Greenpoint Technologies , to complete the interior and make service access panel security enhancements on Boeing 737-700 series aircraft, STCs ST01832SE and ST01836SE
TIMCO Aviation Services Chairman and CEO John Cawthron resigned. Succeeding him are President and COO Ron Utecht and CFO Kevin Carter, who assume joint responsibility for the office of CEO. Utecht spent 39 years at United before joining TIMCO as a consultant in 2003. Carter joined the company in 2002 from the investment banking industry.
GE Aviation finished acquiring Walter Engines , the Prague-based manufacturer of small turboprop engines and high-precision machined parts. GE Aviation Czech, part of the OEM’s Business & General Aviation division, absorbed the company, which will trade as Walter Aircraft Engines, a division of GE Aviation. It says the acquisition should fuel its entry into the small, twin-engine turboprop segment.
Lambert Leasing , reissued STC to enlarge the Class C cargo compartment by relocating cargo bay bulkhead forward to F.S. 594.1 on Saab 340B aircraft, STC ST01254AT
ARC Avionics , amended STC to install a dual Universal Avionics UNS-1F flight management system on Boeing 737-200 and -300 series aircraft, STC ST03362AT
In five days, a widebody passenger aircraft door’s paint got scratched, its seal was torn by debris, an airworthiness directive affected it, it got hit by a jet bridge, and the door was sold and reinstalled on another aircraft. It was a rough week for the door. This Boeing 777 L1 passenger door went through a 25-year life cycle in a mere five days recently when a working group of aviation executives met in Tokyo.
Airmark International named Jeff Snow business development manager. Snow is responsible for new business development and aftermarket service and support to business aviation service centers and operators of Learjet, Challenger and Global Express aircraft.
While U.S. safety management system (SMS) regulations remain under discussion at FAA, other countries continue to take steps forward to implement regulations in line with ICAO guidance. An advisory circular issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) in June sets out SMS guidelines to take effect at the end of this year.
Older IFE systems have long been problematic for maintenance personnel, and current pressures to reduce airline-operating costs across the board has prompted one carrier to remove aging IFE units from its fleet of Airbus narrowbodies. US Airways expects to save $10 million annually by taking IFE systems out of about 200 Airbus A320 series aircraft that fly domestically. Some IFE units were originally installed in former America West aircraft in the early 1990s, while other systems were installed in US Airways airplanes about 10 years ago.
L2 Consulting Services , to install electrical provisions for a Class 2B Teledyne Controls triple electronic flight bag system, Wingspeed XLLink/Iridium communication system with telephone handset and network server unit on Boeing 747-200B, -200C and -200F, STC ST10679SC
AerCap Holdings closed on a $100 million engine acquisition facility, with an availability period of 24 months and an option for an extra 36 months, with a syndicate of U.S. and German banks led by Citi. The deal provides AerCap with committed funding to acquire a range of spare engine types to expand its Shannon, Ireland-based long term engine leasing business.
Argosy International’s Shanghai facility received new certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China for the custom-blending of Akzo-Nobel aerospace coatings to meet airline, AOG and maintenance requirements. Atlas Air completed the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), meeting globally recognized safety and quality standards for operations, including maintenance and engineering.
Free radicals are atoms or molecules rendered unstable by having unpaired electrons. This will cause them to react quickly with other compounds, trying to capture the needed electron to gain stability. Generally, free radicals attack the nearest stable molecule, “stealing” its electron. But when the “attacked” molecule loses its electron, it becomes a free radical itself, beginning a chain reaction.
Let’s face it: We live in a wired world. Consequently, an increasing number of airline passengers, whether a businessman on his way to a meeting in London, or a family flying to Florida on vacation, want to remain connected while en route. A decade ago, travelers’ inflight entertainment (IFE) options were limited to watching a feature-length movie on an overhead screen during selected long-haul flights.
Grob Aerospace launched a recruitment drive at ILA Berlin in May, intended to attract 60 new engineers and technicians to its facilities in Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany, and St. Gallen, Altenhrein, Switzerland. It plans to offer a number of the jobs to ab initio and trainee engineers, who will work alongside its fully qualified and experienced engineers.
