Airbus and Rolls-Royce have created a new integrated parts availability service for the Cathay Pacific Airways A350 fleet, which encompasses both airframe and engine Line-Replaceable-Unit (LRU) components. The service integrates the Airbus “Flight Hour Services” (FHS)...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
ST Engineering’s Aerospace arm secures new contracts worth $770m in 2Q2016
Singapore Technologies Engineering’s (ST Engineering) aerospace arm has secured new contracts worth $770m in the second quarter (2Q) of 2016, for projects ranging from airframe maintenance and cabin interiors, to engine wash, and component repair and overhaul....
AFI KLM E&M extends A350 component support for Thai Airways
AFI KLM E&M has won a major call for tenders from Thai Airways International Public Company (THAI), covering component support for its future fleet of Airbus A350s, with twelve aircraft joining the fleet from this summer. AFI KLM E&M was selected as MRO for...
Airbus Consulting concludes assignment to achieve A320 base-maintenance EASA accreditation for China Eastern Airlines’ MRO facilities
Airbus Consulting has concluded an assignment, in cooperation with China Eastern Airlines and its affiliated MRO “Eastern Airlines Technic” (EASTEC), to achieve EASA accreditation for EASTEC to perform A320 base-maintenance at three of its facilities: in Shanghai...
Spring Airlines signs contract with Airbus for in-service aircraft upgrades
Spring Airlines has signed a contract with Airbus for a package of solutions to upgrade its fleet of 20 A320s to match the latest delivered aircraft standards. These include optimising cabin space, upgrading the operating weight and adding Sharklet wingtips. Together...
Avianca Brasil chooses Airbus Smarter Fleet Maintenance Mobility
Avianca Brasil has selected Airbus’ Smarter Fleet Maintenance Mobility offering. The digital solution will provide airlines’ technical ground staff with a complete view of the aircraft status and maintenance activities across the airline and bring efficiency for...
Azul signs FHS Components and flight training contract with Airbus for A320neo fleet
Azul Brazilian Airlines has selected “Services by Airbus” to provide Flight Hour Services (FHS) components over a 12 year period. The service will provide an extensive scope of A320 line replaceable units (LRUs), guaranteed spare parts availability through pool access...
StandardAero Renews TRUEngine MRO Status
StandardAero has renewed its independent TRUEngine authorized maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) provider agreement for CF34 and CFM56 engines, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to OEM quality engine maintenance. As an authorized TRUEngine MRO provider, CFM56 or...
EGYPTAIR signs GE’s TrueChoice agreement for overhaul consulting
EGYPTAIR and GE signed a TrueChoice Materials agreement for maintenance, repair and overhaul consulting services to assist in the development of overhaul capabilities for the CFM56-7B* engine. The comprehensive agreement covers technical support and consulting for MRO...
Lufthansa Technik to become principal provider of Pratt & Whitney global mobile engine services
Lufthansa Technik will become Pratt & Whitney's principal provider of mobile engine maintenance services for V2500®, PW1100G-JM, PW1500G and PW1900G engines. This new cooperation will provide Pratt & Whitney customers with more efficient and cost-effective...
Lufthansa Technik signs agreements for GE9X and GEnx-2B services
Lufthansa Technik and GE Aviation signed new long-term agreements for maintenance services for the GE9X and GEnx-2B engines as part of a continued effort to expand maintenance choice and shop capacity for customers operating the latest generation of engines. The GE...
Pratt & Whitney and Lufthansa Technik sign strategic agreement to strengthen Geared Turbofan engine MRO services
Lufthansa Technik has signed a strategic network agreement to become a key member of the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine MRO network offering the full scope of MRO services on PW1100G-JM and PW1500G engines. The Pratt & Whitney GTF engine network...