by Dino D'Amore | Jul 29, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Armac Systems has signed a major capability enhancement agreement with SR Technics. The agreement is worth €2m over 24 months. Armac Systems, based in Drogheda, Co Louth, is a client of Enterprise Ireland. Where it has been applied to date, Armac’s solution has...
by Dino D'Amore | Jul 27, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Singapore Airlines has reported that the engine on one of its Airbus A380s shut down minutes after takeoff on Monday from Singapore bound for Hong Kong and had to return to the airport. The aircraft was fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines. The airline,...
by Dino D'Amore | Jul 26, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
United Technologies has won a maintenance contract worth up to $350 million to support Japan Airlines’ fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft. Subsidiary Hamilton Sundstrand will provide the maintenance for the fleet of 35 aircraft over ten years. The airline has the option to...
by Dino D'Amore | Jul 25, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
An American Airlines flight bound for SaoPaulo, Brazil, was forced to dump its fuel and return to DFW International Airport shortly after takeoff on Sunday evening when one of its engines caught fire. The aircraft wasn’t able to dump its fuel quickly enough however...
by Dino D'Amore | Jul 24, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
FL Technics will provide all-inclusive line maintenance support as well as additional support services for Wizz Air’s A320 aircraft fleet from its base in Vilnius.