A J Walter signed up African start-up Senegal Airline for a five-year, power-by-the-hour component support contract for its first two Airbus A319 aircraft. The airline also inked a multi-million-dollar spares lease with AJW, for components positioned in Dakar, and a contract for integrated consumables management services.
SensGard’s Zem hearing protector sits outside the ear canal and acts as an alternative to earmuffs or earplugs. For staff working in areas with loud noises such as running engines, SensGard suggests they use the 31-decibel hearing protection device, available online for $39.99. Hard hat clips that connect helmets to the Zem are available for $3.99. www.sensgard.com
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft is preparing to open a sales office in Asia, says VP of sales for Asia Pacific Trung Ngo, who declines to name the location, but industry executives say it is Singapore.
Dixie Aerospace acquired Mechanical Enterprises, a thermoforming plastics manufacturer with a 145 repair station certification for interior components. Dixie Aerospace sees the acquisition expanding its business into the interiors market.
Premier Aviation formed a partnership with the City of Windsor to provide MRO services at Windsor International Airport at a new, 143,000-sq.ft. facility slated to be ready in the first quarter of 2012.
AeroTurbine recently forged a few major asset management agreements around the globe, made possible by four years of investing in people, processes and infrastructure. The culmination of quietly building the company and its aircraft and engine component spares capabilities generated a 25-30% compound annual growth rate during this time, and it also enabled AeroTurbine to craft a multi-million-dollar deal with American Airlines.
Take a look around the cabin the next time your flight reaches 10,000 ft., when that familiar "ding" descends from the PA. As passengers unpack their laptops, iPhones and portable DVD players—among the most common carry-on personal electronic devices or PEDs—and plug in, consider where that power comes from and whether the supply will be plentiful enough for you to have any.
Lufthansa Technik will look after Czech private carrier Travel Services’ CFM56-7B engines on its Boeing 737NGs under a 10-year extension of a total engine support contract that has been in place since 2007.
Lufthansa Technik’s three-year-old subsidiary in Sofia, Bulgaria, completed its 50th maintenance check, an event that also marked the MRO group’s 100th such check for BMI and subsidiary bmibaby.
CFM International named Jean-Paul Ebanga president and CEO. Ebanga, who most recently was chairman and CEO of Snecma and Saturn joint company PowerJet, takes over for Eric Bachelet. Bachelet accepted a position at Safran as EVP research and technology.
Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) is converting a Boeing 727-200 to a 12-pallet freighter configuration for an unidentified customer. Commercial Jet Inc. in Miami is doing the conversion. AEI also received approval from the Commonwealth of Independent States for its Boeing 737-300SF and 737-400SF conversions.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded charter airline Omni Air International and Aviation Business International (ABI) with a Leadership in Health and Environmental Stewardship recognition for switching to PreKote, Pantheon Chemical’s non-chromium surface pretreatment. Last summer, ABI started working with Omni to transition the airline’s coatings and treatments from chromated primers and pre-treatments, such as Alodine.
Timco Aviation Services Co-CEO, President and COO Ron Utecht received FAA’s Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award, which recognizes mechanics with more than 50 years of experience in the industry and a minimum of 30 years as an FAA-certified mechanic. Prior to joining Timco in 2005, Utecht retired from United Airlines, where he had a 39-year career that included serving as senior VP of maintenance and engineering.
AFI KLM E&M inked a six-year, two-stage contract with Air Mauritius for nacelle maintenance and support for its Airbus 319 and 340 aircraft. AFL KLM E&M will inspect the fan thrust reversers and then design an optional refurbishment program.
Chromalloy started construction of a $5 million ceramic core production facility in Tampa, Fla. It will sit beside its castings facility, which opened in December.
SR Technics signed a seven-year contract with Pakistan’s Airblue to provide maintenance including overhaul, repair and on-wing condition monitoring for CFM56 engines that power Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft.
Timco Aviation Services opened a second line for Boeing 737NG C checks. It will be located in Greensboro, N.C., where Timco carries out winglet installation modifications on the type. Its first 737NG C check line is in Lake City, Fla. Training
Ameco Beijing started C checks on five Boeing 737NGs operated by South Korean low-cost airline Eastar Jet on Jan. 17. Four of the aircraft also will receive landing gear overhauls during their layovers.
Lufthansa Technik will overhaul eight sets of Airbus A340-300 center landing gears for Emirates over two years under a new contract, which also includes exchange and other support from Hamburg.
Structural health monitoring (SHM) denotes an integrated system capable of facilitating real-time or on-demand nondestructive inspection without manual intervention. These technologies have the potential to transform MRO industry standard practices, improving vehicle safety, reliability and readiness while reducing overall life-cycle costs.
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) issued revised guidance Feb. 14 stressing that repair or replacement work on all aircraft must comply with minimum flammability requirements, with updated regulatory references and advice on seat covers.
Rockwell Collins Aerospace & Electronics amended STC to install a Model 4000 head-up display system guidance system on Boeing 737-700/-700C/-800/ -900/-900ER series aircraft, STC ST00845SE
Rolls-Royce is facing court action from Qantas to recover losses the airline maintains it suffered after the uncontained blade failure of a Trent 900 engine on one of its Airbus A380s in late 2010. The airline was forced to ground its A380 fleet for several weeks following the incident for safety checks, which meant using Boeing 747s on its A380 routes to avoid service disruptions.
