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Ameco Boosts Business Jet Completion and Maintenance Services

KLM and Xiamen Airlines sign maintenance contract for Boeing 787 engines

NORDAM Upgrades and Relocates Aircraft Exhaust Repair Operations

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Jet Aviation’s New Macau Maintenance Base Set to OpenINterNAtIONAl BuSINeSS AvIAtION

ServIceS grOup Jet AvIAtION is putting the final touches on its new maintenance facility in at Macau International Airport, which is expected to open in August. The exact date is subject to approval by the Macau government.

Services at Jet Aviation Macau will include aircraft maintenance, cleaning and parking. Jet Aviation has leased some 4,000 sq m (43,170 sq ft) of hangar space and an additional 1,000 sq m (11,58 sq ft) of back shop space, including a wheel shop and a battery servicing facility.

Jet Aviation Macau will add the company’s Gulfstream and Dassault Falcon authorized service center credentials, and also work under its previously attained U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Part 145 and European Aviation Safety Agency Part

145 approvals. Similar certification from Macau’s Civil Aviation Authority is expected soon.

In particular, Jet Aviation Macau will help relieve some of the choking congestion at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), where Jet Aviation also has a facility but finds the restrictions challenging. Nigel Parker, managing director at the HKIA maintenance facility, said, “Jet Aviation Macau will help relieve some of the congestion experienced in the region by providing quality MRO services from a proximate location.”

Jet Aviation’s aircraft management and charter operation at HKIA received the 2015 Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) award for “best management company.” The management arm of the Swiss-based company now counts 331 aircraft among its fleet in the Asia Pacific region.

SABeNA techNIcS, a leading French, independent provider of maintenance

and modification services to civil and mili-tary aircraft operators, recently awarded StandardAero with a contract to provide engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for PW123AF, PT6-67AF and PT6A-42 engines that power water bomb-er aircraft for the French government.

Subsequently, Sabena technics has exclusively selected StandardAero for the maintenance of the majority of the fleets’ engine platforms, which include PW123AF, PT6-67AF and PT6A-42 turbo-prop engines. The duration of Standar-dAero’s contract is for seven years with a five-year renewal option in 2022.

Prior to this contract with Sabena technics, StandardAero provided ser-vices through a direct contract with the French Sécurité Civile, until they decided to select a single primary contractor (Sabena technics), with responsibility for supporting both airframe and engine maintenance.

“Our award recognizes the quality ser-vices provided by Standard Aero for nearly 17 years of previous support to the French government,” said Philippe Albrecht, Eu-ropean Regional Leader for StandardAero Airlines & Fleets. “The water bomber fleet serves a very important and challenging mission, requiring a high level of aircraft availability. Our role as the engine MRO partner is crucial for the success of such difficult and risky operations.”

Sabena technics Awards StandardAero Contract to Provide Engine MRO Services

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hAecO prIvAte Jet SOlutIONS (“hAecO pJS”) announced that it

has been appointed an Airbus Corporate Jet (“ACJ”) Service Centre, becoming the latest company to join the ACJ Service Centre Network.

HAECO PJS provides a complete range of private jet solutions for ACJ aircraft. In 2011, it became the first private jet cabin

completion centre in Asia Pacific to re-ceive approval from Airbus to become an ACJ-approved cabin completion centre.

In addition to a range of retrofit and modification programmes, HAECO PJS has successfully performed three green Airbus ACJ319 VIP completions, under-scoring the MRO’s extensive experience and track record in the cabin retrofit field.

vAlAIr AvIAtION, a full service MRO and FBO facility at Wiley Post Airport, expands its management team, designating Nic

Hawker Director of Maintenance and Michael Dussault Manager of Compliance and Continuous Improvement.

“We’re pleased to welcome experienced professionals like Nic Hawker and Michael Dussault to our team,” said Darryl Wilkerson, President of Valair Aviation. “Both share our values and have a passion for innovation and delivering excellent customer experience. I am con-fident that Nic and Mike will be extraordinary leaders in implementing high-quality solutions for our clients.”

guANgzhOu AIrcrAft MAINteNANce eNgINeerINg (gAMecO) has opened a new

18,000m landing gear overhaul facility close to Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou.

The landing gear shop will operate as the GAMECO Qingyuan branch and will provide services including disassembly, cleaning, repair, machining, plating, as-sembly and testing on A320 family aircraft, A330s and variants of the 737.

GAMECO said the facility will not only service the China Southern Airlines fleet but also third party cus-tomers across the Asia-Pacific region and worldwide.

Should demand increase, GAMECO stated that there is sufficient space to double the Qingyuan Branch’s capacity.

HAECO Private Jet Solutions becomes Approved Airbus Corporate Jet Service Centre

Valair Aviation Announces New Director of Maintenance & Manager of Compliance

GAMECO opens new landing gear facility

HAECO PJS provides turnkey solutions encompassing industrial design, design engineering, specialised cabin support shops, certification, cabin completion and after-sales support. Together with its associated office in San Antonio, USA, HAECO PJS can provide certifica-tion services covering the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (“HKCAD”), Civil Aviation Administration of China (“CAAC”), European Aviation Safety Agency (“EASA”) and Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”).

“We are delighted to see further col-laboration with Airbus through the ACJ Service Centre Network. The co-opera-tion benefits end customers with Airbus quality standards as well as our opera-tional excellence and technical expertise backed by the resources of a leading MRO group, enabling us to deliver turn-key solutions and dedicated support for private jets,” said Summit Chan, CEO of HAECO Xiamen.


egyptAIr Maintenance and Engineering has received European

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the tenth time in a row.

The certification was announced at a closed session at the Cairo head-quarters, in the presence of the EASA delegation, Safwat Musallam, CEO EgyptAir Holding Co. and Abu Taleb Tawfiq, chairman and CEO of EgyptAir Maintenance and Engineering (EME).

“This is another major step forward for EME complex in Cairo in addition to our repair station Luxor and Mersa Alam, and it speaks to the hard work of the team there to keep the facility progressing,” said Tawfiq.

The certification is individual to EME Headquarters, as well as Luxor and Mersa Alam stations.

AMecO has now one independent hangar with a capacity of Boeing

737/747, Airbus 319/320 and all kinds of business jets, and two advanced interior manufacture workshops for VIP and business jet completion. By the means of hand-drawing design, 3D display and partial model, etc., the professional conceptual designers and color and material designers present the renderings to meet customers’ requirement. Moreover, the reliable Engineering R&D team offers flexible and multiplex technical solutions with exquisite handmade and strict maintenance standard, making Ameco’s business jet completion and maintenance capabilities reach the international level.

