Aviation Technical Services will install Lumexis’s Fiber-To-The-Screen inflight entertainment system on 44 post-delivery modification Boeing 737-800s for flydubai. Parts/Components
FARNBOROUGH—Managing maintenance data is no small task. After a customer queried, “Why can’t managing engine data be as easy as keeping track of friends on Facebook?” GE Aviation accepted the challenge of easing access to pertinent data. A year and a half after utterance of the seemingly simply question emerged myEngines digital services, a suite of applications that enables powerplant managers to use a desktop or smartphone to keep track of engine fleets.
GE Aviation named John Gough head of OnPoint fuel and carbon solutions. Gough will continue to lead Flight Operations and work to integrate the two organizations.
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.
Ameco Beijing’s Civil Aviation Calibration & Test Center developed new calibration and repair capabilities and received China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment certification.
TIMCO’s Brice Seating will supply RwandAir with its B1010 economy seats and B2054 seats for new-delivery Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The seats will be part of the first aircraft fitted with the new Boeing “Sky Interior” cabin to be based in Africa.
Flight Dynamics Division reissued STC to install head-up guidance system Model 4200 on Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701 and 702), CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705) and CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) series aircraft, STC ST01390LA
Since its introduction, inflight entertainment (IFE) has required “meet and greet” service to ensure systems operate properly and to resolve hardware failures. An aircraft lands, then technicians pull the BITE data, identify problems and assemble the necessary resources to fix those problems. Depending on turnaround time and other pending maintenance tasks, a mechanic may or may not have time to troubleshoot the problem and then remove and replace failed hardware. Depending on the problem, he or she may or may not have access to the right parts.
N3 Engine Overhaul Services received German aviation authority Part 145 certification to service Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, an Airbus A380 powerplant.
Enigma delivered its 3C InService MRO software to Korean Air to manage airframe, engine and component maintenance across 25 aircraft in conjunction with Enigma Revision Manager, Oracle UCM and XMetal. This is the first aviation MRO win for the Enigma-Oracle partnership.
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
CFM partners GE Aviation and Snecma are fine-tuning CFM56 aftermarket support to prepare for next-generation Leap-X engine support and to respond to requests for integrated support packages. One step is joint venture CFM Materials, created to offer used serviceable CFM56 parts. The second step is rebranding the Snecma Services and Air China MRO joint venture in Sichuan under the CFM name.
2009 AUDITS PER ORGANIZATION EVA Total Audits 2009 EVA Regulatory Audits 2009 EVA Customer Audits 2009 EVA Internal Audits 2009 EVA Audit Costs 2009 43 16 23 N/A $200,000 AAR Total Audits 2009 AAR Regulatory (FAA) Audits 2009 AAR Customer Audits 2009 A
Delta TechOps completed its 500th Aircell Gogo WiFi installation. Aircraft flying with their WiFi work include Airbus A319, Boeing 757-200/-300, 767-300, MD-88/-90 and 737-700/-800. Parts/Components
The spontaneous explosion of TWA Flight 800’s center-wing fuel tank in 1996 caused the loss of 230 lives and massive changes fuel-tank systems regulations. Fourteen years later, the response of FAA and decisions by airframe OEMs still cause turmoil among airline maintenance departments and the independent shops that repair fuel-tank systems.
SÃO CARLOS—Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines expects to decide this summer whether to keep its maintenance, repair and overhaul unit as an internal part of the airline or spin it off as a separate company, creating an opportunity for a new shareholder to acquire a portion of it.
