Fairchild Aircraft Services has obtained supplemental type certification for the replacement of nickel-cadmium batteries with lead-acid batteries on Fairchild Metro III and SA227 AC/BC aircraft. Fairchild says that the conversion improves hot-and-cold temperature starts, lessens engine and starter-generator maintenance requirements, eliminates the battery- temperature monitoring system, and reduces the number of ground power units required at airports.
Source: Flight International
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) expects demand for MRO services to remain strong, although supply chain challenges have extended the time of some aircraft checks.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is considering launching a conversion programme for the Boeing 787 as it weighs up future projects. Speaking to FlightGlobal sister publication Air Cargo News at the Farnborough International Airshow, IAI executive vice president and general manager, aviation group, Shmuel Kuzi explained that the business is always ...
Boeing has designated Lufthansa Technik as the first Boeing-licensed Service Center (BLSC) for cabin modifications on its 787 Dreamliner airplanes.
