Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has secured new contracts worth about S$650m in the second quarter (2Q) of 2017 for services ranging from heavy airframe and engine maintenance, component repair and overhaul to freighter conversion. The heavy airframe...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Recaro to deliver 5,600 CL3710 economy seats for Delta Air Lines’ new A350 aircraft
Delta Air Lines is outfitting its new long-haul aircraft from Airbus with the CL3710 from Recaro Aircraft Seating. The German seating manufacturer’s standout product for economy class cabins will fly on 25 new Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The airline has ordered a total...
AAR signs agreement with flydubai to support 737 MAX aircraft
AAR has expanded its relationship with flydubai by signing a long-term contract to provide comprehensive flight-hour component support for its new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The Dubai-based airline is set to take delivery of 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft ordered at the...
MTU Maintenance and Air Burkina sign exclusive CF34-8E engine maintenance contract
MTU Maintenance and new customer Air Burkina have signed an exclusive three-year maintenance agreement. The contract for the airline’s four CF34-8E engines from their E170 aircraft covers maintenance, repair and overhaul, on-site services and guaranteed spare engine...
AAR Opens New Supply Chain Hub in China
AAR, an independent provider of aviation services to airlines, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and MROs worldwide, has opened a parts warehouse in Shanghai. The new supply chain hub was established to expedite the delivery of crucial aircraft components to...
AJW to assist Aero Contractors in restructuring and upgrading MRO services
AJW Group has signed an agreement with Aero Contractors, the Nigerian-based airline, to assist in the restructuring and upgrading of their MRO support services. AJW Group will be supporting Aero Contractors with the upgrade of its MRO services to C check capabilities...
Avtrade announce signature of Repair Management contract with Cityjet
Avtrade has signed a new Repair Management contract with Irish scheduled and wet lease airline Cityjet; providing the airline with a single source for the management of component maintenance for the carriers Avro RJ aircraft. By removing complexity and administration,...
Shandong Airlines orders 6,000 seats for its new Boeing 737 MAX fleet
Shandong Airlines has placed an order for 6,000 units of Recaro’s CL4400 and BL3530 seats, which it will use to outfit its 34 new shipsets of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. This is the third collaboration with Recaro since 2013 when Shandong Airlines was the launch customer...
Boeing Partners with China Airlines to Enhance Maintenance, Engineering, Training Capabilities
Boeing and China Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the development of the airline’s capabilities to serve the growing maintenance, repair and overhaul market in Asia. Boeing anticipates providing technical support and maintenance...
PEMCO names Gameco as new passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversion provider
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO), a division of Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES) and wholly owned subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has announced an agreement with China-based MRO Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (GAMECO)...
Israel Aerospace Industries signs a strategic teaming agreement with Wipro Enterprises in India
Israel Aerospace Industries and Wipro Enterprises have entered an agreement to collaborate in manufacturing of composite aero structures in India' including establishing a facility for this purpose. The agreement has been signed during India Prime Minister's visit in...
StandardAero and Airbus enter into exclusive negotiations over the acquisition of Vector Aerospace
StandardAero Aviation and Airbus have entered into exclusive negotiations with respect to an acquisition by StandardAero of Vector Aerospace (Vector) from Airbus. Vector is a global aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul company, providing responsive, quality...