by Dino D'Amore | Aug 19, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
A Delta Connection flight operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines turned off a taxiway at Tulsa International Airport and got its front wheel stuck in the grass yesterday morning. The CRJ-700 aircraft, which carried 43 passengers and four crewmembers, had been ordered...
by Dino D'Amore | Aug 18, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Middle East/Africa
AeroMechanical Services has signed a contract with a Middle Eastern Boeing 737 operator for the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) 220. The contract requires AMA to install the AFIRS 220 on two Boeing 737-300 aircraft serving the Middle East and...
by Dino D'Amore | Aug 15, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
A US Airways flight from Spain to Charlotte, N.C., was forced to land in Boston on Saturday morning after smoke was detected in the cabin. Four flight attendants of the 192 passengers and nine flight crew members aboard were taken to hospital to be evaluated. The...
by Dino D'Amore | Aug 11, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, a division of Kellstrom Industries has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Northrop Grumman Corporation to support its prime contract with the United States Air Force (USAF) for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR),...
by Dino D'Amore | Aug 9, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Rumours that Qantas could cut engineering jobs have prompted the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association to warn that this could lead to industrial action. Union secretary Steve Purvinas said that in talks, Qantas management had discussed moves to shift...