Arkia Israeli Airlines has signed a 12-year TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its CF34-10E engines that power its three Embraer E190 aircraft. This deal is valued at more than $75 million over the life of the...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
First engine wash with carbon dioxide pellets worldwide
Lufthansa Technik AG has developed a unique procedure to wash engines with dry ice, the solid form of carbon dioxide (CO2). The company has filed several patent applications, which means it can now develop an actual product, which will be called Cyclean Dry Ice. As of...
MTU Maintenance Canada completes first V2500 shop visit
MTU Maintenance Canada celebrated the redelivery of the first V2500 engine for customer IAE International Aero Engines (IAE) in Vancouver at the end of June. The engine falls under the contract between IAE and MTU last year that sees MTU Maintenance Canada serving...
Air India Express 737-800 overshoots runway
Air India Express 737-800 aircraft arriving from Vijaywada overshot the runway yesterday while landing at Mumbai airport in heavy rain. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft stopped 10 feet beyond the end of the runway on the paved stopway, an Air India Express spokesperson...
AAR and LORD sign agreement for Airbus flight control equipment repairs
AAR’s OEM Aftermarket Solutions group has signed an agreement with LORD Corporation to be its channel to the Americas market for LORD Flight Control Equipment repairs. The LORD products covered by this agreement are cockpit controls for systems on Airbus...
Italy and Russia to build joint aircraft maintenance centre
Atitech has signed an agreement with the Russian state company Rostec and its subsidiary Tekhnodinamika on the construction of an MRO centre near Moscow. The facility, which is scheduled to be completed within two years, will provide maintenance and repair...
MoU with Norwegian for comprehensive CFM56-7B engine services
The Norwegian Air Shuttle Group and Lufthansa Technik have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to early extend an existing Total Engine Support (TES) contract with Lufthansa Technik. The agreement covers all-inclusive services for the CFM56-7B engines powering the...
Oerlikon and Lufthansa Technik to accelerate additive manufacturing processes
Oerlikon, the technology and engineering group, and Lufthansa Technik, which provides maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for civil aircraft, engines and components, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish robust and repeatable...
Haeco Cabin Solutions becomes an Airbus supplier for passenger seating
HAECO Cabin Solutions, a division of HAECO Americas with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, announced today that Airbus has approved HAECO Cabin Solutions as an offerable supplier for passenger seating. The Vector seat is now included in the A350...
Pattonair to open Bangalore facility and is selected for Access India Programme
Pattonair, the global supply chain provider to the aerospace industry, has been selected as one of the first group of UK companies to participate in the Access India Programme (AIP). Sponsored by the Government of India, the programme is the first of its kind...
AEI celebrates 60 years in business
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is celebrating its 60th anniversary. On July 9th, 1958, James Addison began Aeronautical Engineers with a simple vision of providing the growing air freight industry with dependable and cost-effective freighter conversions. The...
EPCOR inaugurates test cell for 787 cabin air compressors
EPCOR has unveiled a new test cell dedicated to the Cabin Air Compressors (CAC) equipping Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleets. In-depth research was carried out by Bauer to develop a bespoke system that meets EASA requirements. The outcome is that EPCOR’s CAC test cell uses...