by Dino D'Amore | Jun 11, 2013 | Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
A Merpati Nusantara Airlines Xian MA-60 turboprop made a hard landing on June 10 at the El Tari airport in the East Nusa Tenggara capital of Kupang in eastern Indonesia, which slammed both engines of aircraft into the pavement. There were no fatalities, though several...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 11, 2013 | Maintenance, Zone: Middle East/Africa
A delegation from Dubai World Central (DWC) has signed an agreement with the North Texas District Export Council (NTDEC) to facilitate MRO investments by US companies in the world’s first purpose-built aerotropolis. The roadshow included high-level meetings with...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 10, 2013 | Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
A China Eastern Embraer ERJ-145, registration B-3052, flying from Huaian to Shanghai Hongqiao (China), landed on Hongqiao Airport’s runway but veered off the runway, ran across a grassy area and came to a stop with the nose on a taxiway as its nose gear had...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 10, 2013 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Sunwing Airlines. With immediate effect, MAEL’s highly experienced engineering team will provide support for the Canadian based airline’s Boeing 737NG aircraft...
by Dino D'Amore | May 21, 2013 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
A Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Brussels Airlines enroute from Edinburgh to Belgium was forced to divert to Birmingham Airport for an emergency landing when the crew reported a hydraulic failure. The aircraft, with 67 passengers on board, landed safely...
