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MRO and Production News 4 necessary test environment to simulate operating conditions. Service Bulletin and Mod Kit embodiment can be accomplished, alongside all Test, Repair and Overhaul tasks. flyadeal and LHT sign aircraft engineering services contract Photo: LHT flyadeal and Lufthansa Technik sign comprehensive engineering services contract Saudi-Arabia’s low-cost airline flyadeal, and Lufthansa Technik have signed a comprehensive aircraft engineering services contract. The contract will run over four years and will cover the complete flyadeal A320 fleet. One of the major components of the agreement is the set-up of a new maintenance control center. This will include a full Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO) and aircraft engineering support from Lufthansa Technik. Lufthansa Technik will also organize troubleshooting and will help flyadeal to establish an optimized maintenance program which allows highly efficient operations resulting from an optimized maintenance schedule. Jet Aviation gains EN9110 certification and other maintenance approvals in Dubai Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility in Dubai has been awarded EN9110 certification following an independent audit. The company has also gained EASA, FAA and GCCA approvals for the Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) family, as well as EASA approval for the Bombardier Global BD700 series. In recognition of the development, implementation and continuous improvement of quality management systems, Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility in Dubai recently received EN9110 certification that was confirmed by an independent auditor. Coupled with the EASA, FAA and GCCA approvals, the company secures its ACJ Service Centre Network (SCN) status. With these approvals, the company is authorized to support 24-month inspections for the ACJ family and EASA and FAA-registered Global BD700 series. OEMServices extends component support services with Singapore Airlines OEMServices and Singapore Airlines have extened the A380 component support services agreement. The agreement provides comprehensive 24/7 component support from OEMServices’ main A380 regional pool based at Singapore’s Changi Airport. OEMServices’ Original Integrated Services (OIS) division launched operations ten-years ago in Singapore and will further accompany Singapore Airlines in its need for greater proximity and reactivity thanks to a new 600m² warehouse located at 21, Changi North Rise in Singapore. MAEL adds Trent 900 engines to Airbus A380 Line Maintenance capability Monarch Aircraft Engineering has extended its line maintenance capabilities by gaining Airbus A380 Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine approval. The new addition to MAEL’s capabilities has been approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and has been added to the Part 145 approvals. This allows MAEL to provide line maintenance support for operators with Airbus A380 Trent 900 engines at Birmingham Airport. Oakenhurst Aircraft Services announce new Galley Support Programme Oakenhurst Aircraft Services has announced its new Galley Support Programme. An extensive capability list now covers; Sell, B/E Aerospace, Inventum, Monogram, Zodiac, Herman, Ipeco and Rumbold. Full MRO requirements are carried out from within a dedicated Galley Division, which provides the Turkish Technic and SAEI consolidate maintenance partnership Turkish Technic and SAEI (Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Dubai Airshow. The agreement expands the support and maintenance solutions in the field of component service which forms the basis to pursue a longer-term business partnership between both companies in support of their customers’ fleet operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and surrounding market. Under the terms of the MOU, the companies cooperate in component maintenance and component pool services, and improving the partnership through working together for warehouse and logistics services. CEO of Turkish Technic, Ahmet Karaman, said: “The Middle East region is extremely important for us. Extending cooperation with the SAEI fits perfectly Turkish Technic’s global strategy for increasing customer services and widening its network.” SAFAIR signed GE’s TrueChoice overhaul agreement for CFM56 engines SAFAIR OPERATIONS has signed a five-year, TrueChoice overhaul agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its CFM56-7B engines that power its Boeing 737-800 aircraft. AES Global gains GCAA Design Organisation Approval Aerospace Engineering Solutions (AES), a UK-based aerospace design and certification organisation, has gained General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Design Organisation Approval (DOA) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The approval demonstrates that AES complies with all regulatory requirements for accomplishing and approving Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) and minor modifications on UAE-registered aircraft and compliments the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 21J Design Organisation Approval already held by the company. Receiving the GCAA Design Organisation Approval enables UAE registered aircraft access to the company’s catalogue of over 2,000 approved major and minor changes. AviTrader MRO - November 2017
