by Dino D'Amore | Apr 5, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace, a division of Kellstrom Industries, has announced it has expanded its global distribution agreement with AMETEK Aerospace & Defense to include exclusive worldwide distribution of AMETEK Rotron Commercial aftermarket products. As...
by Dino D'Amore | Apr 4, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Middle East/Africa
Flydubai has recruited more than 75 engineers to provide a dedicated round-the-clock maintenance and engineering service to Flydubai’s rapidly growing fleet of 16 Boeing 737-800NG aircraft. Flydubai CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said, “This is a tremendous achievement for...
by Dino D'Amore | Apr 4, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
MTU Aero Engines benefits from one of the largest orders placed in recent aviation history. Indian airline IndiGo has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G to equip 150 A320neo aircraft it has on firm order. The deal is for 300 of the propulsion systems,...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 30, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
The FBI is investigating a small hole found in a US Airways 737 aircraft at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, which they suspect is a bullet hole. Officials have no idea how the hole on the left side of the aircraft near the tail got there but...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 29, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
A US Airways Boeing 737 that was due to fly from Charlotte to Philadelphia was grounded yesterday as the pilot spotted a hole above a passenger window on his walkaround. The aircraft was taken out of service, and put the passengers on another flight or other...
