BRIEFS
Delta TechOps Signs Service USAF Chooses Chromalloy for Nozzle Repair
Agreement with CanJet
The U.S. Air Force has selected Chromalloy, Orangeburg,
The Canadian charter operator, CanJet, has inked a $7-mil- N.Y., to repair high-pressure turbine nozzles in sup-
lion, four-year contract that has Delta Tech Ops managing port of the service’s overhaul of General Electric F108
the carrier’s component and logistics inventory support. The engines powering the KC-35R tanker aircraft. The Air
agreement covers avionics, pneumatics and hydraulics, and Force awarded the $3.3-million contract at Tinker AFB, in
grants the Canadian operator access to Delta’s inventory of Oklahoma. It represents the third Air Force contract for
Boeing 737-800 components for spare parts. The Halifax, F-108 nozzle repair.
Nova Scotia-based carrier operates five CFM56-7B-powered
747-800s and plans to add two more of the type in 2010.
DGAC approval for Europe Aviation
Repair Facility Moves from Miami to Miramar The Europe Aviation’s repair-shop at Paris-Orly facilities
have been approved by French DGAC for repair on Flight
Propulsion Technologies International, a joint venture controls and nacelles (C7, C8).
between Snecma and GE, has moved out of its two facilities
in Miami and into a new 125,000-square foot (23,260 m2)
facility in Miramar, Fla., about 25 miles
(40 km) north of Miami. The repair facility
supports CFM56 and Turbomeca engines
globally. It also is the sole source location
for modifications to the CFM56-7B fan
disk and for electron beam weld replace-
ment of the CFM56 fan-blade leading edge
and booster vanes.
Facility Approved for
Gulfstream 150 Support
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) has approved engine and auxiliary
power unit (APU) maintenance on the
Gulfstream G150 at the bizjet manufac-
turer’s service facility in Long Beach,
Calif. The approval covers maintenance
and alterations but not overhaul of the
G150’s Honeywell TFE 731-40A engines
and Honeywell RE100 APU. Having pre-
viously received approval for G150 air-
frame maintenance, the Long Beach cen-
ter, which also paints planes and provides
interior completions, now can service the
entire line-up of Gulfstream aircraft.
Lighter Prop Made for the
Mirage/Matrix
Piper PA-46 Mirage and Matrix aircraft
now comes with a new three-blade pro-
peller that is 11 pounds (5 kg) lighter
than its predecessor. Piper Aircraft has
chosen for piston-powered aircraft the
latest version of Hartzell Propeller’s
Top Prop units made of carbon fiber,
Kevlar and aluminum.
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avmain-mag.com | Oct/Nov2009
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