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IN D U S T R Y INSP E C T IO N
able to provide industry leading aircraft maintenance
support in Asia Pacific and beyond. "
ADE's new hangar in KLIA Aeropolis is scheduled
for completion by the first half of 2024.
To accommodate its growth, ADE plans to recruit
ADE
Asia Digital Engineering Achieves
Part 145 Approval from EASA
The MRO arm of Capital A, Asia Digital Engineering
(ADE) has received European Union Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) Part 145 approval.
Mahesh Kumar, CEO of ADE, said: " This is a significant
achievement and is a result of all the hard work
and commitment from the team at ADE. Thanks to
their dedication and service excellence, ADE is now
500 to 600 aviation professionals ranging from aircraft
technicians to engineers.
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De Havilland Canada Acquires
Mid-Canada Mod Center
De Havilland Canada has purchased Mid-Canada
Mod Center (MC2) and Avionics Design Services
(ADS), which have worked on Universal Avionics
installations, upgrades and modifications for
decades. With facilities in Ontario at Toronto
Pearson Airport and Region of Waterloo Airport,
and other engineering team members located
in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta, De
Havilland Canada welcomes the addition of MC2
and ADS. Their expertise in avionics upgrade services
for both commercial and business aircraft will
enhance De Havilland Canada's ability to provide
timely, cost-effective solutions to its customers and
the over 3,000 aircraft they operate.
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ANODYNE ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING CORP.
CVM Approval Wins A4A/SAE
Nondestructive Testing Innovation Award
Comparative Vacuum Monitoring (CVM) technology has been
recognized by Airlines for America (A4A) for being the first regulatoryapproved
application of structural health monitoring by the FAA.
A collaborative team, made up of members of Structural
Monitoring Systems Plc., its wholly owned subsidiary Anodyne
Electronics Manufacturing Corp., Delta Air Lines, Delta
Engineering, DR Engineering LLC., and Aero X Aviation Services,
took home the A4A/SAE NDT Innovation Award for 2023 at the
A4A Nondestructive Testing Forum in Denver, Colorado.
CVM is expected to reduce the time and labor maintenance
crews spend monitoring and inspecting airframes for cracks.
It's designed to be used as an alternative to eddy current to
perform traditional HFEC/LFEC airframe fatigue inspection and
is already installed on 26 of Delta Air Lines' 71 B737 aircraft. Aft
pressure bulkhead (APB) inspections are required every 1,200
cycles, and Delta Air Lines estimates the new CVM inspections
will add 960 hours of flying time across their fleet each year.
Performing an inspection with CVM can be conducted at the
gate or on the overnight, with an average turnaround of 12 minutes,
as opposed to repositioning aircraft to a hangar for days.
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Emirates To Construct $950M
Engineering Facility
Emirates has announced a $950 million investment
to build an engineering facility at Dubai
World Central (DWC). Spread over 1 million square
meters, the engineering complex will be purposebuilt
to support Emirates' aircraft fleet and operating
requirements into the 2040s. The facility will also
be a center of excellence for commercial aviation
engineering services in the Middle East, with spare
capacity potentially offered to other airline operators.
Commenting on the investment, HH Sheikh
Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and
Chief Executive, Emirates airline and group, said:
" The new facility will enable Emirates to be entirely
self-sufficient when it comes to maintenance, repairs,
overhaul (MRO) and all engineering requirements for
our aircraft fleet. It gives us operational stability and
flexibility, and quality assurance. "
Emirates' new engineering facility will be equipped
to handle the full gamut of specialist aircraft engineering
services.
Construction work on Phase 1 is expected to begin
in 2024.
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