Aero Dynamix, amended STC to install night vision goggle compatible lighting system on Bell 407 and Eurocopter France AS-350B2 and BA helicopters, STCs SR09350RC and SR09335RC
Turkish Technik signed a five-year, total APU support agreement with SunExpress Deutschland for its fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The contract includes spare APU support, repair and overhaul and field service. The maintenance will be done at Turkish Technic's Istanbul maintenance facility. SunExpress Deutschland started operations in June with three Boeing 737-800s and plans to receive three more in 2011.
The European Commission's ambitious aviation occurrence data compilation effort is beginning to bear fruit in both the amount of information being collected and the quality of the reports. EASA's recently issued 2010 Annual Safety Review included an update on the program, known as the European Central Repository for occurrences (ECR).
Aero Dynamix, amended STC to install night vision goggle compatible lighting system on Bell 407 and Eurocopter France AS-350B2 and BA helicopters, STCs SR09350RC and SR09335RC
Pemco World Air Services will convert Boeing 737-400 passenger aircraft into a combi configuration for the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Pemco finished the first configuration at its Dothan, Ala. facility in May and expects it to enter service this fall. The aircraft accommodates two flight crew members, 66 passengers and 4.5 pallets of freight with a range of more than 3,000 miles. The National Nuclear Security Administration will operate the aircraft.
Aero-Zone has added Jane Jurgensen as VP business development. She comes to the position at the aircraft parts provider after spending eight years as an account director for GE Aviation Systems.
Alliance Air has decided to establish a second MRO base for Fokker 70/100s, in Adelaide, where it performs Fokker 50 checks. The Australian carrier already does heavy checks for Fokker 70/100s at its base in Brisbane. “Another 10 engineers will be hired by Alliance to provide added maintenance capability in Adelaide, taking to 84 the number of staff employed by the airline in the South Australian capital,” it says. Two Fokker 100 aircraft arrived in Adelaide from Europe in early August to undergo major maintenance checks prior to service entry.
The Cobham Model 3110 audio control panel provides digital radio features to the DC-9's classic analog system. It provides integrated service interphone and call features and integrates aural warning signals from the Traffic Collision Avoidance System, TAWS, and the enhanced ground proximity warning system; it also displays wind shear measurements. Airborne has installed two audio control panels in the center pedestal of the flightdeck and one in the observer's position, an extra seat behind the pilot and co-pilot.
International Lease Finance Corp. will acquire AerCap's AeroTurbine business for $228 million. The agreement for ILFC to take over the business that leases aircraft components and engines still needs regulatory approval and should close “in the coming months,” AerCap says. AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly says the company is divesting AeroTurbine because its core leasing business has changed since it acquired the unit in 2006. At the time, it wanted the expertise in managing older aircraft.
Metro Aviation, issued STCs to install optional equipment and emergency medical systems on Eurocopter France EC 130 B4 helicopters, STC SR09587RC and SR09586RC
Sage Parts has acquired T123, a supplier of ground support equipment parts based in Lancashire, England. T123's presence in the U.K. and Ireland will expand Sage Parts' existing capabilities in Amsterdam and Hong Kong. Sage has also partnered with Delta Air Lines to dispense replacement parts for ground support equipment at their hubs in Minneapolis, Memphis and Detroit. Facilities
Chromalloy has received Approved Organization Exposition certificates from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) for its service centers in Phoenix, Ariz. and Carson City, Nev. The JCAB approval will allow Chromalloy to perform designated engineering representative repairs on engine components for Japan Air Lines and All Nippon Airways without needing individual repair approvals from the bureau.
Interational Air Response, issued STC to install a removable 3,000-gal.chemical tank and release door system on a U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service C-130A operated under the restricted category for the special purposes of forest and wild life conservation, STC ST02348LA
Problem: Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services was tasked to turn a DC-9 flightdeck dependent on analog systems into a new, NextGen-compliant cockpit. Solution: Nine months of engineering preparation and three months of installing brand-new systems.
Ancra International Corp., reissued STC to install power drive unit (cargo system) on Boeing 767-200, 300 and 400ER; 747-100, 200B, 300 and 400; and 777-200 and 300 series aircraft, STC ST01388LA
AeroStar named Greg Guzman general manager and executive VP of marketing and sales for the company and will oversee its strategic direction. Gordon Smart, VP of operations for Star Aviation, will assume the role of executive VP of operations for Aerostar and will assist the company as a managing partner.
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