MRO

ASIA DIGITAL ENGINEERING (60%) and SIVILAI ASIA (40%) plan to establish MRO business in Cambodia in 4Q23.

SKYWAYS TECHNICS opened 2,500 sq meter facility in Debrecen, Hungary dedicated to structural repairs.

AAI MOROCCO was selected to perform extensive maintenance on three ex-ExpressJet ERJ145s (822/829/838) for delivery to new European operator for entry into service in mid-2024; aircraft purchase was arranged by SkyWork Aviation.

LOTAMS broke ground on 13,000 sq meter widebody maintenance hangar at Rzeszów for mid-2025 (SPNWS; Sept 15).

J&C AERO completed its 700th aircraft branding project, producing/installing livery on two CRJ200s for Air Nostrum.

Greg Heine to Senior Vice President-Maintenance Software Strategy & Operations of Jet Support Services, Chicago.

Maria Cilia to Head of Base Maintenance & Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Technik Malta.

Pat Foley to Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon, Ireland.

Guillaume Halleux to Chief Commercial Officer of Swissport.

CAAC and AFRA signed MOU to create international aircraft parts disassembly standards and compliance.

Dominic Ryan to General Manager-Base Maintenance and APU of Dublin Aerospace, Ireland.

Avinash Singh to Vice President of Sales-Asia & Middle East of GA Telesis Engine Services Group (GATES), Finland.

Debra Whittaker to Group Chief Engineer of First Aviation Services, Westport, CT.

AVIATOR AIRPORT ALLIANCE was selected by SAS to add six ground handling stations (now >20) in the Nordics.

Walid Rihani to Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Jordan Airmotive.

EAGLE SERVICES ASIA (ESA), Singapore is expanding by 48,000 sq ft (or two-thirds) to increase GTF MRO capacity.

BOEING has 5-year Philippine Airlines contract to provide upgraded Airplane Health Management (AHM) Select product that provides prognostics and diagnostics to help maintain its 777-300ER fleet to ensure greater reliability.

EMBRAER signed Pool Program services agreement with Scoot for component exchange/repair for nine E190-E2s.

GKN AEROSPACE was certified by China, Singapore and UK to repair CFM56 parts at Johor, Malaysia; facility also secured OEM qualification for V2500 and CFM56-5B/-7 fan blades, in addition to multiple GTF parts, and is researching AM.

MAGNETIC LINE announced strategic partnership with Xiamen Airlines to provide line maintenance at Amsterdam.

Jonathan Bird to Head of Business Development and Sales of Aerocare Aviation Services, UK.

JET EAST completed an engine cowling composite repair on a G550 at its component repair facility at Solon, OH. It replaced the damaged core and restored almost half of cowling by fabricating molds from a serviceable cowling.

ST ENGINEERING has 5-year Lion Air Group contract to provide LEAP-1B maintenance/repair/overhaul (36 engines).

ST ENGINEERING broke ground on S$170m, 84,000 sq meter airframe maintenance facility (four hangar bays) at Singapore Changi for completion by end 2026 (first hangar to open in mid-2025). Japan Airlines will be first customer.

FOKKER SERVICES ASIA, Singapore was approved by Australia for E190 maintenance (for Alliance Airlines).