MRO

BARNES AEROSPACE established an engine component repair facility in Singapore, underpinned by a technology investment program which permits additional overhaul and repairs of complex high-value fabricated engine cases.

The Germany-based engine specialist is planning to grow capacity at its site in Germany over the next two years.

SIA Engineering Co. and Thales Solutions Asia are evaluating an MRO collaboration in the Asia-Pacific region.

PRATT & WHITNEY was selected by Comlux to provide GTF maintenance support for its ACJ TwoTwenty customers.

ITP AERO completed acquisition of Dallas-based BP AERO (engine aftermarket services) (SPNWS; October 20).

SWISS-AS was selected by Magnetic Group to provide AMOS M&E software.

ST ENGINEERING extended partnership with Honeywell for mechanical, avionics and LEAP component repair.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK was selected by Cebu Pacific, the Philippines to provide CFM56-5B maintenance for A320ceos.

TRAX was selected by Singapore Airlines to provide its eMRO and TraxDoc software solutions and by Archer Aviation for eMRO and eMobility software.

EMBRAER has Scoot contract to provide its ECIP spare parts management program for E190-E2s.

As it awaits delivery of its first E190-E2, Scoot has signed a contract with Embraer for an inventory-optimizing solution to support its future fleet.

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).

STANDARDAERO has CAAC certification for RB211-535 maintenance; there are about 70 RB211-powered 757s in China.

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.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK PHILIPPINES completed first 12-year check on an A380 (044); it has begun work on a second.

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.

United Airlines will work around Boeing’s delivery delays to keep its growth plan moving.

The aircraft’s interior took 10 months to complete.

Conglomerate signs memorandum of understanding for Air India to occupy an airframe maintenance facility.

Pratt & Whitney Canada is creating a new overhaul line in Singapore for its PT6C-67C engines—a second location for the overhaul capability.

Sourcing Boeing 737-700 aircraft assets in today's market is proving challenging for disassembly specialists.

Magnetic Group subsidiary EngineStands24 is launching PW1100 engine stands in the Asia-Pacific region in response to market demand.

Last year was a record year for ATR's services business.

A recent expansion of Pratt & Whitney’s Singapore-based engine center Eagle Services Asia (ESA) will grow its GTF capacity by two thirds in 2024.

Pratt & Whitney says 30 innovations aimed at maximizing productivity in MRO processes have been delivered by the Singapore Technology Accelerator since 2022.