All MRO articles – Page 21
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NewsMTU to offer engine support for Mammoth 777 freighter conversion programme
Boeing 777 freighter conversion specialist Mammoth Freighters has selected MTU Maintenance as its preferred engine support partner for the programme. Mammoth Freighters has unveiled plans to offer cargo conversion of the 777-300ER and 777-200LR. Both variants of the twinjet are powered by General Electric GE90 engines. Under the maintenance agreement ...
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InterviewIAE chief sees turnaround in V2500 shop visits
International Aero Engines president Earl Exum is optimistic that a turning point in engine overhauls has been reached after airlines cut back shop visits amid the crisis.
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NewsEmbraer inks E-jet component pool agreements with European carriers
Embraer has signed a component pool agreement with newly-formed Air Montenegro, and renewed a similar agreement with TAP Express — covering both carriers’ fleets of E-jets.
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NewsTriumph and AFI KLM form joint US nacelle overhaul business
Triumph Group and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance have jointly formed a US-based nacelle overhaul company that the partners each say will expand their aftermarket reach.
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NewsSmartLynx recruits for new in-house line maintenance arm
Wet-lease and charter specialist SmartLynx Airlines is opening a new in-house division for line maintenance, branded SmartLynx Technik, for its Airbus fleet. The division, with bases in Riga and Tallinn, will commence operations in the fourth quarter of this year. SmartLynx says its facilities will be approved by the European ...
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NewsAirbus sees quickening recovery driving strong demand for technicians
Airbus envisions demand for 100,000 pilots and 175,000 technicians over the next five years, believing that this is partly being driven by a quicker-than-expected recovery. Speaking during an Airbus Services event on 14 October, senior vice-president and customer services head Klaus Roewe said maintenance markets have suffered a 40% loss ...
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NewsIrish MRO firm Atlantic Aviation to take over Lufthansa Technik Shannon
Irish maintenance specialist Atlantic Aviation Group has further expanded by acquiring the Shannon division of German servicing giant Lufthansa Technik. Terms of the takeover have not been disclosed. But the agreement will increase AAG’s workforce to 740 personnel, says the company, with the absorption of “a majority” of Lufthansa Technik ...
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NewsSIA Engineering divests stake in PW4000 engine overhaul unit
SIA Engineering has divested its shareholding in engine overhaul joint venture Asian Surface Technologies, as part of a company-wide portfolio review, and in light of declining work volume.
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NewsATR renews ATR 72 maintenance contract with Air Caledonie
Air Caledonie has renewed its maintenance agreement with ATR for another five years.
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NewsSIAEC to part out two A380s, one 777-200ER at Singapore Airshow site
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) will part out two Airbus A380s and one Boeing 777-200ER at Changi Exhibition Centre, the location of the Singapore Airshow.
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NewsStabiliser chain found separated after 737-400 in-flight trim incident
German investigators are trying to understand why the chain for controlling a Boeing 737-400SF’s horizontal stabiliser trim was not attached to its gear mechanism, after an incident in which the crew experienced trim problems while in cruise. Investigation authority BFU says the ASL Airlines twinjet (EI-STM) had undergone a variety ...
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NewsAmeco, Collins Aerospace expand component support for Air China fleet
Chinese MRO provider Ameco and Collins Aerospace have expanded a long-term component support contract for Air China’s fleet.
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NewsCFM signs Leap-1A engine support agreement with Air Travel
CFM International has signed engine support contracts with two Chinese carriers for its Leap-1A powerplant, which power the Airbus A320neo family fleet. a
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NewsBoeing sets up two 767 freighter conversion lines with GAMECO
Guangzhou-based GAMECO will open two Boeing 767 passenger-to-freighter production lines, becoming the first MRO provider in China to join the Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) programme for the 767-300.
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NewsMTU Zhuhai inducts first PW1100G turbofan for overhaul
MTU Aero Engines’ Zhuhai-based joint venture has inducted its first Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan for overhaul, following the MRO’s entry into the enginemaker’s global network of MRO providers in December.
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NewsSIA Engineering extends Hawaiian Airlines A330 MRO support
SIA Engineering has expanded an airframe maintenance service contract with Hawaiian Airlines for its fleet of Airbus A330-200s.
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NewsAustralia’s Cobham Aviation extends E-jet pool programme agreement
Cobham Aviation Services has extended its pool programme agreement with Embraer for its three E190s.
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NewsEASA seeks to ease airworthiness management constraint for grouped airlines' fleets
Europe’s aviation safety regulator is seeking to amend rules on managing continuing airworthiness of fleets, with the aim of removing barriers to management for all aircraft operating within a carrier group. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has set out proposals to change the regulations in a formal opinion which ...
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NewsAlliance Airlines in component pact with Embraer
Australia’s Alliance Airlines has entered a multi-year services agreement with Embraer related to the carrier’s fleet of E-190 regional jets.
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NewsRussia’s S7 sets up CFM56 engine and APU maintenance centre
Russian operator S7 Group’s engineering division is setting up a new overhaul facility for CFM International CFM56 powerplants as well as Honeywell auxiliary power units. The new S7 Technics maintenance facility will be located at Moscow Sheremetyevo airport and start operating – initially with APU repairs – in the first ...