SIAEC 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.
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.
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.
Pakistani start-up AirSial picks MTU for engine support
MTU has won an engine maintenance contract from Pakistani start-up carrier AirSial.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.