SafeRack, which manufactures truck and railcar loading platforms and safety equipment, has launched AeroStep, a specialised line of rolling stairs and access platforms for aerospace and aviation industries. AeroStep's mobile stairs have the stability of a fixed...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
KLM inks A320-family line maintenance contract with easyJet
KLM UK Engineering is delighted to confirm a line maintenance contract with easyJet, for the support of their Airbus A320 Family aircraft at Aberdeen & look forward to developing this relationship further over the coming years.
Nippon Cargo Airlines suspends operations
Nippon Cargo Airlines says that it will temporary suspend all aircraft operations following the discovering of one “inappropriate maintenance record concerning the lubricating oil supply to the aircraft parts (for JA14 KZ) at Narita airport on April 3, 2018”. In what...
Monarch Aircraft Engineering wins new line maintenance contract with Air Transat
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has been awarded a new line maintenance contract with Canadian carrier, Air Transat. The new agreement covers full line maintenance support for Air Transat’s fleet of A310 and A330 aircraft at Glasgow airport. Air Transat, a...
IKAR selects AerFin to support Embraer E-Jet fleet
AerFin has signed a five-year contract to support IKAR Airlines’ fleet of seven Embraer E-Jets via its “Beyond Pool” support programme. BeyondPool offers a fixed-cost solution to support the component requirements of IKAR Airlines’ seven Embraer E190s and will be...
ATITECH to develop new MRO facility in Moscow
ATITECH has signed an agreement with Rostec and Technodinamika JSC, to create and develop an MRO facility in Moscow. On January 25 in Moscow, Rostec CEO, Sergey Chemezov, and Technodinamika JSC CEO, Igor Nasenkov, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with...
HT Aerotech completes CAMO approvals
HT Aerotech has been granted CAMO approval by the IAA (Irish Airworthiness Authority) for all Airbus narrowbody series aircraft, Airbus A330 aircraft, Boeing 737 Classic and 737 NG aircraft as well as the Embraer Aircraft Series. This complements the Bermuda...
Trent 1000 Package C compressor issues discovered on Package B engine types
In an update this morning, Rolls-Royce confirmed that it had found similar issues relating to the Intermediate Pressure Compressor in a population of Trent 1000 engines, known as Package C engines, in another variant, the Package B engines. In agreement with the...
CALC’s ARI recycling facility begins operations
Asia’s first large-scale aircraft recycling facility, China Aircraft Recycling Remanufacturing Base, owned by Aircraft Recycling International (ARI), has formally commenced operations. The base is equipped with modern facilities and devices that utilize...
Spring Japan selects Haeco Xiamen as its line services provider in China
HAECO Xiamen has entered into an agreement with Japan Airlines Group (JAL) and Spring Airlines Japan (Spring Japan) to provide line services for Spring Japan at all of its four destinations in China. This co-operation follows an expanded engineering services...
StandardAero signs new contracts with Mesa Airlines to support its fleet of APS2300 and RE220 APUs
StandardAero has signed two, new, five-year contracts with Mesa Airlines to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the airline’s APS2300 and RE220 auxiliary power units (APUs). With these new contracts, StandardAero now supports 100% of...
ST Engineering appoints new director
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has appointed MG Ong Su Kiat Melvyn as a non-independent non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 8 June 2018. MG Ong, 43, is currently Chief of Defence Force. He joined the SAF in 1994 and has...