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Safran’s NacelleLife gets new lease

Hawaiian Airlines Jim Landers and Safran’s Alain Berger signing the renewal at MRO Americas

SAFRAN NACELLES signed a six-year contract renewal with Hawaiian Airlines to service the thrust reversers on the carrier’s 24 Airbus A330ceo aircraft.

Safran Nacelles will continue to support Hawaiian at its Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) shops located in the United States and France during scheduled maintenance or one-time repairs during unscheduled maintenance. Safran Nacelles also provides access to a pool of thrust reversers.

“Since 2013, Safran Nacelles has been a trusted partner that shares our commitment to safety and reliability. We expect Safran Nacelles to continue to provide exceptional support for our A330 fleet,” said Hawaiian Airlines Senior Vice President, Technical Operations, Jim Landers. It is Safran’s NacelleLife support and services packages that covers all of Safran Nacelles’ after-sales activities and aims to provide a responsive, reliable, cost effective and high-quality service. “We are pleased that Hawaiian Airlines has renewed its confidence in Safran Nacelles for its A330ceo fleet. Safran Nacelles teams, including those at the US and France repair shops, are fully mobilized to keep Hawaiian Airlines’ fleet in operation,” said Safran Nacelles’ Executive Vice President Customer Support & Services, Alain Berger.

Safran Nacelles also signed a ten-year service contract with Viva Air Colombia for the nacelles of its growing fleet of A320neo aircraft powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines. CFM International is a 50/50 joint company between Safran Aircraft Engines and GE. The contract offers nacelle OEM warranties and is carried out as part of the NacelleLife support and services package. Viva Air Colombia will have access to Safran Nacelles’ global stock of spare engine nacelles that equip the airline’s growing fleet of Airbus A320neo family jetliners. The Colombian airline will also benefit from OEM guaranteed maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions at Safran Nacelles repair stations. Jhon Luna, Viva Air Colombia Director of Maintenance & Engineering said: “Our young A320neo fleet needs all the support and expertise of an OEM like Safran Nacelles to keep our aircraft in operation with the highest level of quality and to carry out the necessary repairs in the shortest possible time.” Berger commented: “We are pleased to support Viva Air Colombia in its A320neo maintenance operations. They can count on Safran Nacelles teams, particularly those at the Indianapolis, USA repair shop, who are fully mobilized to support Viva Air Colombia on a daily basis.” ■

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Topcast and VSE agree MoU

The agreement is expected to enhance Asia-Pacific operations

TOPCAST GROUP and VSE Aviation (VSE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop improved global solutions and further enhance their respective portfolios of distribution offerings in the market.

This initiative is expected to be a mutually beneficial relationship between the two aftermarket OEM parts distributors and MRO service providers. The MoU is envisaged to lead to an examination of the potential synergies in an array of commercial areas and to leverage the strengths of both companies so they can better support their partners and customers. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, Topcast is an aircraft parts distributor and MRO service provider. VSE is a provider of aftermarket distribution and repair services for land, sea and air transportation assets for government and commercial markets.

“I firmly believe that a partnership between our companies will not only drive improvement in our existing businesses but create increased value through the development of innovative solutions to better serve the evolving global market,” said Topcast Chief Executive Officer, Steven Pearson. John Cuomo, Chief Executive Officer and President of VSE Corporation welcomed the new relationship, saying, “I believe this collaboration will accelerate the expansion of both companies and better service our customers with more product and service offerings in Asia-Pacific.” ■

HYDRO’s relationship with Pratt & Whitney has been further enhanced

HYDRO to provide Pratt & Whitney GTF engine stands

HYDRO SYSTEMS signed a license agreement with Pratt & Whitney covering engine stands for Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for the Airbus A220 and Embraer E-Jets E2 aircraft families.

The agreement supports HYDRO’s strategy to enlarge its engine stand portfolio and with that help its customers. By offering the PW1500G stand, HYDRO can provide its A220 customer a complete one-stop shop solution package for its maintenance needs. HYDRO has had a relationship for over a decade with Pratt & Whitney. HYDRO’s PW1500G Engine Transportation is designed for safely transporting PW1500G engines by truck, train, air, and sea. The engine is protected by a shock attenuation system between baseframe and cradle as well as by shock absorbing casters.

“Our customers appreciate HYDRO’s broad product and service offering. We are excited to add regional GTF program engine stands to our licensed portfolio and proud to expand the support for our strategic collaborator Pratt & Whitney and our common MRO and Airline customers,” said HYDRO Systems’ EVP Tooling, Dr Thomas Rupp. ■

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Touchdown agrees high demand inventory with AJW

AJW’s Canadian facility will house TDA’s component inventory

TOUCHDOWN AVIATION has agreed a component agreement in which it will hold inventory of high-demand components at AJW Technique’s MRO facility in Canada.

