2024) — MRO Asia Pacific – Collins Aerospace long-term agreement with VietJet and VietJet Thailand operate the second-largest CFM56-5B fleet in Asia Pacific This collaboration significantly expands Collins’ business for nacelle aftermarket services on legacy fleets in the region VietJet Group will benefit from preferred and enhanced support terms which will also extend to nacelle repair for its PW1100G-JM fleet "This agreement with VietJet Group marks a significant milestone in our commitment to supporting the growing aviation market in Asia Pacific," said Kevin Browne vice president of Aftermarket and Customer Support at Collins Aerospace Vietjet is Vietnam’s largest private carrier and a fully-fledged member of International Air Transport Association (IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate It has been a pioneering airline across the region and around the world is a leader in integrated and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry Our 80,000 employees are dedicated to delivering future-focused technologies to advance sustainable and connected aviation RTX pushes the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges For questions or to schedule an interview, please contact [email protected] November 2024 marked a decade of successful collaboration between Collins Aerospace celebrating ten years of jointly providing Boeing 787 nacelle services this collaboration has enabled Lufthansa Technik to deliver comprehensive life cycle support for these complex aircraft components signed in November 2013 and started in 2014 paved the way for Lufthansa Technik to deliver comprehensive repair and asset provision services for nacelles on both engine types available for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Lufthansa Technik has successfully completed more than 100 MRO events for Dreamliner nacelles In addition to its work on Boeing 787 nacelles Lufthansa Technik also holds MRO licenses for Airbus A350 and A320neo nacelles These licenses grant the company access to technical and repair process information Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) tooling enabling it to offer a complete suite of nacelle MRO services This capability allows Lufthansa Technik to provide its customers with a comprehensive range of life cycle support ensuring swift resolutions to Aircraft on Ground (AOG) situations "We were honored when Collins Aerospace invited us in 2013 to join their new network we have worked together to support our customers leveraging the strengths of each partner and continuously learning from one another We look forward to continuing our successful work with Collins Aerospace and serving the aviation industry for many more years," commented Sven Duve Senior Director Aircraft Related Components at Lufthansa Technik Safran Nacelles (Gonfreville-l’Orcher France) has been granted Part 145 certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) marking the beginning of activities at its nacelle repair site located in Suzhou The site can now offer OEMs guaranteed repairs of nacelles and thrust reversers for the fleets of Airbus A330ceo A320neo aircraft equipped with CFM International’s (Cincinnati A first A320neo nacelle from a Chinese airline is already being inspected Safran Nacelles’ chief executive officer (CEO) the Suzhou-based repair facility “caters for the Asia Operators in these regions will therefore benefit from geographical proximity of the station which will reduce both time and cost for transport of materials.” The repair station covers more than 5,000 square meters (circa 54,000 square feet) and is equipped with the tools necessary to repair both nacelles and line replaceable units (LRU) on the Comac C919 in order to support its upcoming entry into service Site employees are experts in the repair of composite and metal aerostructures They will also intervene on wings at operators’ sites This new site is said to further complements Safran Nacelle’s maintenance It will also be used for the storage of large nacelle components thrust reversers and exhaust systems for the entire Asian region Safran Nacelles (Gonfreville-l’Orcher The repair station covers more than 5,000 square meters (circa 54,000 square feet) and is equipped with the tools necessary to repair both nacelles and line replaceable units (LRU) on the Comac C919 in order to support its upcoming entry into service Avent Lidar Technology announced the public release of the first independently developed power curve measurement procedure for the new nacelle-mounted LIDARs The project has been conducted by a consortium made of DTU Wind Energy (formerly Risø Wind Energy Department) Siemens Wind Power and Avent Lidar Technology and funded by the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) The procedure provides the basis for a new industry-wide best-practice for performance verification with nacelle LIDARs It has been submitted to the expert and standardization groups Measnet and IEA Task 32 in order to be upgraded to an internationally recognized standard It opens new possibilities for cheaper and more frequent power performance measurements “Measurements of wind turbine power curves are a key issue for the wind industry But conducting power performance verifications with met-masts is often difficult and extremely expensive particularly offshore or in onshore complex terrains which means that verifications and measurements are sometimes skipped all together Nacelle-mounted LIDARs present a cost effective solution to this problem They allow for accurate and affordable measurements resulting in reduced cost of energy and increased competitiveness” The project started from the basis of a ground-based WINDCUBE LIDAR from Leosphere which was adapted to be placed on the turbine nacelle for forward looking horizontal measurements several prototypes were developed and tested and have evolved into a new product called Wind Iris which integrates all the elements of the procedure has been specifically designed for turbine-mounted measurements which require a product that can deal with adverse factors such as nacelle vibrations “One of the main challenges was to obtain an equivalent procedure to the IEC 61400-12-1 power performance measurement standard To achieve the required level of accuracy and repeatability the developed procedure accounts for each one of the measurement requirements it specifies how to measure at hub-height +/- 2.5% at 2.5 rotor diameter in front of the turbine and account for the deviation inherent to the flexibility of the turbine we can work even on the largest wind turbines” The Wind Iris is already in operation on a number of projects including DONG Energy’s 367 MW Walney offshore wind farm Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox renewable energy is key to the future of our planet we have over 60 years’ experience and an in-depth understanding of the power and temperature control needs of wind farms We have a dedicated Wind Energy Team whose innovative strategies […] The prototype of the new offshore turbine from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is set to undergo extensive hardware in the loop (HiL) testing in the Dynamic Nacelle Testing Laboratory (DyNaLab) from April 2018 until the end of the same year The focus will be on the performance of the generator and the turbine’s grid compatibility Fraunhofer IWES replicates the loads on the rotor and grid side realistically by using a comprehensive grid simulator and a highly dynamic drive system This makes it possible to draw reliable conclusions about how the turbine will perform in the field in just a short period of time Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Fraunhofer IWES have now officially signed the contract for the comprehensive validation of the SG 8.0-167 DD nacelle A pilot project was already launched at the beginning of the year with the aim of specifying the test design and preparing adaptations of the test infrastructure to the nacelle’s special design With nearly 80,000 MW installed wind power Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has a wealth of experience in the industry; Fraunhofer IWES can simulate a wide range of load scenarios under reproducible conditions for example the requirements of different grid codes for time-efficiency and cost-efficiency testing The design validation of new turbine models offers manufacturers decisive support in accelerating the electrical certification of their systems and avoid surprises after the market launch verified turbine design contributes to high availability and low repair requirement which reduce the levelized cost of energy for offshore wind dateFormat['de_DE'])+ ' - '+item['institution']+' Fraunhofer Institut 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