MRO

RUAG MRO INTL, Germany has contract to modernize two Dornier 228s for Royal Thai Navy, which has seven in fleet.
MRO

Upcycled A340 Fuselages Used in Football Stadium Project Global design firm Populous is using upcycled Airbus A340 fuselages to create a main façade
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
Ed Koharik, Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) COO, talks to Lee Ann Shay about its aircraft leasing and cargo businesses, which includes Amazon as a
MRO

ATLANTIC AVIATION broke ground on 25,000 sq ft MRO hangar at Chicago Executive Airport, increasing hangar space to 86,500 sq ft.
Business Aviation

TAG AVIATION HONG KONG was named by Dassault Aviation as an authorized Falcon 7X/8X service center.
Business Aviation

GE AVIATION and ETIHAD AIRWAYS launched new GE 360 Foam Wash jet engine cleaning system; system was developed in partnership with Etihad's Greenliner
MRO

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE is adding 13,000 sq ft (to 126,500 sq ft) to its completion facility at Appleton, WI for 3Q21.
Business Aviation

By Alex Derber
The much-needed digitization of aircraft trading has taken a big step forward following GECAS’ migration of 40 aircraft onto the electronic Global
MRO

VERTEX AEROSPACE, MS has $38m USAF contract to provide contractor logistic support (CLS) for C-12 (Super King Air) fleet.
Defense

AVIANOR, Montreal was selected by Kenya Airways to convert passenger cabins of two 787-8s to carry (up to 16 tons) cargo.
MRO

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS has Aero Capital Solutions contract to convert another 10 737-800s (now 14) to freighters through September 2022 at HAECO and
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Sustainable Aero Lab will explore development of new technologies to improve aviation’s impact on climate change—including initiatives developed within MRO.
Emerging Technologies

VSE AVIATION, FL has 5-year, $100m exclusive distribution agreement with Triumph Systems & Support for >150 LRUs and 1,600 landing gear accessories
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
WinAir is developing new features to help users overcome difficulties in maintaining compliance during situations such as remote work and aircraft return to service.
Emerging Technologies

AIRCRAFT END-OF-LIFE SOLUTIONS (AELS), Netherlands took delivery of ex-Brussels A330-200 (249) for part out.
MRO

APOC AVIATION secured landing gear exchange agreement with Avion Express Malta for an A321-200.
MRO

AJW GROUP opened 35,000 sq ft spares warehouse (>10,000 lines of stock/3,000 part numbers) in Milan to support easyJet.
MRO

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE, CA has acquired 25 PW1100G-JM and PW1500G GTF engines from Pratt & Whitney for its lease pool (under its ConstantAccess programs
Aerospace

By Henry Canaday
Analyst forecasts of North America leading the world in passenger growth is stirring optimism with companies already seeing an upturn in business in
MRO

By James Pozzi
AJW Group has opened a new warehouse in Milan to provide supply chain services for easyJet’s operation in the European Union (EU). The new 35,000 ft
MRO

Graham Grose
Choices made in 2021 will be critical for future success of MROs and commercial operators in the recovery period ahead.
MRO

SIA ENGINEERING GROUP had S$7.7m net profit on S$104.6m revenues in third quarter ended Dec 31 vs S$54m on S$252.1m.
MRO

ATR

ATR secured 5-year global maintenance agreement (GMA) from SATENA, Colombia to support its seven ATRs.
MRO

DC AVIATION GROUP opened 77 sq meter business jet wheel shop at Stuttgart, Germany.
MRO

ANDERSON CONNECTIVITY, FL secured FAA Part 145 repair station certificate for servicing and repair of IFEC components.
MRO