Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Emirates has announced the upgrade of its evening service from Manchester from a two class Boeing 777-300ER to a three class Boeing 777-300ER, the service started on 1 September 2012. The 358 seat aircraft increases the seat offering by Emirates to and from Manchester...
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has announced that it has been selected by Jetran International and Air Incheon to provide one B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration Freighter Conversion. The freighter has been sold by Jetran to Air Incheon who will operate it...
To fill the gap between the lengthened 110-155-seat Sukhoi Superjet 100 and the 150-200-seat MS-21, United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) plans to launch a 130-140-seat aircraft program. Speaking at the International Air Transport Forum in Ulyanovsk, UAC president Mikhail...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has placed a firm order with Airbus covering 34 A321s, 10 A321neo and 10 A330-300s. The aircraft are being purchased under a major fleet modernisation programme at the airline, with deliveries starting in 2013. The single aisle A321 aircraft...
British Airways Engineering, a leading Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) provider, has today announced that its avionics subsidiary has achieved an important milestone for the company, having released over one million units since it was established in 1994. This...
On three occasions over the weekend, United Airlines aircraft were forced to make emergency landings leaving hundreds of passengers. A 757 aircraft travelling from Newark Liberty International Airport to Berlin was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday when...
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), along with 11 other aviation organizations, reminded Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano about the urgent need to finalize repair station security rules. Due to the rulemaking delay, the...
A United Airlines 757 caught fire shortly before take-off from Seattle airport Sea-Tac. The fire on flight 776 bound for Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C, was found in the aircraft’s power unit. A preliminary investigation found that the fire might be...
We understand that there are some things you cannot leave to chance and the annual get together in Dublin is one of those things. For this reason we have already made sure that the core of finance and leasing are in attendance and there are more airlines than have...
Airbus and GMF AeroAsia (GMF), the maintenance and repair subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia, have signed a memorandum agreement for Maintenance Training Collaboration to develop a 10-year strategic partnership. As part of this, GMF will become Airbus’ local maintenance...
It is mid-week and many of you will be getting air show fatigue by about now. For many getting to the show itself is very hard work indeed, it seems that unless you are flying, you are very lucky indeed to have a trouble free run of it seemingly from any direction....
Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) – the Middle East’s largest independent maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider and part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network – has been awarded a seven year contract to provide Integrated Component Solutions...