Ameco made a key breakthrough in VIP product’s manufacture in 2015. The MRO specialist built a precious veneer storage workshop for different customers’ prefer-ence to choose high-quality veneer any-time and imported the advanced veneer processing technology which achieved remarkable results on seamless splicing, grain splicing, cold-resistant, anti-drying and abrasive resistant. Combined with international leather sewing technology, Ameco developed interior upholstery pro-cess to build a perfect process flow.

flIghtStAr cOrpOrAtION opened its doors on an expanded

4,300 square foot interior fabrication shop. This shop, attached to its main Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) hangar, was constructed exclusively to handle the current and future needs for interior fabrication. The new interior shop includes an array of new specializing tooling, a sanding bay, and a 380-sq-ft paint booth. This new paint booth offers the ability of interior and exterior finishing work and the flexibility of working on multiple components simultaneously up to 20 feet in length.

“Our fabrication shop addition allows for Flightstar to preform all of our work in house, guaranteeing the highest qual-

EgyptAir Maintenance and Engineering receives EASA certification

Ameco Boosts Business Jet Completion and Maintenance Services

Flightstar Grows Capabilities with Expanded Interior Fabrication Shop

Now, Ameco speeds up the capabilities of cabin entertainment system updat-ing, cabin refurbishment and airframe overhaul besides letter check, which has become the main business of business jet maintenance.

Ameco can provide the professional, excellent and full and tailored services for customers. During the Singapore Airshow in this February, Ameco and Business Aviation Asia Ltd. signed a strategic coop-

eration agreement covering full mainte-nance as a one-stop service. Besides, many customers pick Ameco for business jet heavy maintenance in 2016.

“Asia-Pacific region will usher in the first heavy maintenance peak of Boeing and Airbus’s large business jets in these two years,” says Feng Bin, head of Ameco Bei-jing’s VIP and Business Jet Services, “and we have got ready for this.”

ity of craftsmanship all while allowing us to shorten our completion timelines” stated Technical Sales Director, Rodd Caldwell. “This addition adds a new level of service for our existing and future customers, enabling additional projects to be completed during their regular maintenance cycles.”


fIrSt AvIAtION ServIceS INc. has received the 2016 ‘MRO of

the Year Award for Military Center of Excellence’ from Aviation Week. The company was singled out from maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) industry nominees and the award were presented during a ceremony at the MRO Americas Conference in Dallas, Texas.

Aviation Week editors selected First Aviation for the award due to the company’s efforts to eliminate waste in Department of Defense (DOD) mainte-nance spending by reducing sole source contracts and promoting competition using the Government’s rights to main-tenance and repair technical data.

There are over 4,200 FAA-certified repair facilities that are capable of sup-porting DOD, but most have been shut out of meaningful competition for these contracts. Unfortunately, DOD

all too often sole-sources maintenance and repair work to the Original Equip-ment Manufacturer (OEM), or cedes control of the solicitation process to the OEM by unnecessarily restrict-ing the contracts to “OEM-approved” or “OEM-licensed” repair facilities. In many cases, these DOD practices result in sole-source awards that repeat an-nually for decades.

“DOD’s recent competition re-ports show that up to 80% of aircraft sustainment spending is contracted without competition, usually to the aircraft’s original manufacturer,” explains Josh Krotec, Senior Vice President. “However, we have demon-strated that U.S. based FAA-certified Repair Stations like ours – of which many are small businesses – have the technical capability and experience to meet all DOD Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) requirements.” By

eMIrAteS AIrlINe has selected UTC Aerospace Systems, for asset

management and repair services of components and systems on its fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft.

As part of the customized 15-year C.A.R.E. program agreement UTC Aerospace Systems, under its Comprehensive Accessory Repair and Exchange (C.A.R.E.) program, will provide inventory support and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for 115 A380s operated

by Emirates. Products covered under the agreement include air manage-ment systems, engine and actuations systems components and the supple-mental cooling system.

“UTC Aerospace Systems has a long-standing relationship with Emirates, and we’re proud to now support the world’s largest fleet of A380s through our unique C.A.R.E. program,” said Jim Patrick, Vice Presi-dent of Commercial Aviation for UTC Aerospace Systems Customer Service.

First Aviation Services Inc. Receives “MRO of the Year” by Aviation Week

Emirates Airline Selects UTC Aerospace Systems for A380 Maintenance

Doan Receives MRO Lifetime Achievement Award

AvIAtION Week presented industry veteran Chris Doan with a lifetime

achievement award at the 2016 MRO Americas Conference.

Doan is a vice president with Cavok, a global aviation services and consulting firm that is a division of Oliver Wyman.

He has more than 45 years of air-line, maintenance and manufacturing experience, with roles including CEO of TeamSAI, president of Triumph Preci-sion Castings, COO of a component MRO business, senior vice president-maintenance operations for US Airways and senior vice president-technical operations for Northwest Airlines.

taking the simple initiative to use the Government’s right to maintenance and repair manuals for aircraft and other weapon systems, DOD can im-mediately convert tens of billions of dollars of annual MRO spend from sole source to full-and-open competition. Krotec projects that First Aviation’s ef-forts will result in over $300 billion in savings to U.S. taxpayers over the next decade and provide tremendous job growth in the U.S. aviation industry.

Chairman & CEO Aaron Hollander said “We are very honored to receive this recognition. What is most im-portant to our firm is that the MRO award provides legitimacy to our efforts to increase competition in the Department of Defense’s procurement processes to bring savings, innovation and improved readiness to support the American warfighter. The move to stop unnecessary sole sourcing will provide additional funds for our country’s nec-essary and urgent need to modernize our armed forces.”


Sr techNIcS, a leading MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul)

service provider, has signed a deal with Condor Flugdienst, a part of the Thomas Cook Group Airlines, to service its Pratt & Whitney (PW) 4000 engine fleet.

The six-year contract covers SR Technics’ turnkey support for Condor’s PW4000 fleet, which keeps its Boeing 767 fleet flying with safe and efficient operations, said a statement.

The contracted work, which will include engine overhauls, will be carried out at the SR Technics Center of Excel-lence for Engine Services in Zurich, Switzerland.

Jeremy Remacha, interim chief execu-tive officer, said: “We have enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Condor and the Thomas Cook Group Airlines, and now our flexible and cost- efficient turnkey solution has resulted in this exclusive engine services contract.

