Operations & Maintenance

Boeing said Jade Cargo selected its Airplane Health Management system to cover its fleet of six 747-400 freighters. Jade Cargo will incorporate all three modules of the solution, which assists airlines in managing unscheduled maintenance events, consisting of Real-Time Fault Management, Performance Monitoring and Custom Alerting and Analysis.

Air France Industries and KLM Engineering & Maintenance reached a two-year renewal of its contract with AeroMexico to maintain its fleet of four 777s.

Timco Aviation Services opened its third line maintenance support station in the last two months at Panama City-Bay County International, following the launch of Timco LineCare stations at Boston Logan and Denver. It launched the standalone business unit in April (ATWOnline, April 15).

ITOCHU Corp. formed a business alliance with California-based Composites Unlimited to sell the aircraft cabin interior component manufacturer's products including galley equipment. As part of the agreement, ITOCHU acquired a 19% share in CUI, becoming the second-largest shareholder.

Lufthansa Systems announced that TNT Airways will use its Lido/RouteManual paper navigation charts and then migrate to the electronic Lido/eRouteManual under a three-year contract between the companies.

Sensis Corp. said its Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System at Sydney is now operational. The all-weather system is being used by controllers to monitor and maintain the safety of the airport’s runways and taxiways.

Rockwell Collins won Part 60 Level D qualification from US FAA for its Edge 737NG full flight simulator delivered to Pan Am International Flight Academy's training center in Miami.