ENGINE NEWS

Single Roof: Air France Engine Maintenance Center at Orly

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Tue, Oct 3^rd 2023 |

On Wednesday, September 13th, a major event marked the French industrial landscape with the inauguration of Air France's "Concorde" building, located at the heart of t...

The world's first Airbus A320 freighter takes off

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Dec 9^th 2021 |

We knew its first flight was near, but Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) was able to keep the surprise until the end. The first Airbus A320P2F (Passenger to Freighter) took off for the first time on December 8 from Seletar Air...

New long-term agreement between Safran and SIAEC on CFM International's LEAP engines

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Dec 9^th 2021 |

Safran Aircraft Engines has just signed a new 10-year engine MRO contract with SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC). Un...

Meet Nathalie Rubi: Electronics Engineer in the Airbus Helicopters Design Office

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Dec 9^th 2021 |

Nathalie Rubi is well known in her department. Star wars mugs flank her desk and several funny photo-shopped team pic...

Jill Albertelli Succeeds Matthew Bromberg as President of Pratt & Whitney Military Engines

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Dec 8^th 2021 |

Pratt & Whitney today named Jill Albertelli President of its Military Engines business, succeeding Matthew Bromberg,...

MTU Maintenance launches CORTEX, a new engine fleet management software

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Nov 25^th 2021 |

MTU Maintenance has launched a new engine fleet management software called CORTEX. LATAM Airlines, with a fleet of over 200 V2500 engines, is the launch customer. The...

Air Belgium signs with Rolls-Royce for of its new Trent 7000 engines

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 14^th 2021 |

Air Belgium has signed a TotalCare contract with Rolls-Royce for its Trent 7000 engines which will power its two new Airbus A330-900 aircraft. TotalCare is Rolls-Ro...

CFM International and Air China sign an LOI on LEAP engine MRO capacity

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 30^th 2021 |

Air China and CFM International have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to strengthen the LEAP engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capability of Sichuan Service...

Air Travel and CFM International have signed a RPFH agreement for LEAP-1A engines

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 30^th 2021 |

Air Travel (Hunan Airlines) has entered into an agreement with CFM International covering the LEAP-1A maintenance of ...

A first GTF engine inducted for overhaul in China

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 30^th 2021 |

Pratt & Whitney announced the induction of the first GTF engine for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in China. The PW1100G-JM engine (Airbus A320neo aircraft family) has joined the MTU Maintenance Zhuhai facilit...

MTU Maintenance certified to service Falcon 8X engines

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 16^th 2021 |

MTU Maintenance is now certified by the European authorities to carry out PW307 maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) on the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307 engine famil...

AMETEK : An interview with Shannon Steiniger, Quality Assurance and Systems Manager at Superior Tube

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Sept 8^th 2021 |

Shannon Steiniger joined Superior Tube in June 2021, following successful engineering roles in the aerospace sector w...

Leonardo: the first course of the Aerotech Academy of Pomigliano d’Arco concludes

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Jul 19^th 2021 |

Thirty students have graduated from the advanced training engineering school, promoted by Leonardo and University of ...

China Airlines and AFI KLM E&M sign major GE90 engine support contract

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jul 1^st 2021 |

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has won an exclusive contract with China Airlines, entrusting it with the support of the GE90-115B wh...

Safran Aircraft Engine Services to expands its MRO activities at Brussels airport for the LEAP engines

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jul 1^st 2021 |

Safran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels and Brussels Airport signed a long-term partnership agreement to open a new ...