“In addition, we have provided

Condor with financial risk mitiga-tion and other value-adding benefits including exclusive access to a spare engine parts pool and a spare engine. All of that was arranged in addition to guaranteeing the excellent techni-cal services that every SR Technics customer expects of us.”

MxI techNOlOgIeS, the leader in aviation maintenance

management software, announced that Copa Airlines (Copa) – the flag carrier of Panama and one of the largest and fastest growing airlines in Latin America and the Caribbean – has selected the Maintenix® system for its enterprise-wide fleet maintenance management.

Recently named “Mexico and Central America’s Leading Airline” at the 2015 World Travel Awards, Copa Airlines is committed to enabling greater op-erational efficiencies within its fleet maintenance management practices. In addition, the London-based air-travel intelligence company OAG, last January,

announced that Copa Airlines is the “No. 1 on-time airline in Latin America”, and ranks No. 2 worldwide.

By selecting Maintenix as its main-tenance IT system standard across engineering, planning, execution and materials management, Copa is looking to capitalize on more real-time main-tenance management, fully-integrated with other key departmental systems such as flight operations, finance and human resources.

“At Copa we are very proud of our efforts to provide world-class service day after day for our customers. This commitment extends to the very root of our operations, including maintenance,

SR Technics wins major PW4000 order from Condor

Copa Airlines Selects Maintenix for Cross-Fleet Maintenance Management

Jaakko Schildt, head of Thomas Cook Airlines’ Group Maintenance Organisa-tion, which services the Condor fleet, said: “We are looking forward to working with SR Technics for the next six years to ensure that our customers benefit from smooth operations and on-time performance.”

where we adhere to nothing less than the highest standards of quality and safety,” said Ahmad R. Zamany, Vice President of Technical Operations at Copa Airlines. “Mxi proved to be the right partner with the ideal solution capable of delivering the information we need to improve our already world-class performance and to expand our business.”

This latest deal for Mxi comes on the heels of other recent contracts with leading airlines such as Cape Air, Mesa Airlines and Southwest Airlines, and reflects the Maintenix software’s expanding footprint among operators of all sizes across the Americas.

“The commercial aviation market in the Americas continues to show strong signs of growth and an appetite for IT innovation. Copa Airlines is among the leaders in this arena, having long estab-lished itself as a model for what it takes to be successful in the very competi-tive regionals market,” says Bill Cavitt, President and CEO at Mxi Technologies. “Mxi is very proud to be working with Copa Airlines, and we look forward to collaborating with them to further their reputation for delivering world-class services for their customers.”


Mtu MAINteNANce, one of the world’s leading engine

maintenance providers, has signed an exclusive 5-year contract with the Mexican low cost carrier VivaAerobus for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the airline’s seven leased V2500-A5-powered aircraft.

The German-based service provider for commercial aero engines has already performed more than 4,000 shop visits for the V2500 engines since it started its MRO services for this propulsion system in 1989. MTU Maintenance will be providing VivaAerobus with its Total Engine Care (package which also includes accessory repair, LRU manage-

ment, MTU’s proprietary early detection system MTUPlus Engine Trend Moni-toring, spare engine support as well as customized on-site training. With TEC®, VivaAerobus has found the best solu-tion for its current engine fleet before it starts operating a fleet of A320neos.

VivaAerobus has orders for 40 Airbus A320neo, powered by the Geared Tur-bofan Technology, for which MTU Aero En-gines has developed the high-speed low-pressure turbine and the first four stages of the high-pressure compres-sor. Since the first quarter of 2016, MTU Maintenance Hannover is fully prepared for the disassembly, assembly and test-ing of the PW1100G-JM.

MTU to overhaul VivaAerobus V2500s

cANAdIAN AIrlINe WeStJet has chosen Messier-Bugatti-Dowty

(Safran) for the supply and support of wheels and carbon brakes for its fleet of four Boeing 767 widebody twinjets

The first of WestJet’s Boeing 767 entered into service in October 2015.

The contract includes maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to be carried out at Messier-Bugatti-Dowty’s North American subsidiary MBD Wheel and Brake Repair and Services facilities in Milwaukee, WI and Bethlehem, PA. It also provides for an inventory of spare assemblies dedicated to WestJet, to facilitate the exchange or replacement of wheels and carbon brakes as needed.

“Messier-Bugatti-Dowty is proud to support WestJet’s international expan-sion with reliable wheels and carbon brakes equipment and outstanding MRO services for its Boeing 767 fleet,” said Vincent Mascré, Chief Executive Officer of Messier-Bugatti-Dowty. “We operate a network of repair facilities in North America to provide our custom-ers with real local support combining performance and responsiveness. Our tailored service package gives our cus-tomer a flexible solution that meets its exact requirements.”

SOuth AfrIcAN AIrlINe SAfAIr has agreed a deal for

Lufthansa Technik to provide its Total Component Support (TCS) programme support on up to five 737 aircraft operated by its low-cost carrier (LCC) FlySafair.

The contract, which commenced from April 1, also includes FlySafair having access to spare parts pool.

LHT said the contract strengthens its presence in Africa where it already has agreements in place with the likes of Kenya Airways, RwandAir, South African Airways and SA Express.

Safair’s LCC subsidiary began operating in 2014 and travels to six domestic destinations from its hub in Johannesburg.

BOeINg has expanded the capabilities of its Shanghai flight

services training centre to service regional customers operating the 737 aircraft.

New additions to the centre include a 737 full-flight simulator and a maintenance training classroom for the aircraft type.

It adds to existing capabilities including full-flight simulators for the 747, 757, 767 and the 787.

The aircraft manufacturer said the expansion was driven by regional growth, with its most recent Boeing Pilot & Technician Outlook stating 100,000 pilots and 106,000

WestJet Chooses Messier-Bugatti-Dowty for Boeing 767 Wheels and Carbon Brakes

LHT adds Safair to TCS customer base Boeing expands Shanghai 737 training

capabilities

maintenance technicians will be needed in China through to 2034.

“With the growth of new low cost carriers in China, the need for additional training capabilities to support all our customers in the country is crucial,” said Sherry Carbary, vice-president, Boeing Flight Services.


NOrdAM ceO MeredIth Siegfried Madden announced all exhaust-

component repair operations previously based at the firm’s former downtown Tulsa headquarters are moving to upgraded facilities at the half-million-square-foot NORDAM Repair Division, also in Tulsa.

Madden noted the integration brings synergistic advantages for the aerospace repair and manufacturing leader, includ-ing immediate proximity to core engi-neering staff, key tooling and machine shop resources, and eliminates the need to transfer parts between the two sites. Construction of a new ‘clean line’ also is in the works to accommodate the unique chemical processes needed to repair complex exhaust components.

