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MRO and Production News 12 der the Pratt & Whitney EngineWise service brand,” said Earl Exum, Pratt & Whitney’s Vice President, Transactional Aftermarket. “We are pleased that our PW4000 engine customers will have expanded use of Satair Group’s worldwide distribution network.” LHT signs component support contract with Pan Pacific Airlines Lufthansa Technik AG has been commissioned with comprehensive component supply for the fleet of A320s operated by the Philippine carrier Pan Pacific Airlines. The Total Component Support (TCS®) contract with a term of six years took effect on November 1, 2017. The integrated component support comprises the repair and overhaul of components as well as pooling and spare part leasing at the airline’s home base. To safeguard Pan Pacific Airlines’ daily operations, Lufthansa Technik guarantees 100% reliable deliveries from its TCS® pool of more than 100,000 different components. This exclusive agreement was signed on November 1, during MRO Asia-Pacific. Sibir Technic completes A-check on Embraer E170 Sibir Technic, a subsidiary of ENGINEERING Holding is the first MRO company in Russia to start providing light base maintenance, including the A-check on Embraer E170 regional jets. Russia’s only operator of the Embraer E170, S7 Airlines launched operation of this type in the spring of 2017. Sibir Technic’s maintenance staff received appropriate training and ratings in Europe, and have already completed A-checks on several Brazilian-built aircraft at the company’s certified facility at Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo airport. Sibir Technic provides maintenance on the Embraer E170 completely in-house, without involving any third party assistance. AEI to provide two CRJ200 conversions for Pinnacle Partners Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide two CRJ200 SF freighter conversions to Pinnacle Partners. The first CRJ200 (MSN 7421) will commence modification in November with redelivery scheduled for March 2018. The second CRJ200 (MSN 7417) will commence modification in December, with redelivery scheduled for April 2018. Both freighter conversions will take place at Commercial Jet’s Dothan, Alabama facility, which is one of five authorized AEI Conversion Centers worldwide. Prior to the first two CRJ200 SF aircraft entering regular revenue service, the freighters will be utilized by Another Joy Foundation to transport tons of humanitarian aid from the USA to Puerto Rico, to help those in need who have been affected by hurricane Maria. STG Aerospace receives lighting retrofit contract India’s third-largest airline, SpiceJet, has partnered with STG Aerospace in a cabin lighting retrofit program, which will see the airline upgrade its fleet of 737-700/-800/-900s with LED aftermarket ambient lighting solution, liTeMood®. This is the first major retrofit win for STG Aerospace in the Asia Pacific region and the largest lighting retrofit contract that the company has been awarded. A customer of saf-Tglo® since 2005, SpiceJet will now combine both liTeMood® and saf-Tglo® systems to provide two cabin lighting systems that complement each other, resulting in satisfied passengers, increased wellbeing and reduced stress during the flight. Hebei Airlines relies on emergency floor-path marking system from Lufthansa Technik Hebei Airlines will begin to use the emergency floor-path marking system GuideU “Custom- Fit” from Lufthansa Technik in its Boeing 737 and Embraer E190 fleets. For the first time, this system will be implemented with an integrated corporate logo, enabling an even more customized adaptation to the corporate design of an airline. A total of 22 aircraft operated by the well-known Chinese airline, which is headquartered in Shijiazhuang, are scheduled to be fitted with the solution. The first is already in service. Through the use of its logo on the floor path marking, Hebei Airlines is pursuing a highly individual design that underscores the high quality of the cabin product it offers. Lufthansa Technik extends component support for SriLankan Airlines’ A320 fleet SriLankan Airlines and Lufthansa Technik have extended their existing component support contract for the growing Airbus A320 fleet of Sri Lanka’s national carrier. The expanded Total Component Support (TCS®) agreement comprises all aircraft of SriLankan Airlines’ growing A320 fleet, including its new A320neo aircraft. Lufthansa Technik will take care of all aspects relating to daily component supply for SriLankan Airlines. The components will be repaired and overhauled at Lufthansa Technik’s global network of repair facilities. Pooling will be provided through Hong Kong and Singapore, where Lufthansa Technik operates two warehouses for the Asia Pacific region. SriLankan Airlines first placed its trust in Lufthansa Technik’s component support in 2012. Currently, the carrier’s A320 fleet consists of nine A320 and six A320neo aircraft. HAECO Americas and IAC announce co-location in Lake City, FL HAECO Americas, a subsidiary of the HAE- CO Group with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA and IAC (International Aerospace Coatings) have signed a three-year agreement for IAC to sub-lease Hangar 9 of HAECO Americas’ Lake City, Florida, facility. Jim Sokol, President of MRO Services, HAECO Americas, said: “IAC provides a complementary service, which now allows us to offer full painting capability within our Lake City, Florida facility. IAC is recognized as a world-class leader in aircraft finishing. The co-operation helps expand our customers’ options when undergoing maintenance or livery needs.” The agreement includes the option for further contractual extensions. Both HAECO Americas and IAC are working together closely to support each other’s business and customer base. Monarch Aircraft Engineering wins China Airlines line maintenance contract Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has signed a line maintenance agreement with China Airlines. The flag carrier is a new customer for MAEL who will carry out line maintenance work when China Airlines begins its London Gatwick service in December 2017. With four flights a week in the winter, followed by five flights or more next summer, the line maintenance work will be carried out on the airlines Airbus A350 aircraft. AJW Group expands contract with Air Transat to cover A330 fleet growth AJW Group has expanded its power-by-thehour (PBH) contract with Canadian carrier Air Transat. AJW Group originally signed a longterm PBH contract with Air Transat in 2013 to provide support for the airline’s Airbus A330 aircraft, and the expanded contract will now support their increased Airbus A330 fleet, which has grown by 33% since the start of the contract. AviTrader MRO - November 2017
