Dunlop Aviation Services (DAS) has been selected by Cyprus Turkish Airlines, national carrier for the Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus, to maintain the wheels for its Boeing 737-800s. The work will be carried out by DAS in Coventry, UK. GE On Wing Support has opened its latest centre, near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona. The General Electric subsidiary plans at least 20 on-wing engine maintenance centres worldwide. It now has six in the USA, two in the UK and one each in China, Malaysia and South Korea. Air Inmar has signed a five-year agreement with BAE Systems providing a component overhaul and repair service supporting BAe 146, Avro RJ and RJX, Jetstream 31/32/41, ATP and BAe 748s offered to customers under the aircraft company's support and spares exchange programme. South African Airways has signed an exclusive $300 million, 10-year contract with Snecma Sabena Engine Services covering maintenance, repair and overhaul of the airline's 36 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4G2 engines. Spar Aerospace is to provide lap-joint repairs for eight of Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737-200s under a contract which could be extended to cover heavy maintenance on the airline's 737 fleet. The work will be performed at Spar's Edmonton City Centre Airport site in Canada, beginning in September. China's Guangzhu Aircraft Maintenance Engineering has received approval from the Macau civil aviation authority to provide heavy maintenance on Airbus A320/A321 aircraft up to C3 checks. Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a $140 million, 10-year maintenance and overhaul agreement with GE Engine Services Malaysia to maintain and overhaul CFM56-3C1 engines. The turbofans power 737-400s that are operated by JAL subsidiary, Japan TransOcean Air.
Source: Flight International