“Repositioning our exhaust-compo-nent repair activities to the Repair Divi-sion is better for our customers and our stakeholders,” NORDAM CEO Meredith Siegfried Madden said. “The timing is

NORDAM Upgrades and Relocates Aircraft Exhaust Repair Operations

Delta TechOps Signs Deal With WiN MS

WIN MS, a French start-up business specializing in fault-detection

technology, has announced an order from Delta TechOps at MRO Americas.

The company’s wire network-monitor-ing solution helps maintenance teams locate faults in an aircraft’s wiring harness during maintenance overhauls. According to WiN MS, this tool cuts service time by increasing the productivity of electrical maintenance teams.

Delta TechOps ordered 10 of WiN MS’s AERO Smart-R kits to support its main MRO facilities worldwide. One kit consists of one sensor and tablet that runs WIN-MS proprietary Digital-R

post-treatment software, which detects and locates transient faults without dismantling components. Electromag-netic waves move through the cable and faults are reflected back as echoes, which are measured in time to deter-mine location.

WiN-MS expects to sign with three to four major MROs in America and Canada within the next six months. Currently, Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Air-ways own AERO Smart-R kits. Singapore Airlines recently signed with WiN-MS as well. The French Tech Hub brokered the deal with Delta TechOps.

MeSSIer-BugAttI-dOWty’S MRO (maintenance,

repair and overhaul) facility in Singapore will provide overhaul services for Vietnam Airlines’ A321 landing gears.

The airline had already selected Messier-Bugatti-Dowty in 2012 to provide landing gear mainte-nance services on eight Boeing 777s, then in 2014 for five A321s.

According to Vincent Mas-cré, Chief Executive Officer of Messier-Bugatti-Dowty,”This latest contract consolidates our long-standing partnership with Vietnam Airlines and reflects our sustained commitment to delivering the highest and com-petitive level of services, quality and performance expected by our customers.”

Vietnam Airlines Chooses Messier-Bugatti-Dowty to Provide Landing Gear Maintenance for A321 Fleet

right for this move, as technology has changed and we’re now able to add ad-ditional clean line capacity and increase efficiency with process upgrades within our main Repair facility.”

NORDAM finalized its sale of the prop-erty at 510 S. Lansing Ave. to commercial development firm Brickhugger, LLC on March 30. The site spans 11.5 acres of downtown Tulsa and will be repurposed as a multi-use development.

The downtown facility served as NORDAM’s headquarters for more than 30 years after the company’s founding

on April 1, 1969. Fifteen years ago, as the company grew rapidly into a global aerospace leader, the headquarters and most operations transferred to a modern, purpose-built facility at Cherokee In-dustrial Park north of the city to support Gulfstream, Pratt & Whitney Canada, GE, Cessna, Boeing, Airbus and many other customers that NORDAM still serves today. Exhaust component repair was the only remaining NORDAM function being housed in the downtown location.

In addition to the Repair facility, NOR-DAM operates a 518,000 sq. ft. Interiors & Structures facility at 6910 N. Whirlpool Dr.; a 375,000 sq. ft. Nacelle & Thrust Reverser Systems facility at 6911 N. Whirl-pool Dr.; and a 138,000 sq. ft. Transpar-ency Division at 7018 N. Lakewood Dr. The firm also boasts a local acrylic production plant still in downtown Tulsa, as well as international aerospace repair and manu-facturing locations in Mexico and the United Kingdom, and customer-service bases in France and Singapore.


AfI klM e & M has signed with UTC Aerospace Systems, an agree-

ment on aviation maintenance services related to the Airbus A350 equipment provided by the North American OEM.

UTC Aerospace Systems,is among the major suppliers of the A350. With this agreement, AFI KLM E & M extends its range of MRO solutions for the large new generation of carrier aircraft.

This includes: line maintenance, cell support, equipment and engines, and support the entry into service. This multi-dimensional approach was recently convinced to entrust Air Carib-bean on the full support of its fleet A350 AFI KLM E & M.

eMBrAer announced at the MRO Americas show in Dallas, TX, that

SkyWest Airlines selected Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services (EAMS) as the exclusive heavy maintenance provider for their fleet of E175s. Under the contract, EAMS will provide airframe maintenance, modifications and repair services for SkyWest’s Embraer fleet.

“The selection of EAMS as SkyWest’s exclusive E175 heavy maintenance provider is not only testament to our longstanding partnership but also to our customer support and services portfo-

lio,” said Bob Percy, Managing Director of Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services. “In 2014, SkyWest entrusted Embraer as its E-Jet component management ser-vices provider, and today, we are proud to extend our relationship to include heavy maintenance as well.”

“This new agreement enhances our relationship with Embraer,” said Bill Dykes, Vice President of Maintenance at SkyWest Airlines. “After evaluating EAMS, we know we have selected the best heavy maintenance provider for our E175s.

AFI KLM E & M reaches agreement with UTC Aerospace Systems

Embraer Signs Contract to Become Exclusive E-Jets Heavy Maintenance Provider for SkyWest Airlines

All Nippon extends UTC support contract

JApANeSe cArrIer All NIppON AIrWAyS (ANA) has extended its On-

Site Support (OSS) agreement with UTC Aerospace Systems for ANA’s fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft.

The agreement, valued at more than $60 million, includes total repair and in-ventory support services for air manage-ment, electric power and engine systems. Under the program, UTC Aerospace Systems’ global network provides spare parts, allowing ANA to maintain their

fleet in ANA repair shops. In addition for the first time, UTC Aerospace Systems will provide support for ANA’s Boeing 787 variable frequency speed generators and Boeing 787 auxiliary starter generators.

“All Nippon Airways has been a key OSS customer for more than 10 years and we are extremely proud of the confidence they continue to show in us,” said Ajay Agrawal, Vice President, Aftermarket for UTC Aerospace Systems. “Our customers continue to benefit from

our unique capability to deliver prod-ucts and services through a variety of customized solutions.”

The On-Site Support program is one offering in UTC Aerospace Systems’ suite of comprehensive long-term mainte-nance and service agreements. On-Site Support is a performance-based mate-rial management program designed to lower total costs through a simplified supply chain and improved product per-formance. With 6,000 customer service employees in 60 global locations, UTC Aerospace Systems operates one of the industry’s largest maintenance, repair and overhaul networks in the world.

“All Nippon Airways is pleased to ex-pand and continue our strong relation-ship with UTC Aerospace Systems,” said Mr. Toshiaki Kobori, Senior Vice Presi-dent of Materials Management. “This agreement allows us to maintain the highest quality of on-time services in our repair shops, and to evolve to main-tenance on next-generation platform such as the Boeing 787.”


