Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Air New Zealand found several cracks in the cockpit windows of one ATR aircraft, operated by its subsidiary Mount Cook Airlines, which forced it to ground all 11 ATRs in the fleet. About 60 flights were cancelled affecting about 3000 customers. Two of the planes had...
Qantas has confirmed that it will not move existing heavy maintenance jobs offshore but it also refused to act on union demands to bring A380 maintenance back to Australia. Qantas is also pushing ahead with plans to consolidate its three Australian operations, an...
Norwegian Air Shuttle, the third largest low-cost airline in Europe, is the newest GoldCare customer, with a 12-year agreement that covers the airline's future 787 Dreamliner fleet. Norwegian has three 787-8s on firm order, with commitments to lease three additional...
Cargo Air signed an agreement with AFI KLM E&M for regular component support. Cargo Air operates two 737s, for which component support and pool access is now provided by AFI KLM E&M. Cargo Air has also recently signed a contract with DHL and has invested in a third...
An Air Philippines A320 aircraft overshot the 2,300-meter long runway at the Kalibo International Airport in Aklan, Philippines shortly after landing yesterday morning. There were no injuries. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said that the...
Virgin Atlantic Airways is spending £100m ($158 million) revamping its premium cabins. The carrier, will unveil a new menu in its Upper Class service starting next month featuring a cheese trolley, Lanson Black Label Champagne and afternoon tea. Virgin Atlantic is...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has temporary removed some A380s from operation while it checks for wing cracks following the directive issued by European Aviation Safety Agency to inspect the A380s within six weeks. SIA had six aircraft that required checking within four...
The European Aviation Safety Agency order for immediate visual checks on A380s after cracking found in recent inspection of aircraft, including one operated by Emirates, was found to be more serious than the original problem discovered by Qantas. Despite this EASA...
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a report into an in-flight upset that occurred on-board a Qantas A330 aircraft en-route from Singapore to Perth in October 2008. At least 110 of the 303 passengers and 9 of the 12 crew members were injured. Of...
Volartec has won a contract from Avior Airlines for the supply of its Maintenance Management Software System Alkym. Alkym Management and Control System for Aircraft maintenance is an integrated and comprehensive maintenance system designed to fulfill every aspect of...
Qantas has reached a compromise with its engineers. Under the terms of the agreement, Qantas will be able to assign some basic maintenance work to lower-skilled, younger, engineers although it does not contain any of the restrictive demands that would have handed...
Tim Canavan, Senior Vice President, Maintenance Operations, has overall responsibility for ensuring the global competitiveness of the airframe business. Shannon Wagner, Vice President and General Manager, Component Solutions, will have overall responsibility for the...