by Dino D'Amore | Jan 24, 2012 | Airline, Maintenance, Technology, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has temporary removed some A380s from operation while it checks for wing cracks following the directive issued by European Aviation Safety Agency to inspect the A380s within six weeks. SIA had six aircraft that required checking within four...
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 24, 2012 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Goodrich Corporation has signed a nacelle services agreement with BA CityFlyer for support of nacelles and thrust reversers in the airline’s fleet of E190 aircraft powered by General Electric CF34-10 engines. The five-year Prime Solutions nacelle services...
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 23, 2012 | Airline, Maintenance, Regulatory, Technology, Zone: Asia/Pacific
The European Aviation Safety Agency order for immediate visual checks on A380s after cracking found in recent inspection of aircraft, including one operated by Emirates, was found to be more serious than the original problem discovered by Qantas. Despite this EASA...
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 23, 2012 | Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific, Zone: Europe
MTU Maintenance Hannover was again selected by Biman Bangladesh Airlines to support its GE CF6-50 engines. The three-year agreement covers 12 engines powering the carrier’s fleet of DC-10-30s.
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 17, 2012 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Lufthansa Technik is now the sole owner of the American company AirLiance Materials, supplier of quality-assured used aircraft spare parts. Lufthansa Technik announced that it had taken over the shares previously held by the two minority owners United Airlines and Air...
