Dunlop has 500 different tire types listed in its catalogue, including those for historic aircraft such as Spitfires. Like other aircraft tire manufacturers, it produces types in batches, even for high-demand tires such as those for Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s, which are produced in almost continuous batches. But Dunlop’s Ian Edmondson maintains that volumes still not are sufficient to justify investing in automated production lines. “That would require volumes way beyond our current highest runners,” he says.
Lufthansa Technik Logistik and SuperJet International signed a five-year contract for spares distribution at Frankfurt, where it will stock 800 Superjet 100 items.
The legislative process is daunting and unwieldy, and it requires an understanding of divergent and often competing interests. In spite of the challenges, involvement is an absolute necessity; what happens in political arenas has enormous implications on markets and the cost of doing business. This is why the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) devotes so much time and effort to navigating the U.S. legislative arena.
Bombardier Aerospace signed a memorandum of understanding with Fokker to develop logistics support solutions for Dash 8/Q100/200/300 aircraft through Fokker’s ABACUS component program.
LONDON—Full implementation of the European Aviation Safety Agency’s new operations and licensing requirements is due in 2012, but there is still some confusion as to the acceptable rules. During the consultative stage, there was a lot of opposition to some of the new rule proposals, particularly those concerning personal licenses.
TASS reissued STCs covering provisions for ANR headset and passenger accommodations on Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 757-200 series aircraft, STCs ST00593SE-D and ST00583SE-D
Aircraft Systems & Manufacturing amended STC to install a Teledyne Controls Airborne Wireless LAN unit and enhanced airborne data loader on Boeing 737-800, 900 and 900ER series, STC ST10819SC
Monarch Aircraft Engineering signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Air Finland covering support services at London Gatwick, Luton, Birmingham and Manchester airports.
There’s a continuous, almost cacophonous, call out there today that commands commercial aircraft main-tainers to demonstrate compliance to regulators, customers and accrediting agencies. The chosen instrument is the audit, and some claim the industry is all but awash in them.
These three products have similar goals—measuring the length and quality of your sleep—but take different approaches. This discussion is not an endorsement of a particular product. The ZEO Personal Sleep Coach (about $200, myzeo.com) is a monitoring device that includes access to sleep-coaching software. It collects data through a headband with a brain-activity sensor on your forehead. The accompanying support software aims to help you understand the data and your sleep patterns.
Decreasing foreign object debris (FOD) is a constant challenge in MRO, and industry experts say that left-behind tools cause approximately $5 billion in damage to avionic parts each year. Surprisingly, organization methods intended to solve the FOD problem can generate some of the most troublesome issues.
Kenmore Air Harbor amended STC to install the Jasco Model 7555-1 alternator kit on Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine on Viking Air DHC-2 Mk.I aircraft, STC SA348NW
Who: British Airways Maintenance Facility at Cardiff, in collaboration with WinWare Type of Project: Tool Inventory Management Product: Cribmaster 8 software Manufacturer: WinWare, Inc. Performance: Organizes crib inventory and helps eliminate foreign object damage
SR Technics will modify the cabin layout of three Qatar Airways Airbus A321s and two A319s at its Zurich facilities by the end of the year. The upgrade includes new seats, IFE and mobile communications.
The Problem: British Airways Maintenance facility at Cardiff (BAMC) was using a legacy software system that did not perform inventory assessments efficiently. The system controlled re-ordering and control of stocks but did not calculate accountability levels of production mechanics. The Solution:
Compared to FAA’s plan, Eurocontrol’s project for next-generation air traffic management differs in details, priorities and timing. In March, Eurocontrol published the first update of its European ATM Master Plan, which incorporates SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) program.
Pratt & Whitney’s EcoPower engine wash system will launch in India with an Air India service center at Mumbai International Airport. Air India plans to wash its own engines as well as those of third-party customers. Pratt also renewed its engine wash agreement with JetBlue Airways for another two years. The carrier started washing its IAE V2500 and CF34 engines using the EcoPower system last year. Pratt recently washed its 13,000th engine, and it formed a partnership with fuel management consultant Flight Sciences International called Eco Flight Solutions.
