by Dino D'Amore | Mar 28, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
A Qantas flight from the Philippines to Sydney yesterday was forced to land in Cairns after a cockpit fire. Small flames on the flight deck of the Airbus A330-200, were initially put out by the automatic safety systems, but within minutes the fire began again, forcing...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 28, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
Vector Aerospace Corporation, a Canadian MRO firm, is in exclusive talks with EADS with a view to potential acquisition. This fits with EADS’s plans to diversify its business and expand its operations in North America and elsewhere. Toronto-based Vector has grown over...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 28, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
Boeing is expanding its GoldCare service to include the 737 Next generation product line. The company is in advanced discussions with multiple customers regarding the tailoring of GoldCare solutions for their 737 fleets. GoldCare is available to 787 Dreamliner...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 18, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
Lufthansa Technik Philippines extended its maintenance contract with AirAsia X covering light C checks this year on the carrier’s Airbus fleet.
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 18, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Turkish Technic has secured a five-year landing gear maintenance services agreement with SunExpress covering the carrier’s Boeing 737-800s.