Aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies, launched an enhanced website to showcase the GTF engine family. Pratt & Whitney’s growing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network can access the site’s new digital features, including an engine spotter’s guide, a multimedia gallery and an interactive route map highlighting the engine’s game-changing benefits. Pratt & Whitney estimates that its GTF engines have collectively saved customers … [Read more...] about Pratt & Whitney pushes for GTF engine upgrades with dedicated website
MRO Conversions & Manufacturers
Scoot converts A320 passenger aircraft for cargo-only transport
Scoot modified one of its A320ceo passenger aircraft (9V-TAZ) to carry cargo only by removing all seats in the cabin, doubling its capacity to nearly 20 tonnes, a press release confirmed. The modified aircraft’s first cargo charter flight took off on 22 August from Fuzhou to Singapore. The aircraft transported a total of 13 tonnes of cargo in both the bellyhold and cabin, comprising mainly daily essentials, with four more flights scheduled for August. Scoot … [Read more...] about Scoot converts A320 passenger aircraft for cargo-only transport
Airbus strengthens position in Asia-Pacific aviation services market
While air traffic is doubling every 15 years in the world, the Asia-Pacific fleet is set to almost triple by 2036. For services, this translates into more than a third of the global MRO business coming from this region by 2036. This represents more than $660 billion – the sum total of the accumulated spending during the next two decades, and encompasses the following segments: Components; Line maintenance and Airframe base maintenance and Engine maintenance. Airbus predicts that the … [Read more...] about Airbus strengthens position in Asia-Pacific aviation services market
AEI delivers 100th B737-400SF freighter conversion
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is announced that the company has reached yet another noteworthy milestone by delivering the 100th B737-400SF freighter conversion. The re-delivery honor goes to Dublin, Ireland-based ASL Aviation with the 11-pallet position B737-400SF (MSN 25097). This aircraft represents the 13th AEI B737-400 converted freighter that has been re-delivered to ASL over the last several years. ASL currently has an additional four AEI B737-400SF freighters either currently … [Read more...] about AEI delivers 100th B737-400SF freighter conversion
AEI welcomes Eric Wildhagen as vice president of engineering
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is pleased to announce that Eric Wildhagen joins as vice president of Engineering. Eric brings to AEI over 30 years of broad-based passenger-to-freighter aircraft engineering and certification process experience. Prior to joining AEI, Eric was chief engineer at Precision Aircraft Solutions where he worked on program management for passenger-to-freighter conversions. Before that, Eric worked with both GDC Technics and Jet Aviation as director of Engineering … [Read more...] about AEI welcomes Eric Wildhagen as vice president of engineering
GECAS to lease Ethiopian Airlines first 2 AEI converted 737-800 freighters
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, a division of the Ethiopian Airlines Group, has committed to lease the first two Boeing 737-800 freighters (737-800SF) converted by Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) from GECAS, with the first delivery expected in June of 2018, followed by a second in January of 2019. “We are excited to take delivery of these first-ever AEI-converted 737-800SFs,” explained Tewolde Gebremariam, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, “The aircraft will be … [Read more...] about GECAS to lease Ethiopian Airlines first 2 AEI converted 737-800 freighters
