Air Sicilia has been granted clearance from Italy's civil aviation body ENAC to restart operations with its Boeing 737s after re-organising its technical support and maintenance department. The authority had given Air Sicilia two months to comply after the discovery of maintenance shortcomings (Flight International, 6 - 12 March).
Source: Flight International
HAECO has extended a series of MRO contracts with long-time customer China Airlines, covering the Taiwanese carrier’s fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft.
Delta Air Lines executives flag the role that its MRO business has played in ensuring the reliability of older aircraft in its own fleet, but note the focus will start to switch toward managing aircraft retirements and developing third party business.
One of Southwest Airlines’ Boeing 737-800s has returned to Denver, its departure airport, after one engine suffered an apparent cowl-door detachment. The aircraft had been operating the WN3695 service to Houston on 7 March. It had taken off from Denver’s runway 25. But air-ground communications indicate that the crew sought ...
