by Dino D'Amore | Jan 23, 2017 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
Spanish and Portuguese airport authorities say that an American Airlines flight heading to Barcelona from New York was forced to make an emergency landing in northwest Portugal because of technical problems. Airport authorities told The Associated Press on Sunday that...
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 20, 2017 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
AAR has been awarded a contract extension for Bluebird Cargo’s fleet of five B737CL aircraft, which the aviation services company has been supporting since 2007. “AAR’s robust European logistics network and mainland distribution center in Brussels has ensured that we...
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 20, 2017 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
AFI KLM E&M and Xiamen Airlines have finalized an agreement organizing support for the GEnx-1B74/75 engines equipping the Chinese airline’s fleet of Boeing 787-9s, which will ultimately cover a total of six aircraft. AFI KLM E&M already provides Component and...
by Dino D'Amore | Dec 15, 2016 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
Marana Aerospace Solutions (MAS) and Ascent Aviation Services (“Ascent”) have announced a definitive merger agreement to create one of the leading aircraft MRO for both wide body and narrow body aircraft in North America. The combined company will provide...
by Dino D'Amore | Dec 15, 2016 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Norway-based Engine MRO facility Aero Norway AS has been granted approval by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. This follows a detailed audit from the Chinese regulatory authority in September. The engine MRO centre is now multi-release FAA, EASA, TCCA and...