MRO and Production News 5 regularly hear that next-generation machines need to be customizable and configurable. The new meter-class machine we’re debuting at formnext is our response to that feedback – a solution that is scalable and customizable and meets the needs of our industry, as it matures,” said Mohammad Ehteshami Vice President and General Manager, GE Additive. Magnetic MRO extends engine repair capability The signing of the new deal at the MRO Asia: Paul Lochab, CCO at Satair Group (left), Mr. Nguyen Duc Thinh, VP Technical at VietJEt (Middle) and Steve O’Connor, VP Aerospace Asia at PALL Aerospace. Photo: Satair Group Satair Group, PALL Aerospace and VietJet sign contract for avionics cooling filtration system At the MRO Asia exhibition VietJet, Vietnam’s fast-growing low-cost carrier signed a five-year contract for the fitting of Pall Aerospace’s Avionics Cooling Filtration System on to its fleet of 92 Airbus A320 family (plus five options) aircraft that it operates and has on order. The deal is the largest ever Pall Aerospace Supplier Furnished Equipment (SFE) contract won by Satair Group in Vietnam and is valued at some US$1.4m. The Pall system was introduced to combat the issue of water ingress and dust build-up in the avionics compartment and uses a patented cyclone separator system to remove free water from the air intake. This provides 100 percent water separation efficiency even under the most adverse Airbus testing conditions. The water removal efficiency remains constant and is not affected by the pressure drop across the filter element. The system gives enhanced dust protection in the avionics bay and maintenance cost savings due to the improved filtration, as well as lower inventory holdings since Pall’s system requires only one filter element compared to two in the original system. BA CityFlyer selects AerFin’s Beyond Pool to support Embraer E-Jet fleet AerFin has signed a seven-year agreement to support BA CityFlyer’s fleet of 20 Embraer E-Jets via its “Beyond Pool” support program. “Beyond Pool” offers a fixed cost solution for all of BA CityFlyer’s E-Jet component requirements and will be fully supported out of AerFin’s London Gatwick facility. BA CityFlyer is a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways and part of the International Airlines Group (IAG). IAG opened a competitive tender and conducted a very detailed overview of AerFin in its search for both a quality support solution and a competitive price point. This solution provides supply certainty to BA CityFlyer, reducing the operating cost of its E-Jet fleet, while maintaining high-quality engineering. BA CityFlyer operates from eight UK airports to over 30 European destinations per year, so proximity of support and reliability of a 24/7 AOG service were key factors in choosing the right supplier. GE Additive unveils first BETA machine from its Project Atlas program GE Additive has unveiled the first BETA machine developed as part of its Project A.T.L.A.S program. The meter-class, laser powder-bed fusion machine has been developed to provide manufacturers of large parts and components with a scalable solution that can be configured and customized to their own specific industry applications. Project A.T.L.A.S (Additive Technology Large Area System) is GE Additive’s company-wide program to develop the next-generation large additive machines. This first BETA machine was developed in just nine months and complements the company’s existing portfolio of products. Ideally suited to industries that require large complex metal parts, such as aviation, automotive, space and oil and gas industries, the new BETA machine builds on technology previously developed by GE, combined with Concept Laser’s expertise in laser additive machines. The first few BETA machines are currently being evaluated by a small group of customers and more will be available for delivery in 2018. “Irrespective of industry, every customer has its own specific needs and its own unique levels of complexity. We Magnetic MRO has further extended its engine repair capability by adding top case repair and bushing replacement to its current service offering. As of October 20, 2017, the company has extended its capability across the CFM56 range of engines including the CFM56-3, CFM56-5 and CFM56-7, with EASA and FAA approvals provided. Through this new capability, Magnetic MRO engines’ department will be able to shorten its customer’s downtime by providing a more efficient and in-house repair service supported by a global team of specialists. In essence, Magnetic MRO’s expert and competent engineers will be on standby and ready wherever the customer’s engine is located. NORDAM and China Airlines announce joint venture NORDAM and China Airlines have signed a joint venture agreement to establish NOR- DAM Asia Limited, a company to repair and overhaul structural aircraft components for the China Airlines fleet and for other airlines in the Asia-Pacific region. For NORDAM, the partnership brings a consistent baseload of work from China Airlines and its affiliates, which include Tigerair Taiwan and Mandarin Airlines, while affording proximity to regional customers as a strategic objective of the company’s maintenance, repair and overhaul business in the Asia-Pacific region. For China Airlines, the flag carrier and largest airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the agreement in-sources control of critical competencies while upgrading proficiencies; reduces labor and transportation costs; expands its share of the third-party maintenance, repair and overhaul market; and promotes development of the aviation and aerospace sector in Taiwan. NORDAM Asia Limited will also leverage the China Airlines Cargo freighter network for freight-cost advantages and China Airlines status to pursue more economical raw-material purchases and spare-parts pricing, and will benefit from NORDAM’s industry alliances and existing network of sales representatives in Asia Pacific. AviTrader MRO - November 2017
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