by Dino D'Amore | Oct 16, 2018 | Technology, Zone: Europe
Airbus Helicopters continues to progress with the development of its Racer (Rapid And Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft) technology demonstrator, funded by European Union’s H2020 framework through the Clean Sky 2 program, and aiming to provide the best trade-off between...
by Dino D'Amore | Oct 16, 2018 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Canadian airline WestJet has signed a comprehensive Total Technical Support (TTS) contract with Lufthansa Technik AG for the technical support of its future Boeing 787 fleet. WestJet also becomes the first customer for Lufthansa Technik’s digital platform...
by Dino D'Amore | Oct 16, 2018 | Editorial Comment, Maintenance
AFI KLM E&M has obtained approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the overhaul of LEAP-1B type engines. With this latest milestone in its LEAP product industrialization program, AFI KLM E&M is henceforth authorized to offer a...
by Dino D'Amore | Oct 16, 2018 | Technology, Zone: Europe
MTU Maintenance has launched Technical Asset Management Services (TAMS) for asset owners. This range of services covers comprehensive technical consulting and fleet management, transitions management and housekeeping support for aircraft engines. “We are delighted to...
by Dino D'Amore | Oct 12, 2018 | Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
An Air India 737 aircraft, flight IX 611, which was carrying 130 passengers and six crew members, was diverted to Mumbai when it was revealed that the aircraft may gave come into “contact with the airport perimeter wall” during take off from Trichy airport in southern...