The ASD SX0001 family of aerospace data standards promises many benefits to OEMs, airlines and MROs. But there are still big challenges and questions to be resolved. The family includes S2000M for materials, S3000L for logistics, S4000M for maintenance and S5000F for diagnostics and prognostics. Immediate interest focuses on S1000D for technical publications.

Distributor: Satair Applications: Approved supplier for Pall filtration products. Warehouses in Europe, Asia and the United States. In addition to providing more than 50,000 different aircraft parts, Satair provides logistics services to MROs and airlines. Specifications: Satair conforms to the ISO 9001:2000 quality assurance system for parts traceability. www.satair.com

Although passengers often worry about contracting illnesses from recirculated air on aircraft cabins, most aircraft are actually fitted with special filters that allow them to breathe air that is very clean. Our hot water tanks at home have HEPA filters, but those rated for aerospace are microbially tested at higher efficiencies and do a better job of removing small fibers and dust particles from the aircraft cabin and eliminating viruses and bacteria.

Sabena Technics inked a three-year contract with Flyme to perform full component support services on its ATR 42-500 fleet. The contract includes component repair and overhaul, pool access and logistics support.

US Airways, HAECO, Leading Edge Aviation Services and Sikorsky Aerospace Services win Aviation Week MRO Awards for 2012.

SR Technics signed a 10-year agreement with Spice Jet for engine repair and maintenance services, worth up to $415 million. The MRO will provide engine maintenance services for CFM56-7B engines, which are installed on the airline's Boeing 737-800 and 737-900ER aircraft. SR Technics will do the work at its facility in Zurich.

Cobham's HGA-7001s Satcom high gain antenna subsystem has been selected by Emirates for its Boeing 777 upgrade program to Swift Broadband, which will start in mid-2012. The airline plans to retrofit more than 50 of the Boeing 777s with the antenna subsystem, enabling Satcom connectivity in the cabin and in the cockpit.

Avtrade signed a five-year contract with Thomson Airways, Arkefly and TUIFly Nordic for power by the hour component support for the airlines' fleet of Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft based in the U.K., the Netherlands and Sweden. The contract includes pool access, consignment stock, AOG services, component management and repair and maintenance. It also inked a three-year deal with Titan Airways for component power by the hour support on its fleet of Boeing 737, 757 and 767 aircraft. This contract includes logistics, repair and management services.