Lufthansa Technik and Philippine Airlines Renew Partnership with Engine Maintenance Program
Lufthansa Technik and Philippine Airlines Renew Partnership with Engine Maintenance Program
Lufthansa Technik is again to perform Engine Maintenance Services for Philippine Airlines (PAL). The Philippines’ flag carrier and the MRO provider have recently signed a three-year contract regarding the maintenance of eight CFM56-5B engines of the airline’s A320ceo fleet, effectively as of 2024. In addition to the existing agreements in Total Component Support (TCS) for…
Greene Tweed Highlights Xycomp DLF High-Performance Thermoplastic Composite Aerospace Brackets
Greene Tweed is highlighting the availability of Xycomp DLF high-performance thermoplastic composite aerospace brackets, which the company says can endure the substantial demands of aerospace environments while offering significant weight savings over metallic parts. Greene Tweed aerospace production components have been flying since 2011 and at 35 to 60 percent lighter than competitive metallic components,…
Arnold Highlights L Type Magnets for Aerospace Market
Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corp., is offering L-Type Laminated magnets for high efficiency aerospace applications such as electric propeller propulsion, high speed turbo generators for larger APUs, electric taxi motors, electric flap actuators and more. In utilizing L-Type magnets for motors, having more power doesn’t need to mean more heat production. Arnold reduces eddy current losses…
Kollmorgen Introduces the P80360 Stepper Drive with Closed-Loop Position Control
Kollmorgen has introduced the P80360 stepper drive, the newest addition to the company’s flagship P8000 stepper platform. Like other drives in the series, the P80360 incorporates innovative stepless control technology to deliver smooth, quiet motion and optimal performance across the full speed range. Additionally, the P80360 stepper drive offers closed-loop position control and is fully…
ATS Named Company of the Year by Aerospace Futures Alliance
Airframe MRO and component support services company, Aviation Technical Services (ATS), was awarded “Company of the Year” honors during the 18th Annual AFA Aerospace Summit in Tacoma, Wash. on September 13. The AFA works to preserve and promote Washington State’s lead as the global center of aerospace manufacturing. “It is with great pleasure ATS received…
Management changes within Lufthansa Technik’s European network
At two locations of Lufthansa Technik subsidiaries in Europe there have been changes in management. Pat Foley has started as CEO and managing director of Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon, effective since 1 August. Maria Cilia took over the position as head of base maintenance and CEO Lufthansa Technik Malta on 1 September.Starting in 1992, Pat Foley held different positions at various locations of Lufthansa Technik. Among other…
Sherwin-Williams Launches New Aerospace Conductive Coating
Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings added a new aerospace conductive coating (CM0485115) to its line of undercoats, enabling aircraft owners to impart conductivity onto aluminum and composite substrates. The coating offers high conductivity to non-conductive substrates by producing an anti-static conductive film on their surfaces with a resistivity of 0.1 to 100,000 ohms per square meter to help static…
Ontic Appoints New General Manager at Creedmoor Site
Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineered parts for the global aerospace and defense industries, has appointed Joshua Florio as general manager for their Creedmoor site in North Carolina. Florio will be responsible for the day-to-day running of Ontic’s Creedmoor site which specializes in new spares and the development of new original equipment…
AIESL To Begin C-Check for Kuwait Airways Soon
The Air India Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) depot, recently rebranded as AIESL, located in Mihan, a special economic zone or SEZ, will receive its first foreign aircraft since it opened operations in the Mihan-SEZ area in 2015. Initially the location was designated to be managed by the American aircraft manufacturer Boeing and was an…
Akasa Air Partners with Comply365 for Document Authoring & Distribution to Support Growth Plans
Aviation-software company Comply365 announced its newest customer, Akasa Air, India’s youngest and fastest growing airline, which will use Comply365’s end-to-end operational content and compliance monitoring system to support the airline’s growth plans. The Mumbai-based airline is implementing Comply365’s ProAuthor to leverage a more efficient and streamlined process to create and deliver smart content to its frontline crew…
Nominee for Administrator of the FAA Announced
President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Michael G. Whitaker to serve as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Michael G. Whitaker is currently the chief operating officer of Supernal, a Hyundai Motor Group company designing an electric advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle. In this role, Whitaker overseas all commercial and key business operations….
On the Runway: JPB Système – Q&A Feature
As the aerospace industry emerges from the turbulence of recent years’, Grégory Chauvet, general manager of JPB Système, gives us his thoughts on some of the foremost topical issues as well as the challenges and opportunities that face manufacturers. 1. We’re now well past the half-way point in 2023 – what are your main observations…