British Airways has extended its contract with Lufthansa Technik for base maintenance services for its Airbus A380 aircraft fleet. The contract will run from August 2022 for more than five years and includes services for the airline’s 12 A380s to be performed in Manila
HAECO Cabin Solutions has entered into a preferred strategic commercial agreement with Diehl Aviation. The two companies will combine their core competencies and experience, with the aim of becoming the market leader in aircraft cabin optimisation projects
S7 Technics has launched an automated plant in Russia for the production of cabin floor and interior panels, beginning with the Airbus A320 Family
The Aviation AM Centre, an additive manufacturing (AM) centre for certified cabin interior polymer parts has opened in Dusseldorf, designed to improve sustainability and address the challenges of aircraft operators and MRO organisations, which need to reduce costs and downtime
Royal Brunei Airlines is seeing growth in its cargo operations, and to help meet this demand the carrier has converted one of its A320neo fleet into a dedicated cargo-in-cabin aircraft
Skandia has received Transport Canada (TCCA) STC approval for its acoustic soundproofing kit for the Bombardier Global line of large cabin business jets
Embraer has revealed a ‘semi-private’ configuration for the ERJ 145 jet, which means the 50-seater aircraft can now be configured from 16 to 28 premium seats, with one seat configuration on each side of the aisle, increasing social distancing and comfort
Finnair is installing HEPA filters on the air recirculation systems of its entire ATR 72 turboprop fleet, in a project running between June 2021 and early 2022. The airline has already fitted its Airbus and Embraer fleets with HEPA filters
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has given Latitude Aero approval and designation as an EASA Part 145 Repair Station (EASA.145.6969)
Jet Aviation in Basel has received an STC from EASA for the methodology and analysis used in certifying interior installations on Boeing 787. This STC is the first of its type ever to be granted to a completion centre