MRO and Production News 13 Georgian Airways now supported by Spairliners Georgian Airways, the Tbilisi-based airline, and Spairliners, one of the market leaders in Aircraft Component Care based in Hamburg, Germany, have signed a multi-year contract for all-embracing component maintenance services of two Embraer E190 aircraft. The contract comprises pool access and component repair services for Georgian Airways. Spairliners supports Georgian Airways with spare parts from its large-scaled component pool in Munich and Paris. Hereby, smooth flight operations will be ensured in an efficient and timely manner. The agreed component repair services are carried out by Spairliners’ parent companies Lufthansa Technik AG and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance. ATR offers new Vibration Monitoring System Turboprop manufacturer ATR, has certified its new Vibration Monitoring System (VMS) which will allow airlines to constantly monitor and fine-tune propeller vibration. This innovation, which will be available on all new aircraft from March 2018, improves both aircraft reliability and passenger comfort. It will also be available to retrofit on in service aircraft, via Service Bulletin. The new VMS will be permanently installed on the aircraft and replaces the previous temporary ground tooling systems used to monitor engine vibration. This equipment, which will be supplied by Meggitt Sensing Systems, removes the need for airlines to organize regular ground testing or put maintenance personnel on revenue flights, therefore improving maintenance efficiency. AAR expands ATR product line by acquiring Island Air inventory, plus tooling AAR, a leading integrator of aviation supply chain solutions, has expanded its ATR parts offerings by purchasing the entire ATR inventory, plus tooling, of Honolulu-based Island Air, which recently phased out its ATR operations. The acquisition deepens AAR’s commitment to providing global, customer-facing solutions to the ATR market. The inventory will be integrated into AAR’s existing ATR supply chain and strategically positioned at the Company’s distribution hubs in the United States, Singapore and Hannover, Germany. This is the first ATR inventory package AAR has purchased since entering the ATR market earlier this year when it bought ATR inventory from ASL Aviation subsidiary ACLAS Global as part of a PBH agreement with ASL. AAR has a dedicated ATR product line team based in the UK to serve ATR customer parts requirements globally. CFM signs third-party LEAP aftermarket support agreements CFM International has signed agreements with Lufthansa Technik and AFI KLM E&M to provide maintenance and overhaul support for its advanced LEAP engine product line. CFM has long-standing relationships with both companies on the CFM56 family, and has granted licenses for them to develop MRO services offerings to provide both onwing and on-site support, as well as engine overhaul for LEAP. CFM has three of its own shops with LEAP capability to support the engine’s entry into commercial service: Lafayette, Indiana in the U.S., which can support both the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B; Brussels, Belgium, which has capability for the LEAP-1A; and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, which will support the LEAP-1B. The company has also established worldwide On-Site Support (OSS) capabilities to provide customers with extended on-wing support. These facilities can also perform lighter MRO workscopes. The new third-party shops will provide additional LEAP-1A and -1B capacity as they come online over the next couple of years. Singapore Airlines signs US$1.7bn GE9X services agreement Singapore Airlines has signed a 12-year TrueChoice flight hour agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its 45 GE9X engines that will power its Boeing 777-9 aircraft. The services agreement is valued at more than US$1.7bn. This announcement follows Singapore Airlines’ February 2017 notice of intent to order 20 GE9X-powered Boeing 777-9 aircraft and five spare engines. The engine order is valued at more than US$2bn list price. Boeing, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries reach agreement on cost reduction for 787 production Boeing and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have reached an agreement to strengthen collaboration in ways that will enhance both companies’ competitiveness. The agreement includes efforts to reduce costs in MHI production of wings for the 787 Dreamliner and joint studies of advanced aerostructure technologies for future-generation commercial aircraft. MHI manufactures 787 composite wings at its factory in Nagoya. The agreement aims to enable sales by pursuing increased efficiency in MHI’s production system and its supply chain through lean production methods, automation and other activities. MHI’s work statement for Boeing Commercial Airplanes also includes fuselage sections for the 767, 777 and 777X programs. In total, about 150 Japanese companies are suppliers to Boeing across its commercial and defense product lines. Boeing procures approximately US$5bn worth of goods and services from Japan every year, while Boeing-related work supports tens of thousands of highly skilled aerospace jobs in the United States and Japan. HAECO Xiamen and Comac sign trainings co-operation framework agreement HAECO Xiamen and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) have signed a training co-operation framework agreement. Under the agreement, HAECO Xiamen Technical Training Centre, a CCAR-147, HKAR-147 and EASA Part-147 approved aircraft maintenance training organization, will become a key training base for the continuous development of COMAC’s personnel. HAECO Xiamen will utilize its extensive experience and resources in training within the aviation industry to deliver a series of aviation-focused theoretical and practical training courses to COMAC. Starting from the basic skills in maintaining aircraft components, HAECO Xiamen and COMAC are committed to working together in progressively nurturing well-rounded aircraft engineering professionals who will serve the Chinese aviation industry’s growing needs for aircraft design, manufacturing and customer service personnel. ST Aerospace secures new contracts worth about S$530m in third-quarter 2017 Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) secured new contracts worth about S$530m in the third quarter (3Q) of 2017 for services ranging from heavy airframe and engine maintenance, component repair and overhaul to cabin retrofit. The heavy airframe maintenance contracts include long-term agreements to support a range of aircraft platforms from MD-11, Boeing 777 and Boeing 757 to A300 for freight operators. Other MRO contracts clinched in 3Q2017 include agreements to service CFM56-7B engines for AviTrader MRO - November 2017
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