by Dino D'Amore | Jan 28, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
The engine of an Air Macau Airbus A321 caught fire earlier in the week while it was undergoing tests at Macau International Airport. Only maintenance staff were on board the airline at the time but the aircraft will still have to be grounded due to the now damaged...
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 28, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
USA3000 Airlines and Lufthansa Technik have signed a multi-year contract regarding component services for a total of five Airbus A320-200 aircraft. With this agreement, Lufthansa Technik will provide a Total Component Support TCS, encompassing several hundred part...
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 26, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
AEI has been selected by an undisclosed customer to provide one Boeing 727-200SF 12 Pallet Configuration Passenger-to-Freighter Conversion. The modifications will be carried out in Miami where AEI is based.
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 26, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Americas
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two braking systems on an American Airlines 757 aircraft that ran off the runway while landing at the Jackson Hole Airport. The aircraft came to a stop about 350 feet beyond the runway on December 29. No one...
by Dino D'Amore | Jan 26, 2011 | Maintenance, Zone: Middle East/Africa
Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) and International Aero Engines AG (IAE) have signed an agreement whereby IAE will support ADAT in becoming an IAE approved MRO shop capable of performing B3 level overhaul of the V2500 engine series. The new capability will...