The components will be repaired and certified by AJW Technique and ready to ship on demand to TDA’s customers. AJW Technique’s 220,000 square foot MRO facility is located next to Montreal’s International Airport. Its home to comprehensive component maintenance capabilities with customizable equipment. The two firms’ partnership will see changes to the offering in the North Eastern region of the USA and the East side of Canada.

“We are delighted to sign with TDA – strengthening the relationship between our companies since TDA’s inception 40 years ago,” said AJW SVP Operations, Louis Philippe Mallette. “AJW Technique is home to the most comprehensive component maintenance capabilities across Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and Bombardier platforms, delivering cost and reliability efficiencies for all our valued customers. Forging great working relationships with partners such as TDA, to enhance customer experience is at the heart of what we do.” ■

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Darchem Engineering and Topcast sign distribution MoU

Topcast’s Craig Winfrey at MRO Americas 2022

TRANSDIGM GROUP company Darchem Engineering has signed a memorandum of understanding on aerospace and defense OEM cooperation for distribution in Asia-Pacific.

This agreement will see the two aviation corporations use their joint expertise and resources to offer customers a source of supply for the design, qualification and production of bespoke engineered insulated systems and state-of-the-art thermal optimization solutions. Topcast and Darchem will also develop business strategies by co-sharing market intelligence.

“This cooperative agreement will add to our suite of alliance partners working together towards common business objectives for mutually beneficial business opportunities,” said Darchem Global Business Development Manager (Aerospace and Defense), John Hulance. “I am confident that this will strengthen our distribution and market share for aerospace and defense OEM products and aftermarket solutions in the Asia-Pacific region.”

The Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development of Topcast, Craig Winfrey and Hulance signed the MoU at the MRO Exhibition exhibition in Dallas. ■

Lufthansa Technik and AvAir strengthened ties at the show

AvAir and Lufthansa Technik sign aftermarket deal

INVENTORY SOLUTIONS provider AvAir and Lufthansa Technik have signed an addendum to their long-term aftermarket sales agreement.

This addendum includes a second large material takeover of 9,000 additional aircraft components bringing AvAir’s total to more than 18,000. The first material transfer to AvAir was under their 2020 agreement. The agreement also includes as-removed and unserviceable units in addition to serviceable and overhauled items. The agreement implies that Lufthansa Technik receives a share of the proceeds from resold components under a profit share agreement. With this transaction, AvAir has added a wider range of commercial and regional aircraft material to its inventory. The assets include parts for Boeing 737, 737NG, 747-400, 747-8, 777 Freighter, 787 and Airbus A320, A330, A340, A350, A380. Along with regional aircraft types, and miscellaneous material.

“The initial agreement was signed in 2020, and it has proved to be an overwhelming success for both parties. Lufthansa Technik’s commitment to adding to the existing agreement is proof of that,” said AvAir Chief Executive Officer, Mike Bianco. ■

Air Canada agrees GE90 support

AIR CANADA has extended its cooperation with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance with the renewal of a multi-year GE90 support contract between the two airlines.

The original contract was signed in 2010 for a package of repair and maintenance services specially adapted to meet the Canadian airline’s requirements for the GE90-115B engines on its fleet of Boeing 777s. Through the new extended engine support contract, the solutions delivered by AFI KLM E&M include shop visits, LRU support, provision of spare engines and on-wing/on-site support.

“The renewal of GE90 support services offers further indication of the enduring cooperation between our two groups. Pride in seeing our teams’ commitment to the customer being duly recognized and rewarded through longstanding and fruitful relationships, such as those we have been developing with Air Canada over the past ten years,” said Air France Industries Executive Vice President, Géry Mortreux.

Air Canada’s decision to extend and expand its relationship with AFI KLM E&M constitutes a mark of confidence and satisfaction regarding the support solutions designed and implemented by the Airline-MRO provider, which bases its service approach on attentiveness and close-knit relationships with the customer. The Canadian airline acknowledges and appreciates AFI KLM E&M’s capacity to take into account the operational needs and challenges faced by airlines when it comes to defining and implementing adapted maintenance programs, given the latter’s own position as a maintenance provider attached to a major airline.

