Thomson Airways has signed a heavy maintenance contract with Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) for the carrier's Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft.
Under the contract, ADAT will provide 10 heavy maintenance checks including three 757 checks and seven 767 checks for the 2011/12 winter maintenance period.
In addition, the maintenance firm will provide a number of end of lease checks and pylon modifications, said the partners.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
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 ...
