Hong Kong's airport operator is inviting international tenders for the development of a retail-hotel-office hub that would be the largest of its kind in the Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories region. Known as the Skycity, the project will be developed on a...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
HMS Services to specialise in Airbus widebody aircraft
Airbus and SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) have completed the incorporation in Singapore of their new joint venture maintenance and overhaul company, first announced earlier this year at the Singapore Airshow. Having received all necessary approvals from competition...
Paperless Maintenance: Digital documentation for aircraft maintenance
From now on Lufthansa Technik documents the resolution of defects on aircraft from Lufthansa Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo in electronic form. The electronic job sheet (eJobcard) has already been introduced at all German line maintenance stations, and the Ground Log...
AFI KLM E&M’s subsidiary EPCOR extends contract with Honeywell
European Pneumatic Component Overhaul and Repair (EPCOR), a wholly owned subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, has extended a long-term Auxiliary Power Unit service centre license agreement with Honeywell. The contract supports the Air...
Atlantic Aviation Group Granted EASA CAMO Part M Approval
Shannon based Atlantic Aviation Group, have this month announced they have been granted EASA Part M approval. As an approved Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO), the Group now has Part M Subpart G and I Airworthiness Management and Airworthiness...
Thai Airways diverts flight over suspected fuel leak
A Thai Airways aircraft travelling to Brisbane from Bangkok diverted to Bali after a suspected leak was detected on the right engine of the 787aircraft. Before landing at Bali, the aircraft dumped fuel. Upon landing safely, the passengers deplaned and taken to hotels...
ST Engineering’s Aerospace Arm Secures New Contracts Worth $520m in 3Q2016
Singapore Technologies Engineering’s (ST Engineering) aerospace arm has secured new contracts worth $520m in the third quarter (3Q) of 2016, for various projects ranging from line and airframe maintenance to component repair and overhaul. The total contract value...
TAAG Angola Airlines Signs with Aerotechnic Industries (ATI)
The Angolan national airline commissioned Aerotechnic Industries (ATI), AFI KLM E&M and Royal Air Marocs' 50/50 joint venture, to perform a C Check on one of its Boeing 737 Next Generation. The maintenance Check took place at the ATI site, Mohammed V airport,...
Lufthansa Technik to provide component support for Royal Brunei Airlines
Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) and Lufthansa Technik have signed a ten-year contract covering component support for RB's A320 and upcoming A320neo fleet. The scope of services includes repair management for a comprehensive range of line replaceable units, provision of...
HAECO Americas to transition out of US line maintenance business to focus on core MRO and cabin solutions businesses
HAECO Americas, a subsidiary of the HAECO Group with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, will be exiting its line maintenance services segment in the USA to focus resources on its principal businesses: MRO Services and Cabin Solutions. The Company expects...
AAR to provide PBH, component management & repair services to South African Airways Technical
AAR, the airframe maintenance and integrated supply chain solutions provider, has signed a five-year agreement to provide power-by-the-hour (PBH) component inventory management and repair services to South African Airways Technical (SAAT) Ltd. The contract is valued...
AAR Signs European Leisure Operator as PBH Customer
AAR has signed a contract to provide power-by-the-hour (PBH) component inventory management and repair services to Small Planet Airlines’ A320/A321 fleet. The long-term agreement marks the latest extension of AAR’s PBH program and integrated supply chain services...