“The appreciation of our needs and constraints that results from its experience as an MRO/airline, as well as the level of attentiveness demonstrated by AFI KLM E&M, are invaluable markers of quality and security, coupled with the assurance that we will benefit from solutions that have been tailored to the operational realities we face. Based on all these factors and given the positive experience of the past ten years of cooperation on the GE90 product, the extension of our partnership constitutes a measured and logical decision for Air Canada,” said Air Canada Strategic Procurement and Corporate Real Estate Vice President, Gilles Neron. ■

Panasonic, 8tree map out future

PANASONIC AVIONICS Corporation and 8tree announced an expansion of their relationship and availability of the dentCHECK dent-mapping and reporting service. The expanded service will now include support for Large Area Dent Mapping at customer locations. This builds on the existing ad hoc dent8tree’s dentCHECK system mapping services offered at Panasonic Technical Service (PTS) regional line stations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and London Heathrow (LHR) area airports. This service will allow Panasonic Avionics customers a convenient, accurate, and efficient way to protect their commercial aircraft investment, avoiding unnecessary costs and time delays. The service will complement PTS’s existing line of best-in-class products and services, continuing its history of being a premier MRO service solution provider.

“We are pleased to announce the expansion of our relationship with 8tree,” said Sean Gavin, SVP of Panasonic Technical Services. “Using the 8tree scanning technologies allows us to deliver highly accurate information much more quickly than previously possible using traditional methods. This allows our passenger and cargo airline customers to make very timely, datadriven, operational decisions.”

The introduction of large area dent mapping service is particularly suited to hail damage scenarios and follows a series of very successful service jobs completed by Panasonic Avionics and 8tree. In the aftermath of an extreme hail event in Roswell, New Mexico in 2021, several severely damaged wide-body aircraft were inspected using dentCHECK’s large area panoramic mapping feature. A comprehensive itemized digital report, containing key damage metrics, were completed in days, as opposed to the months it would have taken with traditional manual methods.

“After the incredible results in Roswell last year, expanding the scope of our dentCHECK service relationship with Panasonic Avionics was a natural choice,” said Arun Chhabra, CEO of 8tree. “Operators will benefit from the faster, more efficient mapping of catastrophic hail damage, allowing them to make more informed decisions about aircraft serviceability and return to service, while alongside building more robust aircraft records.” ■

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LGT and ITS inked the deal on the show floor

LANDING GEAR Technologies (LGT) and ITS have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to support the Boeing 737 New Gen market with Boeing 737-700 and Boeing 737-800 landing gear solutions.

Together, LGT and ITS will provide solutions for 737 New Gen landing gear maintenance, leases, flat-rate exchanges, and outright landing gear sales. This agreement was the next step in the two firms’ final plans to bring the two organizations together in supporting the global landing gear market on the 737 New Gen platform in all aspects of support and formulate a relationship that creates the best solution in the market. “We have been working with the team at LGT for many years in supporting our landing gear maintenance and technical support,” said ITS Sales Vice President, Bo Lump. “The team at LGT is the most responsive and customer-centric maintenance facility we have ever worked with. For us, we only want to partner with the best when it comes to landing gear, and hands down, that is LGT!”

Located in Arizona, ITS offers a range of custom solutions to airlines, leasing companies, MROs, OEMs, and resellers worldwide from fleet retirement, contractual-based component support, rotable exchange pools, and leasing and repair management. Landing Gear Technologies is a 145 certified FAA repair station strategically located in South Florida specializing in landing gear and related material at a 128,000 square foot facility. The new facilities will see 98% of the overhaul and repair work performed in-house. LGT provides its customers with landing gear solutions including contracted maintenance, sales, procurement, leasing and exchanges. ■

Wencor has reaffirmed its partnership with Turkish Technic

Wencor and Turkish Technic ink multiyear deal

TURKISH TECHNIC, an association of Turkish Airlines group, and parts manufacturing approvals specialist Wencor have signed a multi-year parts agreement to support Turkish Technic’s maintenance operations.

Wencor will provide consumable and expendable (C&E) parts. Wencor and Turkish Technic have had a long-standing relationship for more than 30 years. The agreement will allow the two firms to work together to accurately forecast, efficiently supply and quickly respond to expanding supply chain requirements. Wencor will support the agreement through its worldwide stocking facilities with local oversight from its Istanbul office.

“The C&E parts agreement will allow both parties to dynamically meet fast-changing demand of today’s global aviation. We will continue to operate as a one-stop solution center for the aircraft and component maintenance needs of our customers,” Turkish Technic CTO, Yasin Birinci.

Turkish Technic supports aircraft operators and owners globally with encompassing component pooling, design, certification and production services. Wencor offers PMA design and development and CMM and DER repairs. ■