Jet Aviation St. Louis Receives Mexican Repair Station AMO Certification

NATA Award Recognizes Pentastar for Maintenance

glOBAlpArtS.AerO, which opened a Federal Aviation Administration

(FAA)-FAR Part 145 Repair Station at the Augusta Municipal Airport (3AU) in the fall of 2015, has continued to expand its maintenance and service with the addition of various component repairs as well as some airframe and engine work, according to the facility’s Direc-tor of Operations, Scott Toom. “We are making steady progress to-wards our eventual goal of providing full repair and overhaul capabilities and offering fully licensed service for a broad range of aircraft models and components,” he said.

Toom noted that, in addition to offering anti-corrosion treatments which it began offering at the location in the fall, GlobalParts Aero Services is steadily increasing the number of systems it is authorized to service. “We are now approved to do some airframe and engine work and we’re collaborat-ing with a customer on an STC project.

We’re also expanding our hydraulic, pneumatics and emergency oxygen system expertise beyond the Hawker line of business jets. We perform DOT qualified hydrostatic testing on oxygen and fire bottles for multiple manufac-turers and we recently received approv-al to provide complete overhaul and repairs for the regulators as well. This is just one area in which we continue to invest resources and manpower,” he added.

“We’re just getting started at the Augusta Airport site,” explained Brad Vieux, Global Parts.aero’s Vice Presi-dent of Business Development. “We’ve added some exciting supply chain and parts businesses to our portfolio and even the type certificate and manu-facturing rights to an airframe, so the continued expansion of our Repair Sta-tion is an ongoing priority.”

GlobalParts.aero Augusta Repair Facility Continues to Expand MRO Capabilities

MRO Coopesa Resumes New Hangar Construction

Jet AvIAtION St. lOuIS has earned certification from the Mexican civil air

authority as a repair station Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) for aircraft registered in Mexico.

“This means we can immediately begin servicing Mexican aircraft,” said Steve Folks, lead AS9110 auditor at Jet Aviation St. Louis. “This is important because it now provides our Mexican customers with unrestricted access to our services. Mexico has the second-highest num-ber of corporate jets and civil aircraft registered in the world, only behind the United States, and they now have a convenient, one-stop-shop location for all of their aviation needs. We have serviced some Mexican aircraft with special permission on a one-off basis in the past. But now we can provide service to any Mexican customer any time.”

The Mexican Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) approved the AMO certification after its representative conducted an audit at St. Louis the week of March 14. Folks said the audit went very well, adding that the representative was “uber-impressed” with the facility.

MrO cOOpeSA expects to resume constructing new hangars soon,

after recently receiving Costa Rica government permits to run water to the facility.

Coopesa broke ground on the first of two hangars at San Jose International Airport on March 17, 2015 and planned to open the first late this year—but it was delayed for eight months because of the permits that were still pending, according to Warner Calvo, Coopesa’s quality and safety director.

He expects Phase One of the new hangar complex to be operational in early 2019, so the process of moving from the aging buildings should start in late 2018. The first hangar will house six narrow bodies.

The Costa Rican government need-ed the 53-year-old Coopesa’s land to expand the airport’s terminal—but because the MRO is a cooperative; the government had to provide space at

the airport equal to what the MRO occupies currently. The downside is that expansion of the MRO will be limited.

Coopesa completed its first C check in February, on a Latam Airbus A319. This was the first of a series of services it will provide for Latam this year.

Calvo says Coopesa’s booked MRO work for 2016 is down from last year, which was a busy year in part due to a substantial amount of lease-return work.

peNtAStAr AvIAtION has been recognized with a Three Star Award

through the National Air Transportation Association’s (NATA) Aviation Mainte-nance Technician (AMT) Employer Award Program. The award recognizes aviation maintenance organizations dedicated to providing quality maintenance services through the encouragement and support of AMT Training. To receive a Three Star Award, operators must have at least 75 percent of their AMTs participating in qualified training events.

“A well-trained staff is a critical com-ponent to delivering industry-leading MRO services,” said Greg Schmidt, Pen-tastar president and CEO. “This award is a reflection of Pentastar’s steadfast com-mitment to professional development, continuous improvement and service excellence.”


Lufthansa Technik Sets Americas Growth Targets

Frontier Airlines selects Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions

lufthANSA techNIk’S strategy for the Americas can be summarized

by one word—growth—says the MRO’s chief salesperson for the region.

The MRO is targeting two areas in par-ticular: Puerto Rico and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

It opened a narrowbody aircraft maintenance facility in Puerto Rico last October, and is full with work from Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways. The facility opened with two lines but has the capacity for five. Frank Berweger,

Lufthansa Technik senior vice president-corporate sales for the Americas, said LHT Puerto Rico plans to add the third line in July and the next two by early 2017. JetBlue and Spirit will occupy some of the additional capacity but LHT is seeking more customers for the capacity.

In the next 2-3 years, Berweger said LHT plans to double the number of components repaired in Tulsa. The MRO is refurbishing the facility and plans to add high-flow pneumatic repairs as

frONtIer AIrlINeS has awarded Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine

Solutions (LMCES) an eight-year, exclusive contract to perform engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul on CFM56-5 engines for their Airbus A319s and A320CEOs.

Under the new agreement, services will be performed at the LMCES Montreal facility with initial delivery orders begin-ning in the first quarter 2016 and continu-ing through 2023. The facility has a long track record of excellent performance on CFM56-5 engines.

Before selecting LMCES as their CFM56-5 MRO provider, Frontier Airlines sent several engines to the Montreal facility for repair and the performance results were among the reasons Frontier selected LMCES.

The Lockheed Martin Commercial En-gine Solutions (LMCES) Montreal facility provides aircraft MRO and test as well as parts and component repairs for five dif-ferent commercial engines that power the A318/319/320/321, 737-3/4/5/6/7/8/900, 707, DC-8, and CRJ-1/2/400.

the first step, which will happen in the second half of this year. The future after that will depend on what new contracts and aircraft types are demanded, ex-plained Berweger, who added that LHT can “transfer capability that exists in Hamburg today” to Tulsa.

LHT’s Tulsa facility has been tear-ing down Lufthansa Boeing 747s and 737 Classics that the German airline is retiring. While the teardown business is “still opportunity-driven now,” and is prompted by the thriving surplus mar-ket now, “the plan is to take a closer look at it,” he noted.

