All MRO articles – Page 21
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Vietnam tightens rules on in-storage aircraft
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued a directive on aircraft storage and maintenance, requiring that airlines rotate between in-service and stored aircraft every month.
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Boeing maintenance hangar at Gatwick operational under adjusted plan
Boeing’s maintenance hangar at London Gatwick airport is handling a “steady flow” of customer aircraft despite “much reduced” flying activity amid the pandemic, the airframer tells Cirium.
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SIA Engineering to invest over S$40 million in digitalisation, automation
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) has rolled out the second phase of its business transformation efforts, where it will invest more than S$40 million ($30.2 million) in technological areas such as digitalisation and automation.
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SR Technics spins out component services into new unit
Swiss maintenance provider SR Technics has spun out its component support business into a separate entity under new branding, as part of a wider company restructuring.
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ST Engineering clinches five-year cargo MRO contract
ST Engineering has signed a five-year airframe heavy maintenance contract with an unnamed air cargo carrier.
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Pakistani start-up AirSial picks MTU for engine support
MTU has won an engine maintenance contract from Pakistani start-up carrier AirSial.
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ST Engineering, Honeywell ink agreement for Leap component MRO
ST Engineering and Honeywell Aerospace have signed a 10-year agreement for the maintenance of CFM International’s Leap engine components.
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KAI’s MRO unit scores maintenance contract with Jeju Air
Korean Aviation Engineering and Maintenance Services (KAEMS) has clinched a maintenance contract with low-cost carrier Jeju Air for work on six Boeing 737-800s.
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Bombardier completes acquisition of Berlin service center
Bombardier has acquired 100% of an aircraft service centre in Berlin, buying out partners amid a broader effort by the Canadian company to expand its aircraft service business.
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Singapore, UK sign safety, MRO agreements
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) have signed two agreements on safety, security and training, as well as on aviation maintenance.
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Engine shop EME Aero adopts ‘game-changing’ flow-line
When MTU and Lufthansa Technik joined forces to establish EME Aero – an overhaul shop for Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines near Polish city Rzeszow – they targeted a flexible layout with optimal process and material flows that would avoid any repeat of mistakes from the past.
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Rolls-Royce opts for ‘reasonable’ approach as crisis hits MRO customers
Rolls-Royce is receiving cash from a majority of customers for its hour-based service agreements, but has, in the words of chief executive Warren East, “tried to be reasonable… in terms of rescheduling payments”.
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Rolls-Royce continues Trent XWB blade-wear tests
Rolls-Royce has completed inspections of high-cycle Trent XWB-84 engines for premature wear on intermediate-pressure compressor blades, but has yet to fully determine the cause.
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MTU becomes second PW1100G MRO shop in China
Pratt & Whitney has opened its second PW1100G geared turbofan MRO centre in China, with MTU Maintenance Zhuhai joining P&W’s global network of MRO providers.
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Gulf Air and IAI seal maintenance pact after Bahrain-Israel tie-up
Normalisation of diplomatic relations between Bahrain and Israel has led to a new maintenance agreement under which Gulf Air aircraft will undergo line maintenance from Israel Aerospace Industries. IAI states that its Aviation Group will offer a “comprehensive technical response” to all Gulf Air aircraft landing at Tel Aviv’s Ben ...
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MTU predicts substantial MRO growth in 2021
MTU foresees substantial growth for its civilian maintenance business in 2021, while commercial engine manufacturing revenue is set to remain flat.
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PIA maintenance lapses meant ATRs had poor engine reliability
Investigators probing a Pakistan International Airlines ATR 42 engine failure, which preceded the fatal loss of the aircraft, found that engine reliability at the carrier was comparatively poor. The aircraft came down near Havelian in December 2016 after its left-hand Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 powerplant suffered a blade fracture ...
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ST Engineering reorganises aerospace unit in company-wide rejig
ST Engineering will subsume its commercial aerospace business into a larger Commercial cluster, as part of a company-wide reorganisation.
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KrasAvia introduces ex-Swedish ATR 72s as it awaits Il-114-300s
Russian carrier KrasAvia has started introducing ATR 72-500s to replace older Soviet types, as it awaits the arrival of new Ilyushin Il-114-300s. Krasnoyarsk-based KrasAvia has taken two ATRs, the latest arriving at its Krasnoyarsk base on 14 November. It says the aircraft have been acquired with the support of the ...
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Alliance Aviation acquires Toll Group MRO unit
Australia’s Alliance Aviation will acquire transportation and logistics giant Toll Group’s MRO unit, in what it calls a deal of “great strategic value”.