Calling for a retrofit to certain Honeywell flight deck display units

Lockheed Martin’s new Montreal engine maintenance facility, fresh from a multimillion-dollar overhaul and grand opening, expects to complete 15 engine overhauls this year and boost that figure to 65 in 2014, company executives report. Kelly Aviation Center Montreal—Lockheed Martin’s second commercial engine overhaul facility—has signed up six customers so far, including Jazz and Skybus, a company spokeswoman says. The four other customers have not been made public.

The Tata Group, which in recent months has made some bold moves into India's aviation industry, is in talks with the country’s airport regulator to establish an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit. “Currently, the group is trying to get space for the MRO operations and is in discussion with the Airport Authority of India, which manages the majority of the country’s airports to secure its permission,” a government spokesman says.

As the ban on FAA certification of new foreign repair stations passes the five-year mark, the number of applications from companies seeking U.S. approval has grown to close to 90, according to the regulator. Industry groups maintain hopes that the ban could be lifted sometime in the upcoming weeks or next few months, but still fear it could take years for the FAA to process the backlog given limited resources.

Merging companies, moving and culling unneeded inventories can be both energizing and stressful. There is the excitement generated from new opportunities and the prospect of creating something superior—but there is also the sheer hard work of overcoming unexpected obstacles to make this happen.

•We used a program to laser cut foam silhouettes. This has been beneficial for inventory and organization. •We are introducing cutting foam for controlling personal toolboxes and rolling tool boxes—and shadow board for company tools. Tool-shadowing is a very simple and effective tool control. •Most of our tool inventories are done manually, which is error-prone. We would like to know how other MROs manage their tooling.

A J Walter is rebranding Azerbaijan's aircraft, partnering with BA Engineering

No carrier in history has operated more Boeing 747s than Japan Airlines