The other strong piece of LHT’s Americas strategy is helping customers with entry into service as they prepare to accept new fleet types. “In the next five years, more than 1,000 aircraft are going to enter North American fleets,” Berweger said. “We know what it takes for smooth entry into service,” from uploading software on a big scale to composite materials. “We’re currently helping a number of North American customers.”

SIAEC to provide LEAP engine support in Asia-Pacific

SIA eNgINeerINg Company (SIAEC) has entered into an

agreement with Snecma (Safran) to become an authorised on-site support service provider for CFM LEAP-1A and LEAP- 1B engines in the Asia-Pacific region.

Following the awarding of the status, SIAEC is now able to offer on-wing maintenance services to operators of the LEAP-1A, one of the engine options for the A320neo family, and the LEAP-1B engine, the sole option for the 737MAX.

SIAEC CEO, Png Kim Chiang said: “Through this partnership, we will be able to provide prompt on-site technical assistance for our airline customers in Asia-Pacific operating these new-gen-eration engines.”


AIr frANce INduStrIeS klM eNgINeerINg & MAINteNANce is

a fully certified Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) organisation for the 787 GEnx engines.

After General Electric, KLM E&M is the first MRO organisation for GEnx engines in the world.

Xiamen Airlines is KLM E&M’s launching customer for this engine type and the agreement extends the close partnership that already exists between KLM and Xiamen Airlines. The ten-year contract, valued at no less than USD 125 million, was signed in a KLM hangar at Schiphol East today by Ton Dortmans, Executive Vice President E&M KLM, and Cai Chengbao, Executive Vice President Xiamen Airlines. Also present were Xiamen Airlines Chairman & CEO, Che Shanglun, and KLM president & CEO Pieter Elbers.

Pieter Elbers – KLM President & CEO said: “This new contract intensifies our

relationship with our Skyteam partner Xiamen Airlines and fits into KLM’s strategy of investment through the creation of high-quality employment, on the one hand, and becoming more competitive on the other.”

Che Shanglun – Xiamen Airlines Chair-man & CEO said: “Following the joint venture KLM and Xiamen Airlines entered into in 2015 for the route Amsterdam-Xia-men, this new contract further strength-ens our partnership. I believe this will lead to even closer ties and wider cooperation between our two airlines.”

KLM and Xiamen Airlines sign maintenance contract for Boeing 787 engines

Bombardier and Adria Tehnika Extend ASF Agreement for CRJ Series Aircraft

Barfield and JetBlue expand joint A320/A321 fleet cooperation

BOMBArdIer cOMMercIAl AIrcrAft announced that it has

extended its Authorized Service Facility (ASF) agreement with Adria Tehnika of Ljubljana, Slovenia, for an additional five-year term.

Under the agreement, Adria Tehnika is designated as an authorized service pro-vider for base and other maintenance on all Bombardier CRJ Series aircraft, includ-ing aircraft modifications and upgrades. To date, as an ASF, Adria Tehnika has completed heavy maintenance on over 700 CRJ Series aircraft.

“Our team at Adria Tehnika has been offering our customers in the region and as far as India and China on-time, cost-effective CRJ Series aircraft mainte-nance solutions and expertise for over 14 years,” said Maks Pele, Chief Executive Officer, Adria Tehnika. “The announce-ment marks the extension of a solid relationship and we are thrilled that Bombardier’s customer services sup-port network continues to include our collaborations, as together we serve our

BArfIeld, AfI klM e&M’S North American subsidiary mainly

specializing in maintenance and component support solutions, has announced the signing of an agreement with JetBlue, a long-standing partner. The agreement covers component repairs on a flight-hour basis, plus component Engineering and Logistics support for the carrier’s 130 A320s and 25 A321s.

The signing extends a 10-year working relationship between the two companies. Reassured by the high performance of Barfield’s component support solutions devel-oped for its Airbus fleet, JetBlue has gradually extended the range of part numbers entrusted to Barfield.

Tony Lowery, JetBlue VP Technical Operations, said: “Barfield and JetBlue have a long-standing beneficial relationship. We are pleased to renew this partnership to support our growth as an airline. For the past ten years, Barfield has shown that it can deliver appropriate competitive solu-tions and this is again the case today with this new contract.”

Barfield CEO Johann Panier added: “JetBlue sets the example as the leading airline in the industry in successfully combining competitive low fares and unmatched customer experiences. We are proud that Jet-Blue has renewed and extended its trust - a sign of the quality relation-ship that has existed between our two businesses for the past decade and more. Providing component sup-port for such a large, multi-product fleet is a renewed opportunity for us to demonstrate our high level of reli-ability and to develop our expertise as a provider of personalized, com-petitive MRO solutions.”

customers’ needs.”“We’re very excited to extend our

contract with Adria Tehnika as one of our long-time, trusted CRJ Series aircraft Authorized Service Facilities,” said Todd Young, Vice President and General Man-ager, Customer Services, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. “Adria Tehnika has a great reputation for reliably assisting our customers with the upmost profes-sionalism and technical experience and I am confident that this level of service will continue.”


Liebherr-Aerospace Signs Agreement on E-Jet 190/195 Landing Gear Overhaul with Borajet Airlines

Garuda Indonesia, Switzerland strengthen cooperation on airplane maintenance

lIeBherr-AerOSpAce lINdeNBerg gMBh and Borajet Airlines entered

recently into an agreement covering the overhaul of the landing gear systems on board the airlines’ Embraer E190/195 aircraft.

Turkish carrier Borajet Airlines, which is based in Istanbul, currently operates thirteen Embraer 190/195 aircraft, each of which must be overhauled every 20,000 flight cycles or 10 years, accord-ing to the requirements defined by the Maintenance Review Board.

Liebherr-Aerospace will carry out all overhaul activities of the nose and main landing gear systems at its facil-ity in Lindenberg (Germany). Jan Uhlig, Director Customer Support Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH said: “We can fully leverage our comprehensive know-how as a system developer and MRO Excellence Center, to meet the exact requirements for carrying out the service work defined in this order.”

“We feel comfortable to work with OEM Liebherr for our dense landing gear overhaul program. Liebherr has a high level of flexibility and understands what we expect as an operator”, com-mented Olcay Özbay, Technical Director at Borajet Airlines.

The complete landing gear systems for the E-Jet family E170, E175, E190 and E195 were developed and manufac-tured by the OEM Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Liebherr’s center of excellence for flight control and landing gear systems.

the INdONeSIAN flAg cArrIer, gArudA INdONeSIA, and the

Government of Switzerland will strengthen cooperation in the field of aircraft maintenance through a subsidiary of Garuda Maintenance Facilities (GMF).

