MRO News Archive

Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world

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Embraer reports $42.5 million loss in Q1 2019

Embraer has reported a loss of $42.5 million in its first quarter 2019 financial results. Adjusted net loss for the group’s first three months of 2019 was $61.8 million, an increase from the adjusted net loss reported in the same period last year of $60.5 million. The...

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American Airlines grounds planes due to faulty upgrades

American Airlines has told media that it grounded 14 of its 737-800 aircraft over the course of a week as the newly-installed overhead bins weren’t closing properly in two aircraft that had recently been upgraded. “After further inspection by American, the work that...

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Southwest Airlines aircraft wings collide

Two Southwest Airlines aircraft had a minor collision at Newark airport (EWR) on March 2 when one aircraft taxied past another and made contact with the tail wing of the parked Southwest aircraft. The aircraft was forced to return to the gate to assess the situation....

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Etihad Airways Engineering and Satair sign new MoU

Etihad Airways Engineering, the commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider in the Middle East, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Satair, the aviation spares and solution provider. Abdul Khaliq Saeed, Etihad Airways...

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Boeing and Safran name new APU JV: Initium Aerospace

Boeing and Safran have named their 50-50 joint venture to design, build and service Auxiliary Power Units (APUs): Initium Aerospace. From its Latin roots, initium means ‘the beginning’ or ‘to start.’ This is what an APU is and does when it provides the power to start...

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Major US airline selects Triumph for MRO work

Triumph Group’s Product Support business unit has been selected by a major US airline to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services on heat transfer units for the carrier’s fleet. Under the new arrangement, the Wellington, Kansas based Triumph Accessory...

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