AFI KLM E&M has obtained approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the overhaul of LEAP-1B type engines. With this latest milestone in its LEAP product industrialization program, AFI KLM E&M is henceforth authorized to offer a...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
GMF & AFI KLM E&M agree a strategic partnership
PT Garuda Maintenance Facility Aero Asia (GMF) and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) have signed a strategic partnership agreement. These two maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO) companies have agreed to collaborate to...
CALC and FL Technics join forces to establish an MRO joint venture in Harbin, China
CALC together with its mid- to- end-of-life aircraft solutions arm – Aircraft Recycling International (ARI), and FL Technics (FLT), the European maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider, have signed an agreement to establish FL ARI Aircraft Maintenance...
Delta TechOps enters expanded Trent Service Network as Trent 1000 work begins
Rolls-Royce has welcomed Delta TechOps into its expanded service network as it begins work on its first Trent engine. Delta TechOps began operations as a Trent Authorised Maintenance Centre, with the induction of a Trent 1000 engine module. The 127,000 sq ft facility...
Jet Aviation acquires KLM Jet Center in Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Jet Aviation announced today that it has completed its acquisition of KLM Jet Center, a leading provider of comprehensive FBO/Handling services at Amsterdam and Rotterdam International Airports. With a new flagship operation and presence at two of Europe’s top...
Tokyo Century Corporation and All Nippon Airways Trading Company to acquire significant stake in GA Telesis and launch new engine leasing JV
GA Telesis current shareholder Tokyo Century Corporation (Tokyo Century) along with All Nippon Airways Trading Company (ANATC – a subsidiary of ANA Holdings), have collectively entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all shares held by Global Principal Finance...
Bombardier CRJ Series certified for higher maintenance intervals
The US Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) has granted approval for the maintenance intervals escalation of the CRJ700, CRJ900 and CRJ1000 aircraft. The line maintenance interval (A-check) is extended to 800 flight hours, and the heavy maintenance interval (C-check) at...
Lufthansa group chooses FL Technics for 28 A320s
After several ad-hoc maintenance projects, FL Technics has signed a long-term joint contract with Lufthansa group companies (network and point-to-point airlines) for MRO services. The first aircraft is scheduled for maintenance at the beginning of October 2018 in...
Jazz Maintenance division receives Embraer certification
Chorus Aviation subsidiary, Jazz Aviation (Jazz), has received Transport Canada certification for Jazz Technical Services (JTS) to perform airframe heavy maintenance on Embraer 135 and Embraer 145 regional aircraft. JTS is a division of Jazz dedicated to maintenance,...
AJW Group awarded PBH contract with Tap Maintenance & Engineering
AJW Group, an independent specialist in the global management of aircraft spares, has been awarded a power-by-the-hour (PBH) contract with TAP Maintenance & Engineering, a global MRO provider and part of the TAP Group. The contract, which takes effect from this...
ST Engineering acquires nacelle manufacturer
ST Engineering’s US subsidiary, Vision Technologies Aerospace (VT Aerospace), has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire a 100% ownership in MRA Systems (MRAS) from General Electric for US$630 million on a cash-free and debt-free basis. With 90...
Luxair chooses FL Technics for its 737NG
FL Technics has signed long-term contract with Luxair, the regional flag carrier airline of Luxembourg, for MRO services for its whole Boeing 737 NG fleet. First aircraft will be handled in the beginning of November, 2018 in Kaunas (Lithuania), and shortly will be...