Director of Engineering and Informa-tion Technology of Garuda Indonesia, Iwan Joeniarto, said here on Friday (April 1) that the cooperation has been established in the form of arrange-ments for exchange of knowledge about aircraft maintenance, aircraft mechanic training and provision of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) equipment.

In the initial phase, the cooperation arrangement will be for five years for Boeing 737 New Generation.

“Later, we will develop this arrange-ment further,” he said.

According to Iwan, the Swiss author-ity is interested in cooperating with the GMF because the company is very competitive and has qualified human resources.

“We have lands that are widespread, although we still lack in infrastruc-ture,” he said.

The Vice President of Switzerland, Doris Leuthard, appreciated the facili-ties owned by Garuda Indonesia Group and hoped that the existing coopera-tion could be improved and continued in the future.

“The meeting today has provided us with new insights regarding a very positive synergy between Garuda and GMF as a subsidiary,” he said.

Vice President Leuthard assessed that Garuda and GMF together form

for a great potential in Indonesia in the face of the competition in the aviation world globally.

The official working visit of the Swiss Vice President, who is also the Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC), is part of a series of diplomatic visits to Indonesia.

The Director of GMF, Juliandra Nurtjahjo, said the visit of the Vice President of Switzerland was an excel-lent opportunity and valuable for GMF. Also, it was in line with the companys target to be among the top 10 MROs in the world by 2020.

“This is a very good opportunity for GMF because we can introduce our facilities and explore other areas for potential cooperation,” he said.

Juliandra remarked that the MRO market is currently growing, including in Indonesia. There are at least 700 air-crafts that require MRO services with a market value of approximately US$ 900 million. So far, the GMF has been able to claim only about 30 percent of the market opportunity.

Leuthard also met the Indonesian Minister of Transport, Ignasius Jonan. Both the officials renewed an agree-ment between Indonesian government and the Swiss Federal Council related to Scheduled Air Services in Jakarta.

The renewal agreement aims to ac-commodate a wider mutual interest in the Air Service Agreement (ASA).

The minister said although currently no Indonesian airlines flies to Switzer-land, the agreement is the first step to open up opportunities in the future for Indonesian airlines to serve flights to the country.


LOTAMS certified by Bahrain for CF6 engine work

ExecuJet Announces New Line Maintenance Station for EASA Aircraft in Nigeria

PEMCO Appoints Dan Teters as Senior MRO Manager

lOt AIrcrAft MAINteNANce ServIceS (lOtAMS) has been

granted a certification by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bahrain to perform maintenance work on CF6 engine types powering 767 aircraft.

Under the terms of the approval, LOTAMS is now eligible to perform a full scope of work on B767-200 and -300 aircraft types with CF6-80C2 and CF6-80A engines.

Warsaw-headquartered LOTAMS’ capabilities include base and line main-tenance on most Boeing, Airbus, ATR, Bombardier and Embraer aircraft types along with painting services, compo-nent MRO and non-destructive testing.

execuJet is today announcing an extended Line Maintenance

capability for EASA registered aircraft at its base in Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria. In partnership with Maintenance Centre Malta (MCM), ExecuJet now supports a larger fleet of different aircraft types from Bombardier, Dassault and Hawker in the West Africa region.

Ettore Poggi, Vice President, Execu-Jet Africa, says: “Through our world-class FBO and MRO services, ExecuJet has supported local and international business jet travellers and aircraft owners in West Africa for a number of years. As the approved Authorised Service Centre for Bombardier, Das-sault, Hawker and Embraer Phenom products, we are delighted to be able to extend our capabilities and will be one of very few EASA line mainte-nance service providers in the region.”

The new partnership will also see the addition of a Part 145 approved workshop facility covering batteries, wheels and NDT (non-destructive test-ing) support.

After 27 years at American Airlines, Dan Teters has been named Senior

MRO Manager at PEMCO World Air Services, a leading aviation maintenance and conversion company. Teters oversees Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul in the company’s two main hangars, located at Tampa International Airport.

Teters relocated from Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he had been in fleet management with American Airlines for the past six years. “I really missed the maintenance side,” he said of joining PEMCO. “That’s where I feel the most at home.”

Teters reports to Shane King, PEMCO’s Vice President of Maintenance.

“We’re really pleased to have Dan on board,” King said. “To have someone with that type of ground-up as well as management experience — and whose

approach is very hands-on — is a big asset for the company.”

In 1989, then-TWA hired Teters as a painter. During his career at TWA/Ameri-can, he worked as a mechanic in virtually every specialty, as well as in backshops and aircraft structure. He spent 18 years in management, including Director of Overhaul in Kansas City. At American, Teters became immersed in Lean man-agement, which is PEMCO’s philosophy. “I’m a big lean supporter,” he said.

helISOtA, an international provider of integrated maintenance, repair

and overhaul services for rotorcraft, has extended its MRO capabilities by adding HC120, HC135 and HC140 helicopter types to its EASA Part-145 certificate.

Following the successful certification, Helisota is now eligible to provide both base and line maintenance support for private and governmental HC120, HC135, HC145 operators. Previously produced under the Eurocopter brand, the helicop-ters are also known as EC 120 (Turbo-mecca – Arrius 2F), EC 135 (Turbomecca – Arrius 2B1) and MBB-BK117 (EC 145) (Turbomecca – Arriel 1E2). The company expects to welcome the first Airbus Helicopters model at its MRO base in Lithuania already in April, 2016.

“HC120/135/145 helicopters are a per-fect fit for both private use and special operations, including police, search & rescue, air ambulance, surveillance and other. The global fleet of such rotorcraft comprises approx. 2500 units of various models with a several dozen flying in Eastern Europe alone,” shares Anatolij Legenzov, the CEO of Helisota. “Recog-nizing the growing demand for MRO support for EC120/135/145 helicopters both in our home-region and the rest of the world, we had decided to add them to our EASA-certified services. We are ex-tremely thankful to Airbus Helicopters for backing us during the certification process and the aviation authorities for trusting our competence in helicopter maintenance.”

Helisota Adds Airbus Helicopters to its EASA Part 145 Capabilities


Honeywell boosts operational reliability for Goair

TestEquity Expands Its Eastern U.S. Presence to Support MRO Products and Service

hONeyWell AerOSpAce has been selected to install and maintain

the Auxiliary Power Units for GoAir’s fleet of 72 A320neo airplanes, providing the airline’s passengers with a more comfortable journey and fewer flight interruptions. Honeywell will also provide GoAir with its fifth-generation flight recorders, also known as black boxes, which feature resilient memory capabilities for data logging and tracking.

