STS AVIATION SERVICES is expected soon to open 777 freighter conversion line at Manchester for Mammoth Freighters following arrival of first -200LR (32222; ex-Delta) on site; deal includes AOG, product support and spares provisioning.
This week’s #FlightFriday focuses on Eastern European (excluding Russian) operators, corresponding with the upcoming MRO BEER event in Vilnius, Lithuania.
AERFIN is moving to larger 115,000 sq ft headquarters facility at St. Modwen Park in Newport, Wales for engine disassembly and MRO operations (200 shop visits per year), as well as traditional warehousing and logistics.
An inspection system used to detect art forgeries is set for deployment to MRO shops via GE Aerospace’s soon-to-open Services Technology Acceleration Center.
BARNES AEROSPACE announced long-term extension of its repair services agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada for maintenance/repair of complex parts used in aero engine cases, rotating components, shrouds, and seals.
SKYWAYS TECHNICS and DIEHL AVIATION HUNGARY teamed to cooperate in maintenance of aircraft structural components, including radomes, in which Diehl Aviation's two autoclaves in Nyírbátor will play a central role.
TEXTRON AVIATION is moving its service centers in Perth (at Jandakot airport) and Melbourne (at Essendon Fields airport) into larger, modernized facilities to improve Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker parts availability in Australia. It is also renaming PREMIAIR AVIATION MAINTENANCE (acquired in 2020) to TEXTRON AVIATION AUSTRALIA.
