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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
Post-storage A321 aborted take-off over pitot blockage
Wizz Air UK has revised its return-to-service processes after an Airbus A321, whose crew aborted take-off at high speed, was found to have a pitot probe blocked by insect activity.
GAMECO completes first 737-800 freighter conversion
Chinese MRO GAMECO has completed its first Boeing 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversion, nearly half a year since it launched the programme.
CFM picks up Leap orders, maintenance work with Chinese carriers
CFM International has inked long-term contracts with China Eastern Airlines and Zhejiang Loong Air for the maintenance of Leap-1A engines on their Airbus A320neo aircraft.
Lufthansa prepares ground for possible part-sale of MRO unit
Lufthansa Group is making preparations for responding to enquiries from investors interested in taking a stake in its MRO division.
Unusual airworthiness concerns arise for pandemic-struck fleets
US and European safety regulators are having to address a number of potential airworthiness concerns arising from the unusual circumstances created by the coronavirus pandemic, as aircraft are retrieved from storage or treated in the course of operations.