Problem: Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services was tasked to turn a DC-9 flightdeck dependent on analog systems into a new, NextGen-compliant cockpit. Solution: Nine months of engineering preparation and three months of installing brand-new systems.
A recently proposed federal regulation may ease the export process for aircraft parts. A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) released July 15 aims to shift thousands of parts from the restrictive U.S. Munitions List (USML) managed by the State Department to the Commerce Control List (CCL) managed by the Commerce Department.
Aeroflex and Cassidian announced the installation of a new RF expansion module at All Nippon Airways. The module supports testing of airborne RF components on the ATEC Series 6 ATE platform for RF avionics testing. Parts/Components
Aero-Zone has added Jane Jurgensen as VP business development. She comes to the position at the aircraft parts provider after spending eight years as an account director for GE Aviation Systems.
A life raft or oxygen tank is usually stowed away out of passengers' sight, but the flying public has a knack for finding these items and keeping them as souvenirs. While the cost of these devices is low, their removal is problematic for the airline in that the aircraft may no longer comply with FAA safety regulations, which require aircraft to have enough flotation devices on board for all passengers. If these devices or other safety equipment is missing, the airline risks a fine or could be prevented from taking off.
AAR officially opened its Miami wheel and brake services facility in August. It will offer commercial, military and regional aviation customers with wheel and brake repair, rebuilding and inspection for all major aircraft types. “We've grown our wheel and brake services business from fewer than ten employees only a year ago to 30 employees today,” says Pastor Lopez, GM of AAR Landing Gear Services.
Sage Parts has acquired T123, a supplier of ground support equipment parts based in Lancashire, England. T123's presence in the U.K. and Ireland will expand Sage Parts' existing capabilities in Amsterdam and Hong Kong. Sage has also partnered with Delta Air Lines to dispense replacement parts for ground support equipment at their hubs in Minneapolis, Memphis and Detroit. Facilities
Continuum Applied Technology has announced the release of version 10 of its Corridor Aviation Service Software. It offers more than 200 enhanced features including compliance and work order integration and quoting and an archiving scheduler.
Metro Aviation, issued STCs to install optional equipment and emergency medical systems on Eurocopter France EC 130 B4 helicopters, STC SR09587RC and SR09586RC
Locatory, owned by Avia Solutions Group, specializes in the Eastern European, African, Middle Eastern and Asian emerging markets. It provides access to Russian aircraft parts in addition to those of Western aircraft. The platform is offered in seven languages and enables paid subscribers to upload unlimited data on parts and MRO services. Companies can upload their profiles to the website and access statistics on the number of RFQs Locatory has received, as well as how many times prospective buyers viewed its parts in a search. www.locatory.com
Chromalloy has received Approved Organization Exposition certificates from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) for its service centers in Phoenix, Ariz. and Carson City, Nev. The JCAB approval will allow Chromalloy to perform designated engineering representative repairs on engine components for Japan Air Lines and All Nippon Airways without needing individual repair approvals from the bureau.
Source One Aircraft Repair (SOAR) and engineering services provider Tass Inc. have partnered for a renewable three-year cooperative working agreement to offer aircraft on ground field support services. Tass brings capabilities of aircraft recovery, repair, logistics, engineering, planning and touch labor under FAA DER, EASA, CASA CAR 35 and CAANZ Part 146 approvals.
Are British Airways Engineering and Iberia pursuing any component contracts together, like you did for Thomas Cook Airlines? Are you going after all types of operators that have a joint fleet?
The Universal Avionics dual UNS-1Fw Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) flight management system is installed in the DC-9 for primary navigation and LPV capabilities. The global positioning system WAAS/satellite-based augmentation (SBAS) subsystem provides navigation and is certified to FAA's Technical Standard Order-C146c, Class Gamma 3. It also meets operational approvals for minimum performance specifications for navigation in the North Atlantic Track airspace.
The European Commission's ambitious aviation occurrence data compilation effort is beginning to bear fruit in both the amount of information being collected and the quality of the reports. EASA's recently issued 2010 Annual Safety Review included an update on the program, known as the European Central Repository for occurrences (ECR).
There are plenty of older aircraft out there still in service, flying passengers and cargo in four corners of the world. Ascend says that older narrowbody Boeing twinjets are flying in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North America. While 737 classics are far more prevalent, there are still a great number of 757s, 767s, and even early-generation 747s out there also.
The International Bureau of Aviation (IBA) has named James Uniacke as head of asset management to grow its portfolio of managed aircraft. Uniacke joins IBA after 23 years in the aerospace industry working with companies such as Focus Aviation, BAe Systems and Short Brothers.
Fipart is an independent locator service that enables airlines, manufacturers, service providers, MROs and distributors to buy and sell aircraft parts. It lists 26.5 million parts and 11,400 companies that are using its platform. Users can evaluate one another based on their experience buying and selling parts, providing information for a quality rating database. Customers can refine their searches based on the condition of the parts, distance, company type, industrial sector and aircraft model.
American Fuel Cells and Coated Fabrics Co., amended STC to install an Amfuel internal auxiliary fuel system completion kit on Sikorsky S-92A helicopters, STC SR02298LA Ancra International Corp.
Turkish Technik signed a five-year, total APU support agreement with SunExpress Deutschland for its fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The contract includes spare APU support, repair and overhaul and field service. The maintenance will be done at Turkish Technic's Istanbul maintenance facility. SunExpress Deutschland started operations in June with three Boeing 737-800s and plans to receive three more in 2011.
Pemco World Air Services will convert Boeing 737-400 passenger aircraft into a combi configuration for the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Pemco finished the first configuration at its Dothan, Ala. facility in May and expects it to enter service this fall. The aircraft accommodates two flight crew members, 66 passengers and 4.5 pallets of freight with a range of more than 3,000 miles. The National Nuclear Security Administration will operate the aircraft.
