by Dino D'Amore | Mar 11, 2013 | Maintenance
An Air India 777 aircraft was taxiing to the aerobridge at John F Kennedy Airport when its wing touched that of a JetBlue 145 A320 that was being pulled back for takeoff. No passengers on either of the plane were injured, but the incident has resulted into an...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 11, 2013 | Maintenance
A Delta Airlines flight headed to LaGuardia Airport in New York City from Miami was diverted to Orlando on Saturday smoke when the anti-ice equipment used for cold-weather flights was turned on for testing, it emitted smoke. Although the smoke stopped when it was...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 7, 2013 | Maintenance
The Indian government has announced tax concessions on imports of spare parts and testing equipment for aircraft repair work. The government has also extended the time period for consumption or installation of the parts or equipment from three months to one year. The...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 6, 2013 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas, Zone: Europe
Meggitt has confirmed that the Boeing 787’s battery charger, made by one of its US subsidiaries, passed a series of tests by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in January. The NTSB said, “The acceptance test procedure of the APU battery charging unit was...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 5, 2013 | Maintenance
Ramco Systems, the global Aviation Software provider on Cloud, Mobile and Tablets has announced a new order win from Hevilift Group, one of the leading aviation charter service provider of fixed and rotary wing aircraft in the Asia-Pacific Region. The win, announced...