by Dino D'Amore | Dec 22, 2011 | Airline, Maintenance, Regulatory, Zone: Asia/Pacific
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a report into an in-flight upset that occurred on-board a Qantas A330 aircraft en-route from Singapore to Perth in October 2008. At least 110 of the 303 passengers and 9 of the 12 crew members were injured. Of...
by Dino D'Amore | Dec 21, 2011 | Airline, Maintenance, Technology, Zone: Americas
Volartec has won a contract from Avior Airlines for the supply of its Maintenance Management Software System Alkym. Alkym Management and Control System for Aircraft maintenance is an integrated and comprehensive maintenance system designed to fulfill every aspect of...
by Dino D'Amore | Dec 20, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company’s (HAECO) composite joint venture with Spirit AeroSystems, Taikoo Spirit AeroSystems (Jinjiang) Composite (Taikoo Spirit), has finished overhaul maintenance on a major Mainland Chinese operator’s four CFM56-7 thrust reversers...
by Dino D'Amore | Dec 20, 2011 | Airline, Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Qantas has reached a compromise with its engineers. Under the terms of the agreement, Qantas will be able to assign some basic maintenance work to lower-skilled, younger, engineers although it does not contain any of the restrictive demands that would have handed...
by Dino D'Amore | Dec 16, 2011 | Airline, Maintenance, People, Zone: Americas
Tim Canavan, Senior Vice President, Maintenance Operations, has overall responsibility for ensuring the global competitiveness of the airframe business. Shannon Wagner, Vice President and General Manager, Component Solutions, will have overall responsibility for the...
