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MRO and Production News 10 quality, since it makes entirely new repair geometries possible. XEOS Foundation Stone Photo: LHT Lufthansa Technik lays foundation stone for XEOS September 27, 2017 will go down in the history of XEOS as a symbolic day of launching of investment and laying of the foundation stone for the XEOS aircraft engine service and overhaul centre in Sroda Slaska. XEOS, a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and GE Aviation, is an investment valued at one billion Polish zlotys (PLN). This state-of-the-art aircraft engine service centre will employ 600 experienced top-class aviation industry specialists and invest 60.00 million PLN in staff training. The plant is planned to be open in the spring 2019. Aerostar takes next step to expand civil aircraft MRO capacity Aerostar S.A, the Romanian aerospace company, will expand its civil aircraft MRO capacity. It has signed a 49-year lease agreement with the local authorities at Iasi in northeast Romania for 16,000 m² of land at Iasi International Airport to enable it to build a new MRO facility. This new 4-bay MRO hangar, which is expected to be open for business in the summer of 2019, will increase Aerostar’s throughput of Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 Classic and New-Generation overhauls by up to 40%. The planned new facility lies 130 km north of Aerostar’s existing business operations at Bacau where two dedicated hangars provide sixto-seven aircraft bays which are invariably full during peak maintenance periods. During 2016 a total of 80 aircraft completed ‘C’ and ‘D’ checks at Bacau and so far in 2017, 53 aircraft have been maintained. Since the company moved into commercial aviation MRO activities 13 years ago, over 500 aircraft from some 50 airlines have been overhauled at Bacau. Furthermore, Aerostar’s approvals have been boosted by the awarding of FAA Air Agency Certificate No 4BRY 586 C, on September 20, 2017. This will allow Aerostar to bid for overhaul work from customers whose aircraft are leased from US-based lessors and under FAA jurisdiction. Aerostar has also developed its capability for aircraft cabin interior items using SATTO Rapid Repair Systems on commercial aircraft and which is fully compliant with European Union REACH (Regulation, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) standards and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) requirements. CAIRE robot enables upside down repairs A highly flexible repair procedure for structures made of fiber-reinforced composites (FRCs) is about to be introduced to the aviation industry: Lufthansa Technik AG has filed two important patent applications for its newly developed scarf joining robot, and preparations are underway to put the new system into commercial operation. The robot demonstrator developed during the “CAIRE” research and development project successfully passed all its tests. Trials on individual components as well as on entire aircraft proved that both reproducible repairs of damage and purely adhesive-based repairs on critical structures made of fiber-reinforced composites are possible. In addition, the robot can even be used for mobile repairs. The technology is scheduled for industrialization by the fall of 2018. Targeted use of the scarf-joining robot not only results in cost and time savings, the new procedure also significantly increases Azerbaijan Airlines chooses TCI cabin interior Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has chosen TCI Cabin Interior (TCI) and will work with the company for design and manufacture of the galleys for their new B737-MAX 8 aircraft. There will be a total of 10 shipset to be delivered to AZAL and first delivery will be made in November 2018. This deal has been an important step towards the expansion of TCI Cabin Interior worldwide. With this agreement TCI has shown that it has an accelerating growth in the cabin interior market with its products and solutions. AZAL is a major carrier and one of the leaders of the aviation community of the CIS countries. Its total route network consists of 40 destinations and 25 countries. AZAL has one of the newest aircraft fleets with 23 airplanes and last year carried over two million passengers. CTT receives order from Eurowings to retrofit Zonal Drying on 25 A319 aircraft CTT Systems AB (CTT), a leader in aircraft humidity control systems, has received a Zonal Drying retrofit order for 25 Airbus A319 aircraft from Eurowings (a subsidiary airline of the Lufthansa Group). “By installing this weight-saving system, we will improve the fuel efficiency and lower the CO2 emissions of our A319 aircraft,” says Ivan Savov, Operational Excellence Fuel Efficiency at Eurowings. “We are pleased with the Zonal Drying system’s test results. During the 12 months trial in one of our A319 aircraft, we weighed the aircraft, which made it possible to measure and quantify the positive effect from the significant reduction of trapped condensate water.” Woodward selected by Airbus for A320neo PW Thrust Reverser Actuation System Woodward has signed an agreement with Airbus to supply the Thrust Reverser Actuation System (TRAS) for the new nacelle of the Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by the Pratt and Whitney engine. Woodward will design, develop and manufacture a TRAS system including a suite of locking and feedback actuators, flex shafts and tertiary locks. Application of Woodward’s TRAS system platforms for single-aisle aircraft will enhance the new nacelle’s design and reliability. AviTrader MRO - October 2017
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