by Dino D'Amore | Jun 29, 2017 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
Volaris has signed an exclusive five-year contract with MTU Maintenance for the management of the carrier’s V2500 engine accessories. The agreement covers accessory repair and coordination during engine shop visits on a fixed-price basis. Services will be performed at...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 29, 2017 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of Monarch, has gained approval to add the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to its MRO capability. The new aircraft type has been added to the EASA Part 145 approval, allowing MAEL to provide line...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 28, 2017 | Airline, Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
A China Southern flight from Shanghai to Guangzhou was delayed for five hours after an elderly passenger threw nine coins into the aircraft’s engine for good luck. One of the coins landed inside the engine of the Airbus A320 aircraft causing staff to undertake a...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 28, 2017 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
Kellstrom Aerospace has acquired Vortex Aviation, a specialist in worldwide AOG on-wing engine maintenance services and quick-turn engine repairs across all major commercial aircraft engine platforms. With repair facilities located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 28, 2017 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
In the spring of 2017, S7 ENGINEERING and Sibir Technics (both part of the ENGINEERING Holding) started providing maintenance services for Embraer ERJ170-100LR (Long Range) operated by S7 Airlines. S7 Airlines is the first operator of E170 aircraft in Russia. Russia’s...
