by Dino D'Amore | Apr 26, 2018 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Embraer Services & Support and Belavia, Belarusian Airlines, the leading carrier of Belarus, have signed an agreement for the support of Belavia’s fleet of Embraer E-Jets. The deal will streamline Belavia’s fleet support and improve aircraft availability....
by Dino D'Amore | Apr 26, 2018 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Vallair, the aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO organisation, has completed the acquisition of six A321-200 aircraft (MSN891, MSN677, MSN827, MSN835, MSN968 and MSN974). These aircraft will be attributed to short term lease programs within Vallair’s...
by Dino D'Amore | Apr 26, 2018 | Editorial Comment, Maintenance, Zone: Americas
On April 20, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) requiring operators to inspect fan blades on certain CFM56-7B engines within 20 days. The emergency AD was prompted by the recent event on a Southwest Airlines...
by Dino D'Amore | Apr 20, 2018 | Editorial Comment, Maintenance
Like the broader aviation market, the aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sector, is enjoying a period of prosperity with analysts predicting another bumper year in 2018. Oliver Wyman’s MRO report forecasts total MRO spending to rise to $114.7...
by Dino D'Amore | Apr 20, 2018 | Technology, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has chosen Hitit Computer Services to support its services with several IT solutions. According to the agreement, PIA will process its operations via Hitit’s solutions in the passenger service systems, operational planning...