Maintenance & Training

Briefs from the May 20, 2015 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest

HEICO reported that net income increased 17% to $33.1 million, or 49 cents per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2015, up from $28.4 million, in the second quarter of fiscal 2014.

Romania’s Aerostar reported revenue was up 23% from 2013 to 2014, and net profits increased 25%.

Vector Aerospace has opened a new MRO facility in Singapore for working on Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150s.

Completion and refurbishment specialist Flying Colours has inaugurated its interiors facility at the Bombardier Service Center, Seletar Airport, in Singapore.

HAECO Component Overhaul has been appointed by Umbra Cuscinetti as its exclusive provider of Authorized Repair Station services in mainland China.

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has signed long-term spares support agreements with six key vendors on the BAe 146/Avro RJ regional jet.

Ryanair will open its first Polish C check maintenance base at Wroclaw Airport in March 2016.

Bombardier has teamed with Pratt & Whitney to develop and implement a data management service for the CSeries, part of the Bombardier Aircraft Health Management System (AHMS) capable of transmitting real-time and recorded data from the aircraft.

MRO News-May 13, 2015

The AviAssist Foundation – regional affiliate of the Flight Safety Foundation – is to hold the 4th edition of the Safety in African Aviation Conference at the LeMigo Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda on 19-20 November 2015.

Finnair, the first European airline to operate the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, has signed a 12-year agreement with Lufthansa Technik (LHT) for component support.

Briefs from the May 13, 2015 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest

ST Aerospace reported a first-quarter revenue of S$491 million ($357 million), down 2% from the same period a year ago.

SIA Engineering posted a profit of S$183.3 million ($133.4 million) for the financial year ended March 31, down 31% from the prior year.

Finnair, the first European airline to operate the Airbus A350 XWB, has awarded Lufthansa Technik (LHT) a 12-year agreement for component support.

FL Technics will act as an exclusive representative of Future Metals—which makes aerospace metals and other materials for aircraft manufacturing and maintenance—in multiple CIS countries, including Russia and Moldova, and neighboring states such as Ukraine and Georgia.

StandardAero has signed a two-year MRO agreement to support InterCaribbean Airways’ fleet of Embraer EMB120s and Beech 99s.

AMETEK MRO Florida has expanded its capabilities to include more than 50 additional part numbers for new and mid-generation Airbus aircraft.

GE Oil & Gas has released InspectionWorks Connect, a remote collaboration software platform for nondestructive testing (NDT) and inspection of equipment, including aircraft engines.

MRO News-May 12, 2015

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will inspect the MRO records and procedures of Thai airlines later this week after an ICAO report revealed lapses in compliance standards.

How can regional airlines grow in Africa? That is a question that was put to panelists at the first Aviation Africa conference and exhibition in Dubai today.

Tier 1 aerostructures specialist GKN Aerospace plans to substantially increase its presence in Asia in the next few years, a company executive said.

The Emirates Group has appointed a UAE National to a strategic HR position in North America. Wasan Al Husseiny became manager human resources for the US and Canada markets earlier this month, overseeing the group's HR operations in the region.