Airline Sustainability — The Inside Story The Importance of Aircraft Interiors
Airline Sustainability — The Inside Story The Importance of Aircraft Interiors
The airline industry faces strong headwinds during the next decade as policymakers and the general public raise concerns about the environmental impact of air travel. The industry has responded with the commitment to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050, pursuing many strategies to reach this ambitious goal, including investing in modern aircraft with fuel-efficient engines,…
Farsound Expands USA Presence with New Texas Facility
Farsound announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art facility in San Antonio, Texas this summer. The expansion will enable Farsound to enhance the services it offers to its customers across the USA. Farsound also operates out of facilities in the UK, Canada, Spain, Japan and Singapore. The new premises in San Antonio will serve as a base…
SPECIALIST BEARING TESTING TOOLS TICK THE RIGHT BOXES FOR BOEING
Precision bearing specialists Carter Manufacturing says it is delighted to be building on its tier 1 supplier status in designing and manufacturing specialist aerospace bearing and tooling products for global aviation applications. A good example of this is a recent agreement with aviation giant Boeing where Carter Americas are supplying all-access proof load test torque…
JPB Système Improves Accuracy and Safety Across MRO Operations with Smaller-Sized Smart Washer Sealing Technology Device
JPB Système, manufacturer of technology solutions for aerospace, aeronautic and other industries, will use the Paris Air Show to announce important developments that further increase the functionality and accuracy of its Smart Washer device. On display at JPB Système’s booth – Stand C216 (HALL 2A), the disruptive sealing technology improves MRO efficiencies by reducing the…
HEICO to Acquire Wencor
HEICO announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Wencor for $1.9 billion in cash and $150 million in HEICO Class A Common Stock. The transaction is purported to be HEICO’s largest purchase, as well as revenues and income acquired. Reports say Wencor will become part of HEICO’s Flight Support Group. Wencor was…
Fuzzy Logic and Visionic, Partner to Automate the Cleaning of Complex Parts in Aeronautics
Visionic designs off-the-shelf optical guidance and control solutions for complex industrial manufacturing processes. As an integrator, they aim for constant improvement of industrial performance. Fuzzy Logic, with its no-code software that allows non-experts to create, simulate and control a robot cell in real time, aims to democratize industrial robotics. Together, Fuzzy Logic and Visionic are…
ENVISION Receives SAP Certification
Rusada’s aircraft maintenance software ENVISION has been certified by SAP as integrated with cloud solutions from SAP. The certification allows organizations using SAP S/4HANA to interface with ENVISION more easily, and pass data between the two systems using tested and certified integrations.  Through using the ENVISION Integrator, Rusada says their customers can now create…
Triumph and Moog Enter into 787 MRO Agreement
Triumph Group and Moog have entered into a five-year agreement to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) solutions for Boeing 787 landing gear and cargo door actuation control systems through the Moog Total Support Program (MTS) for an Asia Pacific operator who has more than 40 Boeing 787’s in service today. This work will be…
Lufthansa Technik to provide Total Component Support for SmartLynx Airlines
Lufthansa Technik has signed a seven-year contract with SmartLynx Airlines, the ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance), cargo and charter services provider, to provide Total Component Support (TCS) for their entire fleet. The recently signed contract covers more than 60 aircraft, including 53 Airbus A320s, ten A330s and four Boeing 737 MAXs. SmartLynx Airlines has experienced rapid growth in…
AJW Group and Honeywell Aerospace
AJW Group and Honeywell Aerospace, are expanding their worldwide sole distributor agreement for the global sales of 29 Honeywell standard-fit new avionic products for the Boeing 787 platform, to include an additional five products. AJW Group is now the sole aftermarket distributor for all Honeywell B787 mechanical and avionic line replacement units (LRUs) fitted to…
Safran and Lufthansa Technik Sign a License Agreement for MRO for the A320neo/LEAP-1A Nacelles
Safran Nacelles and Lufthansa Technik have today signed a license agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of Airbus A320neo’s LEAP-1A nacelles. Over 2,500 nacelles produced by Safran Nacelles are currently in service on Airbus A320neo aircraft that are powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines. Lufthansa Technik is becoming a member of Safran Nacelles’…
ST Engineering, Spirit AeroSystems Sign Agreement to Target Middle East Nacelle MRO
Spirit AeroSystems signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business to support customers in select Middle Eastern countries including Qatar, UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman with aircraft engine nacelle MRO solutions. The two companies plan to bring together their expertise and experience across various aircraft platforms to jointly market and…