Boeing Business Jets delivered its 100th green airplane recently. The aircraft for the Indian government, the first of three BBJs, will be completed by PATS Aircraft completion center in Delaware. Boeing said about 35 percent of BBJs are ordered by government heads of state.
Eurofly awarded a €90 million, 10-year aircraft maintenance and component services agreement to SR Technics. The deal covers A to C airframe checks for 12 aircraft and component maintenance, engineering and pooling via an Integrated Component Solutions contract. As part of the deal, SR Technics is establishing a consignment stock at Milan Malpensa, Eurofly's home base.
CAE signed contracts for a Boeing 777ER and an Airbus A330/A340 simulator for Jet Airways and a 777-300ER simulator for Air Canada. Both contracts include CAE Simfinity training devices.
L-3 SPAR Aerospace received a military supplemental type certificate for the avionics upgrade program it is doing for the Hellenic Air Force C-130 B and H aircraft. The avionics upgrade is part SPAR's Herc 2020 life-extension program.
Boeing dedicated a facility in Oklahoma City to provide readiness capabilities and upgrades for the U.S. Air Force E-3 airborne warning and control system fleet.
Raytheon Aircraft named Rick Howitt as international field service regional manager for the Asia Pacific region. Howitt replaces Mark Shepard, who accepted the position of sales and business development manager with Hawker Aircraft Services in Chester, England. Howitt has held positions of increasing responsibility across the Asia Pacific region, including general manager of the Hawker Pacific facility in Perth.
Business jet maker Gulfstream Aerospace continues to be unsuccessful in its quest to block New York-based CAMP Systems International from using Gulfstream maintenance manuals for a maintenance tracking service. A U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a lower-court ruling permitting the maintenance tracker to use Gulfstream's maintenance manuals without permission. The lower court twice rejected Gulfstream's arguments, but stated that its decision was a "reasonably close call."
SAKOR Technologies, Inc., introduced the MicroDyne series of small motoring dynamometers, which the manufacturer says are ideal for a wide range of automotive, military and aerospace testing applications. The dynamometers are capable of testing all types of small rotary devices, such as motors, pumps, generators and compressors. The Microdyne is a fully functional, four-quadrant dynamometer engineered specifically for low power applications. Versions are available in sizes from 100 watts to five kilowatts. SAKOR Technologies, Inc., 2855 W. Jolly Rd., Okemos, MI 48864.
Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering signed a main landing gear MRO agreement with Messier Services U.K. for four A321-231 aircraft. The deal goes through June.
Flying the Friendly Skies may be United Airlines' old motto, but it could be the mantra for environmental efforts going on throughout the aviation industry. Reducing noise and emissions are some of the skyward efforts, but making ground-based aftermarket operations more Earth friendly are growing, too.
Boeing Commercial Aviation Services signed agreements with Messier Services-Asia, SR Technics and GAMECO to perform repair and overhaul work on Boeing aircraft landing gear. Messier Services-Asia will support Boeing 777 and 737NGs, while GAMECO and SR Technics will support the 737NG, Boeing said. All three are joining the Boeing Component Repair Network Service Centre program within the Component Repair and Leasing Services group.
Welcome to Overhaul & Maintenance's fourth Upgrades & Modifications Databook. Turn the pages and you will find: Military Aircraft Upgrades by Country: Highlights major military airframe upgrade programs by region of the world, country and platform, what's involved in the upgrades, the schedule and service providers. Long-time O&M European Editor (Military) John Fricker, who is based in the U.K., compiled the data and unearthed more programs than last year, largely thanks to militaries continuing to fly older aircraft that need upgrades.
Rolls-Royce won a $25 million modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Navy Air Systems Command to exercise an option for logistics support, technical engineering support services, and spare engines and associated parts for the U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J AE2100D3 turboprop engine and R391 propeller. Work should be completed in November.
Southwest Airlines selected AAR Corp. to perform heavy maintenance and install winglets on some of its Boeing 737-300s. The work will be performed at AAR Aircraft Services -- Indianapolis. Under terms of the three-year deal, AAR will operate one nose-to-tail line of heavy checks starting in January 2007. The winglet installation will entail two lines, each operating for 16-18 months, also starting in January, AAR said.
Rockwell Collins received a contract to upgrade the Royal Thai Air Force's fleet of C-130s with an integrated commu- nications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management package. The avionics, part of Rockwell Collins' Flight2 avionics system, will be included in six RTAF C-130s. Rockwell Collins and TAI will install the avionics on the first two aircraft, and then TAI will install the remaining four.
DSM Somos announced the commercialization of NanoTool, the third generation of Somos ProtoComposite materials. DSM Somos is a leading developer of sterolithography (SL) resins for the rapid prototyping industry. NanoTool allows for faster processing and reduced finishing requirements, which quickens part production, because it is heavily filled with non-crystalline nanoparticles. According to the manufacturer, NanoTool has a flexural modulus of 10,500 MPa, a heat deflection temperature of 260 degrees C and linear shrinkage of less than 0.001 inch.
M7 Aerospace has introduced a new potable water system supplemental type certificate modification for Gulfstream III Model 1159A business jets. The STC replaces potable water systems originally installed on some GIII aircraft. The M7 STC replaces a bleed air pressurized water tank with a new, non-pressurized 20-gallon tank to provide hot and cold running potable water in the aircraft's galley and lavatory. New system provides water flow from an on-demand electric pump and includes a new water quantity indicating system.
ACE Aviation Holdings' ACTS plans to acquire 80 percent of Grupo TACA's maintenance division, Aeroman. The deal is scheduled to close during the first quarter.
The FAA and EASA recently issued important -- and much needed -- clarifications regarding human factors training requirements. The resulting clarity may surprise some, notably U.S. repair stations with EASA 145 certificates.
Honeywell added all RE100 series auxiliary power units to its e-Engine website troubleshooting service called SpotLight, which uses field service reports, maintenance manuals and troubleshooting experience to lead users to the most relevant answers based on their problem.
EmpowerMX Consulting Services Group named Ric Anderson as a senior consultant. He will be responsible for aircraft maintenance program studies and training efforts. Anderson most recently was director of maintenance and materiel for the Air Transport Association.
ACROHELIPRO GLOBAL SERVICES USA, to install dual Rockwell Collins FDS 2000 flight displays, dual AHS 3000 attitude and heading on Sikorsky S-61 helicopters AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING CO., to install tail rotor hub assembly on MD Helicopter 369 models ARINC, to install avionics systems on a Raytheon Aircraft A200 AVIATION PARTNERS, to install winglets, associated changes in wing and aileron structures and related system changes on British Aerospace Model BAe125 Series 800A and 800B airplanes
Standard Aero received a $94.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for T56 Series III engine module repairs to include facilities, labor, spare parts, consumable material and test equipment to return the modules to ready-for-issue condition. This option includes repairs for up to 10 propulsion systems, 240 power sections, 205 reduction gear assemblies, 205 torque meters, 30 quick engine change kits, five compressor assemblies and five turbine unit change assemblies.
