European turboprop manufacturer ATR and Fokker Services Asia have signed an agreement covering airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services of ATR aircraft operating in Southeast Asia at the Fokker Services Asia facilities in Singapore.
Following the agreement, ATR will continue to expand its MRO network in the next few months by entering into agreements with other MRO partners around the world, said ATR.
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 ...
