Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
ST Aerospace’s VIP Completion arm, AERIA Luxury Interiors (AERIA) secured its first Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) customer when it was awarded a 12-year maintenance support contract for its first ACJ, an A319. Under the agreement, AERIA will carry out heavy...
In the second half of 2018, Bombardier will add a dedicated Challenger 300 aircraft to its worldwide Mobile Response Team, which provides comprehensive onsite, mobile and aircraft-on-ground resolution services. Building on the success of the North American...
StandardAero recently celebrated completion of its 2,500th workscope on the GE Aviation CF34 turbofan engine. StandardAero was first appointed as an Authorized Service Provider (ASP) for the CF34-3 and CF34-8 in 2001. StandardAero provides a full range of...
The South African airline Comair and Lufthansa Technik have signed a comprehensive long-term Total Technical Support (TTS) contract. In the frame of the new agreement, Lufthansa Technik will provide engineering, planning, line maintenance and component support...
A contract has now been signed for the design, construction and fitting out of Aerostar’s new MRO facility at Iasi International Airport in northeast Romania. This followed the signing of a 49-year lease with the local authorities in the late summer of 2017....
A 767 aircraft belonging to German leisure airline Condor failed to take off at the Moi International Airport Mombasa after a bird struck one of its engines. A statement from Johannes Winter, the Head of Communications at Condor said that a bird hit the left...
ITS has appointed Rob Brooks as VP of Supply Chain. He will be responsible for global inventory management and aircraft planning strategies within the ITS Airframe business unit, while overseeing the purchasing and repairs departments. With 13 years of progressive...
AIRFLOW SOLUTIONS has received FAA certification and enhanced Op Specs, which includes composite on-wing repair authority and the overhaul of Boeing/Airbus nacelles and flight controls, at its new 35,000 sq ft repair and stores facility in Tulsa, OK AIRFLOW SOLUTIONS...
Mexico’s civil aviation authority has temporarily suspended operations of Aerolineas Damojh while it reviews the Mexican airline service company after one of its planes crashed in Cuba last week, killing 111 people. The authority said it aims to make sure the company...
Etihad Airways has chosen Boeing Global Services to provide multiple crew management solutions to support the planning and operation of the airline's 7,500 crewmembers. Through the agreement, Etihad Airways will integrate Crew Pairing, Rostering and Fatigue Risk...
A Saudia A330-200 made an emergency landing at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah with no nose gear following a technical malfunction in the aircraft’s hydraulic system. Flight 3818 had departed from the Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport in...
The weekend began with the tragic news that a Cubana 737 aircraft had crashed shortly after takeoff near José Martí International Airport (MAHA), Havana (Cuba) on May 18, 2018. Three people survived the crash and remain in critical condition but 110 passengers and...