++ Virgin Atlantic Airways has signed a five-year contract with British Midland Engineering for maintenance checks on the airline's Airbus A340s and Boeing 747s at Heathrow Airport. ++ Saudia Arabian Airlines has agreed a deal with GAMCO for Ìve of the airline's Lockheed L-1011 TriStars to undergo US Federal Aviation Administration-directed wing-rear spar-modification work. The Abu Dhabi-based maintenance company will also undertake a D check on the fifth aircraft. ++ Air Technology Engines has received FAA approval to overhaul, maintain and alter Allison Engine 250-C20 engines. The Naples, Florida-based company has also opened a new maintenance hangar at the site. ++ South Africa-based Denel Aviation has won a contract to undertake line maintenance on Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340s and Air Tanzania Boeing 737s at Johannesburg International Airport. ++ Lufthansa Shannon Turbine Technologies (LSTT) has signed a five-year, exclusive agreement with Braathens SAFE for the repair of CFMInternational CFM56-3 combustor assemblies. ++ Lufthansa Technik has signed a contract with Asiana Airlines extending its co-operation until 2001.
Source: Flight International