As part of the contract, GoAir will be adopting Honeywell’s 131-9A Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). This APU will help reduce flight delays and cancellations by enhancing airplane operability. As well as increased operational perfor-mance, Honeywell’s 131-9A APU will lower operational costs and emissions for GoAir, because it can use 3.3 per-cent less fuel.

“With domestic travel demand within India on the rise, it is vital for regional airlines to increase turnaround times and improve dispatch reliability by keeping airplanes in the air more and on the ground less,” said Arijit Ghosh, president, Honeywell Aerospace India. “The latest installations, services and ground support for the A320neo enable just that. Airlines such as GoAir can bet-ter manage operations and costs during downtime, while reducing flight delays and cancellations for passengers.”

“Passenger comfort is paramount, and we’re committed to delivering a consistent and punctual travel experi-ence,” said Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, GoAir. “Honeywell’s APU and mainte-nance, as well as its flight recorders, are already in place on our A320 airplanes. Our most recent investment allows us to continue delivering the same superior passenger comfort and reliability across our full range of fleets.”

Honeywell’s 131-9A APU, which pro-vides compressed air to start the main engine and power the Environmental

Control System, will be supported by a maintenance program featuring a Predictive Trend Monitoring and Diag-nostics service that reduces costs and unscheduled maintenance. GoAir will also implement Honeywell’s heavy-duty, yet lightweight, recorders into its fleet. This includes the HFR5-V Solid State Cockpit Voice Recorder, which retains two hours of audio, datalink and timing data information, alongside the HFR5-D Solid State Flight Data Recorder, which is capable of storing up to 25 hours of flight data.

teStequIty, a value-added provider of premium electronic test and

measurement equipment, is expanding its presence in the eastern region of the U.S. to support its growing maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) product and service offerings. In addition to electronic test and measurement equipment, customers can now obtain all supplies, including solder, ESD, inspection, workstations and material handling, with the highest level of quality and service.

TestEquity’s growing team of techni-cally trained sales professionals will serve as strategic partners for the com-

pany’s MRO products and services. According to TestEquity CEO Dan

Copsey, a focus on value underpins the current expansion. “We’re committed to providing a better customer experi-ence through our investments in people, locations, inventory, supply chain processes and industry leading e-com-merce functionality,” he said. “We offer a seamless customer experience at a scale that saves customers time and money -- every day.”

In addition to more than 300 manu-facturing partners and a million individ-ual products, TestEquity also provides an easy-to-use Vendor Managed Inventory

(VMI) solution that makes ordering fast and simple and enables accurate inven-tory management.

Known as CSIM (Custom Solutions for Inventory Management), TestEquity’s customizable VMI gives users complete inventory control through a durable, Windows-based touchscreen tablet without the cost or time required of other systems on the market. In addi-tion to comprehensive inventory control, users can quickly and easily track and monitor carrying costs and usage trends while reviewing data through personal-ized, real-time reports.


AAR receives US Navy contract to support C-40A Clipper aircraft fleet

Magnetic MRO adds to A320 capabilities

Seasoned MRO Executive Bret Burnside joins Premier Aviation

Professional Aircraft Accessories Expands Operations Staff

preMIer AvIAtION OverhAul ceNter, INc. (preMIer) announced that effective May 1,

2016; Bret Burnside will be joining the Premier team as General Manager, Operations.

Based at Premier’s facility in Rome, New York, Bret will continue the development of Premier’s largest facility, focusing on the attainment of optimal performance within Premier’s multiple lines of airframe maintenance and paint.

“The entire Premier team is looking forward to Bret’s arrival and the positive impact he’ll have on the operation. We’re fortunate to have Bret with us and recognize the contribution he’ll be able to make to the overall Premier op-eration” said Ronnie Di Bartolo, President, and CEO of Premier.

Mr. Di Bartolo adds, “As a quality MRO organi-zation focused on controlled growth and having recently opened our fourth facility, Bret’s addi-tion to the Premier team will ensure the opera-tional and financial control critical to success in airframe heavy maintenance today”.

the uS NAvAl AIr SySteMS cOMMANd (NAvAIr) has contracted AAR to provide fleet logistics support, including commercial

depot support and site support, for the C-40A Clipper aircraft.Under the $105m fixed-price contract, the company will perform

heavy maintenance work on the C-40A aircraft over the next five years.

Work will be performed at AAR’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at the Oklahoma City airport, with logistics being sup-ported at five naval air stations.

AAR will also use its landing gear repair facility in Miami and com-ponent repair shop in New York to support the navy fleet.

The company has contracted with Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions to offer engine repair work.

Government and Defence Programmes senior vice-president Don Wetekam said: “AAR is a strong fit for this contract because we can utilise our broad range of services and facilities across the country to maintain the airframes from tip to tail.“And we will be partner-ing with United Airlines under their Part 121 certificate for technical parts and quality oversight.”

The C-40A Clipper aircraft, a variant of the Boeing 737-700 com-mercial airliner, is the newest commercial derivative medium lift aircraft leveraged during the Navy Unique Fleet Essential Airlift missions.

The aircraft is propelled by two podded engines, CFM International CFM56-7B24 and is powered by Honeywell 131-9B auxiliary power unit with engine air start capability.

prOfeSSIONAl AIrcrAft AcceSSOrIeS, a Greenwich AeroGroup company announced

that it has hired aviation veteran Alain Berube as its Vice President of Technical Operations.

Mr. Berube will be based in Titusville and will be responsible for overseeing operations for repair and overhaul, engineering, manufactur-ing and testing at that location as well as the company’s Miami location.

“As we continue to grow our operations in Ti-tusville and Miami it is imperative that we have the expertise to take us to the next level,” said President of Professional Aircraft Accessories David Miller. “Alain’s background and experi-ence is an excellent fit to help us accomplish our goals and objectives.”

Professional Aircraft Accessories has also hired Mark Smith to serve as the Operations Director for the company’s Miami facility.

MAgNetIc MrO has gained capability to overhaul and repair A320 family aircraft life rafts.

The Estonian firm adds life raft services to its existing escape slide capabilities, which cover those used on the 737, 767 and A330.

Simona Verbiene, head of spare parts department at Tallinn-based Magnetic MRO, said: “We will keep adding new types based on cus-tomer needs and also the expanding pool of exchange units using assets from our tear-down projects. In addition to repairs, we can support customers with exchange programmes to cover their slides and slide rafts and now life rafts needs.”


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