October 2015 - www.avitrader.com GOING GREEN MRO and environmental sustainability Industry interview Pemco MRO News from around the world People on the Move latest appointments ICF Analysis Editor‘s Page 2 London bound All roads led to London, England this month for ers in London that Delta TechOps will provide on their environmental policies and some of the MRO Europe conference and exhibition. airframe maintenance support,for Virgin At- the challenges the industry faces with regards Not surprisingly all the major players were lantic’s fleet of 10 Airbus A330 aircraft at it’s to environmental compliance. in attendance this year. The conference pro- Minneapolis facility. gramme highlighted a number of pressing is- Happy reading! sues for the European MRO industry, and many In this issue’s cover story we focus on the grow- new deals were announced. ing importance being placed on environmental Keith Mwanalushi sustainability in the aviation industry. MRO in Editor Delta Tech Ops for instance extended its rela- its very nature produces hazardous waste and tionship with Virgin Atlantic to include a new managing this waste in an eco-friendly man- three-year agreement to provide exclusive ner is ever more crucial today. We bring you an MRO services. The U.S, based MRO told report- analysis of various strategies from key players Published monthly by AviTrader Publications Corp. Suite 305, South Tower 5811 Cooney Road Richmond, British Columbia V6X 3M1 Canada Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 (424) 644-6996 www.avitrader.com Editorial Keith Mwanalushi, Editor Email: [email protected] Mobile: +44 (0) 7871 769 151 Design Volker Dannenmann, Layout & Design Email: [email protected] Mobile: +34 657 218706 Hazardous waste is generated from several MRO activities. 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CTS Engines • +1 954 889 0600 • 3060 SW 2nd Ave. • Fort Lauderdale • FL 33315 • www.ctsengines.com MRO and Production News 4 tion capabilities — a cost-effective solution that increases airport traffic capacity while decreasing weather-related delays, noise and operating costs through more efficient routing and improved navigation performance. Honeywell’s Integrated Multi-Mode Receiver (IMMR) navigation receiver will enable airline operators to take advantage of the latest in satellite-based navigation such as Honeywell’s SmartPath Ground-Based Augmenta- tion System (GBAS), which allows more accurate approach and landing access than today’s land- based systems. The new navigation receiver will also offer expanded capabilities for landing in very-low-visibility weather conditions. FL Technics ready to offer Airbus A330 maintenance FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has successfully completed the necessary theoretical and practical training for execution of Airbus A330 maintenance. Having already purchased all the MTUPlus Asset Value Maximization Photo: MTU Maintenance necessary equipment, the company is expecting to complete the certification by the end of 2015. MTU Maintenance launches new service Wizz Air extends line maintenance con- “FL Technics estimates there are almost 150 Airbus for engine asset and material management tract for growing fleet A330 aircraft operated in Europe alone. Therefore, as maintenance of wide-body aircraft is not as seasonal as that of the narrow-bodies, the latest MTU Maintenance has launched a new ser- The Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has extend- expansion of capabilities will allow the company vice targeted at engine asset owners seeking ed its contract with Lufthansa Technik Maintenance to keep its current and upcoming facilities full all to increase their return on investment and to International (LTMI) for line maintenance services year round,” shares Zilvinas Lapinskas, the CEO of find a smooth exit for their end-of-life engines. in Romania and Slovakia. The new agreement runs FL Technics. “We are confident that, in addition to MTUPlus Asset Value Maximization offers asset for eight years from November 2015 and reflects the well-established narrow-body capabilities, the owners with a surplus engine different solu- updated conditions and scopes of work. LTMI cur- expanded list of our services will make us more vis- tions which either optimize its usage if the asset rently supports Wizz Air with line maintenance ser- ible, attractive and accessible not only to our clients can still be operated or maximize the material vices for 16 A320-200 aircraft in Romania and other in Europe and the CIS, but also customers in such value through the remarketing of its individual countries. Under the new agreement, LTMI will per- rapidly developing