Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Rotable Repairs, which provides wheel and brake MRO services and is the UK’s first Honeywell authorised Wheel and Brake Service Center, is maximising shop throughput by utilizing Bauer wheel assembly equipment. Rotable Repairs Sales & Marketing Director, Bryan...
On July 1, 2018, Jaap Beijer (40) became the General Manager of MTU Maintenance Zhuhai. The company is a 50/50 joint venture between MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Air Holding Company. He joins the MTU subsidiary from his role as Senior Vice President Aftermarket...
China Southern Airlines has confirmed in a stock market filing that it will invest 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) in the new city, Xiongan, by setting up a subsidiary called China Southern Airline Xiongan, which will provide flight services and sales of aviation...
Delta flight 278 from Osaka Japan to Honolulu landed safely at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport after a "potential mechanical issue" this weekend. In a statement, Delta confirmed that flight 278 landed in Honolulu and was towed to the gate out of an...
Passengers were taken off a United Express E170 aircraft at Reagan National Airport this weekend, after smoke was detected in the cockpit. Airport police and fire crews responded to the scene but there were no reported injuries. United flight 6122 was taxiing...
Meggitt, which specialises in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and energy markets, has reported strong trading during the first quarter of 2018, with organic revenue growth of 6% excluding the effects of foreign exchange and...
Turkish Technic is reported to have won new contracts from Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) and Russia’s NordWind. It will carry out MRO work on the UIA’s two 767 aircraft, and will replace the landing gear on one 777 for NordWind.
Air Wisconsin Airlines, operating as United Express on behalf of United Airlines, has announced plans in conjunction with Appleton International Airport and Outagamie County, WI to build a new aircraft maintenance base facility in Appleton. This new facility...
An ongoing investigation into why smoke filled the cabin onboard a Nordic Aviation Group CRJ900 from Tallinn to Amsterdam, which led to an aborted takeoff in June, may have been caused by the burning of washing chemicals left in the engine. "The investigation...
In June, Cathay Pacific Airways shareholder Swire Pacific announced plans to take maintenance unit Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO) private for about HK$3 billion ($382 million). “HAECO has not raised any equity funds from the public equity markets for over 30...
AJW Group has signed a component repair agreement between the US-based leisure carrier Allegiant Air (Allegiant) and the Group’s Montreal-based MRO facility, AJW Technique. Allegiant has outlined growth plans that will see AJW supporting up to 100 aircraft by...
Willis Asset Management in conjunction with its NDT Partner have now added the capability to support CFM56-7B operators with onsite removal, installation and ultrasonic inspection of fan blades in order to satisfy compliance with the recently published EASA and...