March 2017 - www.avitrader.com Managing components Bridging the skills shortage gap with augmented reality MRO News from around the world People on the Move latest appointments Editor‘s Page 2 A double debut hese are interesting times for the single aisle ling and engine runs on the flight line . Once com- aircraft industry . Boeing and Embraer both pleted, the MAX 9 begins flight testing – the final rolled out their latest ground breaking air- phase of verification of the operational characteristics craft, simultaneously . The first 737 MAX 9 and overall performance of a new 737 variant . The Tmade its debut in front of thousands of Boeing em- MAX 9 is scheduled to enter service in 2018 . ployees March 7th in Renton, Washington while Em- Embraer will use two aircraft for the E195-E2 certifi- braer rolled outs its largest member of the family, the cation campaign . The first prototype will be used for E195-E2 on the same day in São José dos Campos . Published monthly by the aerodynamic and performance tests . The second The sheer innovation and technological makeup of prototype, which will also make its inaugural flight by AviTrader Publications Corp. these two airplane types is quite phenomenal . The the end of this year, will be used for the validation of Suite 305, South Tower E2 is fitted with the fourth generation of fly-by-wire, maintenance tasks and of the interior . With the first 5811 Cooney Road which allowed a 20% reduction of the empennage flight scheduled for the coming months, the jet is ex- Richmond, British Columbia area, minimising drag and weight . pected to enter service in the first half of 2019 . 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Phone: + 34 91 587 48 27 [email protected] / www.iberiamaintenance.com British Airways Engineering: Technical Block C - Vanguard Way. Heathrow Airport. Hounslow. TW6 2JA [email protected] / web: www.ba-mro.com Members de MRO and Production News 4 Avtrade signs new Component Support Solutions contract in the Middle East Avtrade continues to develop its Compo- nent Support Solutions portfolio with the signature of a recently launched low budget airline, based in the Middle East . Avtrade will provide expert component support and bespoke service consisting of pool access, core repair management and a main base kit conveniently positioned on site for AOG and critical requirements . Avtrade will sup- port the airline’s entire A320 fleet 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from its vast stock based at both UK headquarters and in the Middle East . The contract will be maintained by Avtrade’s experienced Support Contracts team based in the UK, ready to provide con- tinuous availability of parts for immediate shipment, whilst additional local support Ameco’s first Trent 700 engine thrust reverser repair will be offered by the Dubai team . Providing Photo: Ameco/ Li Kaiyan guaranteed delivery of quality aircraft com- Ameco develops Trent 700 engine cost carriers, has signed a long-term compo- ponents and a first class 24/7 AOG service thrust reverser capability nent support agreement for its fleet of A320s . will enable the airline to successfully com- As part of the Jetstar Group of airlines, Jet- pete in the Middle East market . Ameco has completed its first thrust reverser star Pacific’s current fleet comprises 14 Air- repair work for Rolls Royce Trent 700 power- bus A320 aircraft – a number that is slated plant in February . The component is part of to grow to 30 by 2021 . The contract covers an engine belonging to an Air China aircraft . component support and repairs, plus access TRUEngine program hits 15,000 Ameco becomes the first MRO shop to own this to a local spares pool located at Ho Chi Minh engines capability in China . It is a significant milestone City . Concurrently, AFI KLM E&M subsidiary in the development of the companys capabil- EPCOR has won a contract covering four The TRUEngine program has reached 15,000 ity, adds Andreas Meisel, Ameco Chief Oper- overhauls for the APS3200 APUs equipping engine enrollments, a 25% increase in the ating Officer (MRO) . Ameco is rapidly grow- the Vietnamese airline’s fleet . last year . More than 200 operators and les- ing its aircraft-related component capability in sors have enrolled their engines in the TRU- recent years . Ameco now enables the repair Engine program . The TRUEngine qualifica- work on the thrust reversers for International tion process includes the customer submitting Aero Engines V2500-V5, CFM International Titan Airways renews and extends maintenance records and a review by GE CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B, as well as Trent wheel and brake support contract or CFM to ensure engine configuration and 700 engines . Amecos annual revenue on the with Rotable Repairs overhaul practices are consistent with GE- aircraft-related components in 2016 saw dou- and CFM-issued engine manuals and other ble growth compared to the year before . Apart Following a successful two years of support, recommendations . There is no cost to partici- from the thrust reverser, Ameco is capable of Titan Airways has signed up for another three pate, and the TRUEngine designation is fully the repair work on the other aircraft-related years with Wheel and Brake specialist Rotable transferable . With the TRUEngine designa- components such as inlet duct and radome for Repairs . The per-maintenance-event contract tion, engine owners, potential buyers, lessors most of Boeing and Airbus series . offers great value, located consignment stock and appraisers know an engine’s content and free delivery and collection between all and maintenance history have been verified London Airports from its increasing fleet of ve- by GE or CFM, enabling them to more eas- hicles . Rotable Repairs continue to tailor their ily evaluate engine configuration, asset value Jetstar Pacific chooses AFI KLM E&M support program to the charter airline’s evolv- and re-marketability . 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Go to www.ses.ie SES is a wholly owned subsidiary of CFM International Power to Fly Now C38736.009_CFM_SES_LEASES_AviTrader_Mar17_279x216_v1.indd 1 06/03/2017 11:52 MRO and Production News 6 Angkor Air’s fleet of A320s . The fleet cur- rently comprises three aircraft, rising to ten within the coming few years . The agreement includes full component support services, re- pairs and maintenance, pool access, and the provision of a Main Base Kit with local ser- vices . Cambodia Angkor Air will have access to AFI KLM E&M’s significant A320 inventory network in Southeast Asia, a major benefit for its clients operating in the region . Airbus and THAI to evaluate new MRO business Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Under- standing (MoU) with Thai Airways Internation- al (THAI) to evaluate the development of a major new maintenance and overhaul (MRO) Cargolux and Lufthansa Technik sign MRO services contract for thrust reversers. Photo: Marc Fairbairn facility at U-Tapao International Airport near Bangkok . The new MRO would be one of the Cargolux contracts GEnx-2B reverser Icelandair signs TrueChoice Transitions most modern and extensive in the Asia-Pacific service agreement with GE region, offering line and heavy maintenance services for a wide range of aircraft types . A Cargolux has signed an agreement with Luf- Icelandair has signed a TrueChoice Transi- new complex would feature the latest digital thansa Technik focusing on increased busi- tions agreement with GE Aviation for a cus- technologies to analyze aircraft maintenance ness between the two companies .