Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Southwest Airlines has confirmed an accident involving Flight 1380, which made an emergency diversion to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) after issues were discovered with the number one engine resulting in damage to the fuselage. The 737-700 (N772SW)...
Bombardier Business Aircraft has celebrated the first anniversary of the Tianjin Service Centre, inaugurated in collaboration with its partner, the Tianjin Airport Economic Area (TAEA), in April last year. "Being close to customers and highly responsive is at...
Jordan's flag carrier, Royal Jordanian, has signed a component services contract with Spairliners, the leading Integrated Component Care provider for Embraer E-Jet and Airbus A380 aircraft. Effective from March 2018 the contract covers the component supply and...
Reports that the Indian civil aviation ministry is considering a steep reduction on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied on aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry have been welcomed by the industry and airline shareholders. Shares of...
EFTEC Aviation Group has opened a new warehouse in London, UK, near Gatwick airport. The new facility will be an important addition to the existing chain of warehouses: USA (New York and Ontario), Russia (Moscow), and Latvia (Riga). The brand new location is not only...
A Thai Airways passenger aircraft aborted a landing attempt at Tokyo's Haneda airport last week after it lost altitude unexpectedly. No injuries were reported among the 384 passengers and crew when the airplane landed safely at the airport on Wednesday evening.
Boeing has announced that on March 7, 2018, two previously signed integrated Boeing Global Fleet Care agreements for Singapore Airlines' fleet of 27 777-300ERs (Extended Range) and Scoot's fleet of 20 787 Dreamliners were transferred to Boeing Asia Pacific...
Panasonic has debuted its new airline onboard loyalty platform, called NEXT Loyalty, with Singapore Airlines as launch customer. NEXT Loyalty allows passengers to login using a variety of credentials chosen by the airline, or to pair their mobile device at the...
On March 28, 2018, HT (Haotong) AeroTech concluded an aircraft re-delivery project management agreement for an A330-300 lease return and interior modification project with an Ireland-based international aircraft lessor. The project involves both EASA and FAA dual...
HAECO Cabin Solutions has received Technical Standard Orders (TSO)-C127b authorisation from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on its Vector Premium seat platform. TSO-C127b is an FAA requirement for aircraft seat original equipment manufacturers of new...
StandardAero was recently awarded an exclusive, three-year agreement to provide Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW127M engine maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services for Vietnam Airlines’ fully owned subsidiary, Vietnam Air Service Company (VASCO). Under...
Singapore Technologies Engineering’s aerospace arm, Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has secured new contracts worth about S$510m in the first quarter (1Q) of 2018 for services ranging from heavy maintenance to engine wash. The heavy maintenance...