BGS, which provides ground handling and aircraft fueling services, has extended an agreement with airBaltic to provide ground handling services provided at Warsaw Chopin International Airport (WAW). The extended ground handling contract strengthens long-standing...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Engineering for the conversion of 33 Air Berlin aircraft for Eurowings
With 33 Air Berlin aircraft due to be operated by Eurowings, Lufthansa Technik's engineering department in Hamburg provides extensive engineering services to convert the cabins. The Eurowings technicians in Düsseldorf will be adapting the fleet comprising of Airbus...
Emirates and Scoot aircraft impact
An aircraft owned by Scoot (TZ188) made contact with an Emirates aircraft (EK405) during early hours today at Changi Airport, Singapore. The left wing of Scoot flight TZ188 "came into contact with an Emirates aircraft…while TZ188 was taxiing before take-off," reports...
Peruvian Airlines aircraft crash lands in Peru
A Peruvian Airline plane left a trail of fire on the runway after it crash landed at Francisco Carle Airport in Peru. Flight 9110 suffered a dual gear collapse; the wing scrapped the runaway and started a fire. All 141 passengers and crew survived.
Monarch Aircraft Engineering celebrates 50 years of operations
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), the engineering division of Monarch, today celebrates its 50th anniversary. Since its foundation on 30th March, 1967, MAEL has serviced an estimated 10,000 aircraft, employed over 3,000 people and trained 800 people through its...
Bombardier Signs GKN Aerospace’s Fokker Business as Authorized Service Provider for Q400 Aircraft Component Repair Management
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that it has strengthened its Bombardier Smart Parts program by appointing Fokker Services BV as its Authorized Service Provider (ASP) covering component repair management for the Q400 aircraft. Fokker Services BV is a GKN...
Cebu Pacific Air inks maintenance pact with AIR FRANCE KLM MRO arm
Philippines’ carrier, Cebu Pacific Air, has signed an agreement with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) to provide component support for its Airbus A320 fleet. The selection of AFI KLM E&M came following a call for tenders by...
NAMO opts for OASES
Nordic Aviation Maintenance Organisation (NAMO) has chosen Commsoft’s MRO IT system, OASES, to support its CAMO and MRO operations. This will initially be with NAMO OY in Finland, followed by the possible implementation in Sharjah, UAE. OASES is structured in a...
Avtrade completes purchase of two A320 Aircraft
Avtrade has completed the purchase of two Airbus A320 (MSN 1316 and MSN 1345) aircraft which will be parted out under a coordinated programme managed by Avtrade operations and logistics teams. The purchase of these two A320 aircraft signifies Avtrade’s continued...
HAECO Component Overhaul completes its first 737NG flap ballscrew overhaul in mainland China
HAECO Component Overhaul (Xiamen), in collaboration with Umbra Cuscinetti (Umbra), has recently completed its first Boeing 737NG flap ballscrew overhaul for a commercial airline customer in Mainland China. HAECO Component Overhaul (Xiamen) is the sole Authorised...
Bird-hit Qantas aircraft leaves Muscat
A Qantas aircraft was grounded after it collided with a flock of birds while being diverted from Dubai to Muscat on Saturday morning. The A380, flight QF9 which was en route from Melbourne to London via Dubai, left for Dubai on Sunday evening after necessary repairs....
FL Technics becomes a Commsoft authorized representative in Asia and other world regions
FL Technics, an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services provider, has become an authorized representative of the aviation engineering and maintenance software – Commsoft. FL Technics will promote the partner’s MRO IT system OASES in Asia Pacific, MENA and...