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Hawker Beech Completes Sale of FBOs to BBA Aviation
July 29, 2008
Hawker Beechcraft late last week completed the sale of the majority of its wholly owned fuel and line operations to Signature Flight Support parent company BBA Aviation. The transaction included operations in Atlanta; Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis; Tampa, Fla.; Wichita; and Van Nuys, Calif. So far, six sites have been transferred to BBA...
moreGKN delivers APB winglets
July 18, 2008
GKN Aerospace has delivered Blended Winglets for 767-300ER aircraft to Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) for certification flight tests in support of launch customer American Airlines.The contract has involved the design and development of an 11-foot-tall winglet and will include manufacture of some 450 shipsets, with forecast peak production of up to 16...
moreNew airliner support team holds $200m inventory
July 18, 2008
A new aftermarket support organization has been formed as a recommended solutions supplier for Airbus Spares Support and Services. Called the Blue Sky Alliance, the new group brings together Netherlands-based Avio-Diepen, Germany’s Interturbine Logistik and Satair of Denmark, which can provide a single point of contact for aftermarket space in all...
moreKilfrost de-icer reduces carbon footprint
July 18, 2008
UK-based Kilfrost, which is celebrating 66 years since it helped introduce the first in-flight de-icing systems to keep wings frost and ice free, has developed DFsustain [The initials DF stand for de-icing fluid.–Ed.] from a corn-based glycol called Susterra, developed by DuPont Tate and Lyle BioProducts, rather than the more traditional crude-oil derived...
morePAS Tech gets lean and mean
July 17, 2008
PAS Technologies (Hall 3 Stand B8) is here to highlight its expanding product line, global reach and repair performance.President and CEO Robert Weiner joined the new company at its formation and immediately set about transforming a business he admits was underperforming.With unprecedented speed, a six-month implementation of lean principles resulted in an...
moreBarco Boosts U.S. Presence
July 17, 2008
The U.S. FAA granted avionics display provider Barco FAR Part 145 repair station authorization at its service center in Duluth, Georgia. The approval enables Barco to perform maintenance on control display units and flight displays used in a variety of airplanes, including the Boeing 737-700, Lockheed C-130J, Lockheed C-5, Pilatus PC-12 and Grob SPn.
moreR & M Wins Three-year Support Deal
July 17, 2008
SR Technics has agreed to a three-year support deal with UK-based R & M Aviation Support covering maintenance, repair and overhaul services for six Pratt & Whitney PW4060s. The engines are owned by R & M and installed on Boeing 767s operated by Aerosvit Airlines of Ukraine. The integrated engine solutions agreement is worth around $20 million,...
moreAircelle and Middle River Join Forces
July 17, 2008
GE Aviation and Safran signed a memorandum of agreement here yesterday to create a new 50-50 joint venture to develop, produce and support engine nacelles for future single-aisle commercial airliners. The as-yet unnamed joint-venture company will operate under the auspices of GE’s Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS) and Safran’s Aircelle subsidiary.
moreGE, Singapore Technologies Collaborate
July 17, 2008
GE Aviation and Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) have signed an agreement to cooperate in engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), engine material services, aircraft support and engine and accessories repairs. The two companies also signed a 10-year repair license agreement, in which GE will give ST Aerospace access to OEM and technical...
moreSnecma inks Engineering contract with RAM
July 16, 2008
Snecma Services has signed an engineering support contract with Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc. The two companies already participate in a partnership under their Snecma Morocco Engine Services joint venture–a maintenance, repair and overhaul shop for the Boeing 737s’ CFM56-3 and -B engines.
moreIAE Logs Record Aftermarket Deal
July 16, 2008
IAE has logged its largest-ever aftermarket deal to provide support for engines powering U.S. Airways’ fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft. The contract runs to 2032 and initially covers 74 aircraft currently in service, along with engines for a further 78 ordered by U.S. Airways last year. According to IAE, aftermarket agreements cover more than half of...
moreNorthstar Aerospace recently won a value engineering achievement award
July 16, 2008
Northstar Aerospace (Hall 4 Stand C16b) recently won a value engineering achievement award from the U.S. Department of Defense for developing an innovative process to overhaul assembly covers for transmission housings used on the Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter. The process is intended to save money, while also boosting mission capability.Northstar...
moreRussian airline chooses Snecma engine services
July 15, 2008
S7 Airlines announced here yesterday that it has signed a 13-year engine service per hour contract with Snecma Services covering its CFM56-5A engines. The new pact follows another signed two years ago. One of Russia’s largest domestic airlines, S7 Airlines bases its operation in Novosibirsk and has its largest hub at Domodedovo International Airport in...
moreSnecma Seals Bahrain Deal
July 15, 2008
Snecma Services has signed a three-year maintenance contract with privately-owned Bahrain Air to support the CFM56-5A engines that power the carrier’s fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft–which will number four by the end of the year.The new “premium low-priced” carrier, which was one-year old on July 2 and offers both economy and business-class seating, started...
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