SOUTHWEST AIRLINES completed $100m, 90,000 sq ft expansion (doubling size) of its maintenance facility at Phoenix Sky Harbor, adding three new aircraft bays to work on up to five aircraft simultaneously. It also operates hangar facilities at Atlanta, Chicago Midway, Dallas Love Field, Denver, Houston Hobby, and Orlando (new facility at BWI to open in 2025).
NANDINA REM launched program to reprocess carbon fiber material from aircraft part outs in collaboration with A*STAR. It estimates 102,500 tonnes of unused, end-of-life carbon fibre from aviation will be harvested in Asia by 2050.
EAGLE SERVICES ASIA opened 48,000 sq ft expansion to increase GTF capacity at facility by two-thirds in 2024. PRATT & WHITNEY has 15 active GTF MRO engine centers (seven in Asia Pacific), to grow to 19 worldwide by 2025.
Pratt & Whitney says 30 innovations aimed at maximizing productivity in MRO processes have been delivered by the Singapore Technology Accelerator since 2022.
The need for more production investment, ongoing supply chain issues and maintenance capacity concerns are all refraining Safran's CEO from pursuing a higher market share of Airbus A320neo powerplants.
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK was selected by Condor to provide A32Xneo component support in addition to A32Xceo TCS. It will also assist Condor with its Aircraft Production Inspection Program (APIP) at Airbus production site for >40 aircraft.