markets as Asia.” parts. The evaluation of the engine’s residual form line maintenance at six stations in Romania value is one MTU Maintenance’s key compe- and Slovakia, with the possibility of enlarging the tences and forms the basis of MTUPlus Asset network with new stations. LTMI will look after the Value Maximization. Depending on the results, airline’s growing fleet, including the new A321neo engine owners have several options to perform aircraft. As part of the agreement, LTMI will con- Rolls-Royce announces TotalCare Flex a smooth exit of their end-of-life engines and tinue to manage the line maintenance network and agreement with bmi regional earn money with these at the same time. Offers be responsible for the entire fleet stationed in this run from lease-out, sale and exchange solutions region. Its comprehensive services include a single Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare Flex agree- to teardown and material management. Built point of contact for all line maintenance issues, pre- ment with bmi regional for 17 Embraer 145 air- on a modular basis, the different options can be ventive maintenance, and performance monitoring craft powered by AE 3007 engines. The agree- combined among each other to fully respond to of the fleet managed by LTMI. ment marks a new milestone for TotalCare Flex, the requirements of the engine owner. MTU- designed for owners and operators of mature Plus Asset Value Maximization is carried out by engines, as it is the first deal signed with a re- MTU Maintenance’s subsidiary MTU Mainte- gional aircraft operator. The new service builds nance Lease Services B.V., a joint venture with Honeywell offers latest navigation tech- on the success of Rolls-Royce TotalCare, where the Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corpora- nology for A320 and A330 the business models of the aircraft owner and tion. The joint venture was founded to increase Rolls-Royce are fully aligned to improve engine MTU’s activities with the leasing of commercial Honeywell Aerospace’s latest navigational tech- reliability, increase time on wing, and maximize aircraft engines and has now been expanded nology will be available as an option on Airbus the engine services contribution to customer further to include asset and material manage- A320 and A330 aircraft in early 2018. The new business performance. TotalCare Flex tailors that ment services for older and current generation Integrated Multi-Mode Receiver will offer Airbus service specifically for customers seeking eco- engines as well. customers access to the latest precision naviga- nomical management of mature engines. AviTrader MRO - October 2015 MRO and Production News 5 services. On pilot training, ST Aerospace’s pi- lot training academy signed a two-year training agreement with an Asian airline for dry and wet simulator training solutions for its pilots. The aer- ospace sector redelivered a total of 349 aircraft for airframe maintenance and modification work in 3Q2015. In addition to airframe redeliveries, a total of 11,618 components, 41 sets of land- ing gear and 45 engines were processed, while 1,335 engine washes were conducted for both commercial and military customers. Aviall adds new Ontic offerings for Boe- ing 777 and Airbus A320 applications Aviall has signed an exclusive distribution agree- ment with Ontic which covers spare fuel measure- ment parts on the widely popular Boeing 777 and Airbus A320 aircraft. The 10-year contract exten- sion expands the current agreement to include ini- tial provisioning spares and support of Ontic’s ret- rofit campaigns. Ontic, a BBA Aviation company, is the leading global provider of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)-pedigree parts and MRO Dave Jackson, Managing Director, 328 Support Services (left) with Richard Dussault, VP-Marketing Pratt & Whitney Canada services for legacy aerospace platforms. For over Photo: TRJet 40 years, Ontic has licensed or acquired 4,500 top assemblies from leading aviation OEMs. On- TRJet to team with Pratt & Whitney Can- ST Engineering’s Aerospace arm secures tic has three manufacturing and support facilities ada on new, improved PW306B engines contracts worth US$410m in the third located in Chatsworth, Calif.; Cheltenham, U.K.; quarter and Singapore. This global agreement follows an In the latest step forward in creating Turkey’s existing long-term agreement between the com- first regional aircraft, TRJet announced an Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engi- panies wherein Aviall supplies fuel measurement agreement on plans to use Pratt & Whitney neering) has reported that its aerospace arm has for all commercial aviation customers.