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Companies specializing in passenger-to-freighter conversions are adding new platforms, regulatory approvals and customers to meet demand.

Olivier Legrand, Revima’s president, spoke with Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay during MRO Middle East in Dubai about landing gear and APU maintenance, a new capability, a new facility and investments.

VOYAGEUR has Waltzing Matilda Aviation contract to provide Dash 8-400 component support under its EXCL program.

MOOG completed acquisition of Dublin-based TEAM ACCESSORIES (engine/airframe component maintenance).

ALTA added COOPRESA, Brazil (component MRO) as an affiliate member.

TURKISH TECHNIC has flydubai contract for two 737NG C-Checks in 2022.

HAECO LANDING GEAR SERVICES received FAA/EASA/THAI approvals to provide A320 landing gear overhauls.

FLYHT AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS agreed to acquire CROSSCONSENSE, Germany (maintenance management sofware).

The MRO renewed and extended several agreements with airlines and suppliers at Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East.

Turkish Technic and Flydubai have signed a contract for the C-Check operations of Boeing 737NG.

Boeing and Kenya Airways have signed an MoU for landing gear exchange services.

China Southern Airlines has sent its first pair of Airbus A380s to Victorville Airport in southern California, marking the beginning of the end for China’s only superjumbo fleet.

Shop visit slots for engine maintenance at MTU Aero Engines are “more or less” booked out for the whole of 2022, the Germany company has told

How the OEM implemented fixes for its new-generation engine type.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK was selected by SWISS to apply AeroSHARK surface technology on 12 777-300ERs; riblet films developed jointly by Lufthansa Technik

AFI KLM E&M was selected by Serene Air to provide tailored maintenance solutions for CFM56-7Bs and CF6-80E1s.

TURKISH TECHNIC has Jazeera Airways contract to perform three A320neo C-Checks starting in 3Q22.

VALLAIR opened 8,520 sq meter widebody hangar facility at Châteauroux, France; facility can accommodate up to five A321-sized aircraft simultaneously

EMBRAER was selected by Nigeria's Air Peace to provide E195-E2/ERJ support services; contract includes access to Pool Program and installation of

Cyprus-headquartered AviaAM Leasing has detailed plans to grow its converted freighter fleet to 25 aircraft within four years.

Swiss International Air Lines will be the first passenger airline to install AeroSHARK surface technology on its fleet.

The UAE MRO has signed letters of intent for U.S. registered aircraft and plans to expand widebody maintenance.

Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Liebherr-Aerospace have signed a new General Term Agreement for heat exchanger services.