protesting a new Department of Transportation rule that requires “intrusive,” direct observation methods for testing of certain employees for drugs and alcohol. DOT released the new rule June 25, to cut down on the potential for cheating on drug tests.
STOL Aviation , reissued STC to modify the powerplant installation, fuselage (other than weld assembly), wing flaps and tail wheel installation to conform to the designs of the corresponding installations, assemblies and components of the Model S-1B2 airplane (Army L-6 XL-6), STC SA622AL
Duncan Aviation was named the first Raisbeck Propeller Service Center, which allows its Lincoln, Neb., modification center to service all Raisbeck Quiet Turbofan Propellers, part of the EPIC Performance Packages.
Pratt & Whitney named Todd Kallman president of its newly formed Commercial Engines & Global Services organization, which encompasses former Commercial Engines, Global Service Partners and Global Material Solutions. Kallman has headed P&W’s commercial engines business since 2006. Matthew Bromberg, former VP and GM of Global Material Solutions, now is VP, product line management for Commercial Engines.
Duncan Aviation will install the Honeywell NZ-2000 FMS 6.1 WAAS with LPV upgrade in Dassault Falcon 900B. The upgrade includes hardware modifications and a software upgrades. Duncan expects to receive an STC by the end of this year.
Airbus issued guidelines to A330 and A340 operators to prevent a recurrence of a flight control systems anomaly that investigators believe is linked to the Oct. 7 uncommanded pitch-down event onboard a Qantas A330-300. The Australian Transport Safety Board’s (ATSB) preliminary findings, released Oct. 14, indicate that the “abnormal behavior” in one of the aircraft’s three air data inertial reference units (ADIRU) is likely the origin of what it labeled a “unique event.”
Vector Aerospace appointed Trevor Pritchard as business development director for the U.K. Pritchard most recently was director of Honeywell Aerospace, Defense and Space activities in the U.K. Airframes
CORENA Holding named Toralf Johannessen CEO , filling the position after co-founder Steen Hansen decided to step down after almost 30 years in the post. Johannessen formerly was CEO of CORENA Norge.
Texas Aviation Services delivered a new Bell 207 to Aerolineas Marcos outfitted with a VIP interior, advanced avionics and custom kitting. The avionics package included a Garmin suite of a GNS-530W, GPS/NAV/COMM WAAS and a GTX-330 digital transponder. Other integrated avionics systems include the Honeywell KR-87 ADF with KI-227 indicator, HSI with KI-525, Blind Encoder, radar altimeter, remote DME with display, Skywatch and Stormscope. TAS also installed an Airshow inflight entertainment system and of custom kits for comfort and ease of maintenance.
