There is a lot of activity at J&C Aero: it has been granted its first EASA Part 145 approval, has opened an in-house component repair shop, and is planning to more than double its production and MRO facilities in early 2022
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Emirates has announced an 18-month retrofit programme to install premium economy cabins in 53 Boeing 777s and 52 more A380 aircraft. The UAE airline is also considering upgrades to its B777 business class cabins, with new seats in a 1-2-1 configuration
A new contract sees J&C Aero’s engineers manage the certification process for SmartLynx to receive a permanent EASA STC for cargo transportation inside Airbus A330 cabins
FAI has obtained an STC for the EpiShuttle patient transfer system on the Bombardier CL-600 aircraft type after passing tests to assess flammability, rapid decompression, and patient evacuation
British Airways (BA) has selected Collins Aerospace to upgrade the Club World cabins on its fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft. The agreement includes installation of the Club Suite business class seat, the Club Kitchen and a new cabin configuration
Air France is the first airline to order Safran Cabin’s ECOS (Efficient Cabin Open Space) shelf bins, with a contract signed to equip 24 of its Airbus A320s with the units. Air France Industries retrofitted the first of the aircraft with the bins in July 2021, which has now returned to service
In response to increasing demand for widebody freighter aircraft, Etihad Engineering has entered into a partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), to provide passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions for the Boeing 777-300ER
BBAM, has signed an agreement with Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus, for new A320/A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) orders. The agreement comes with the option to add new conversion slots every year, starting in 2026
Etihad Engineering, EOS and Baltic3D have entered into an R&D cooperation to achieve true serial additive manufacturing (3D printing) capabilities for aircraft interior parts
Causeway Aero Group has secured a repeat order from Israir Airlines for a shipset of its Pitch PF3000 lightweight economy-class seat