Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Latvian flag carrier Air Baltic Corporation AS (airBaltic) has selected Bombardier's Smart Parts Program to provide component support for its fleet of 20 all-new C Series aircraft. The five-year agreement positions airBaltic as the second customer for the C Series...
Emirates has extended its TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement with GE for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of 54 GE90-115B engines that power its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The extended agreement is valued at more than $400 million over the life of the contract. "As...
Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico has started operating its third bay at the beginning of July. The new bay is a heavy maintenance line performing C-Checks and cabin modifications similar to the existing two operating bays in the hangar. It will be the second line...
Norwegian has committed to GoldCare coverage for its 737 MAX fleet and expanded coverage for the airline's entire 787 Dreamliner fleet. The new services agreements represent the largest commercial services order in Boeing history. Norwegian will launch Boeing's 737...
Austrian Airlines and GE expanded a TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services to 10 GE90-90B engines that power its Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. The agreement is valued at $70 million over the life of the contract. "The...
Turkish Airlines and GE signed extensions to its TrueChoice Flight Hour and TrueChoice Overhaul agreements for the CF6-80E engines that power its fleet of seven Airbus A330 aircraft. Along with the maintenance, repair and overhaul services, GE Aviation will also...
AJW Aviation, the integrated aircraft support specialist, has renewed power-by-the-hour contracts with Air Blue, Pakistan, and Air Peace, Nigeria. Air Blue first signed an agreement with AJW in 2005, becoming one of the organisation’s longest standing PBH customers....
Gama Aviation has acquired FlyerTech and Aerstream for a total initial consideration of £3 million. The acquisition, announced to the London Stock Exchange, will boost Gama Aviation’s CAMO (continued airworthiness management organisation) consultancy services, which...
Air Canada has welcomed the passage of Bill C-10 into an Act of Parliament modernizing in part the Air Canada Public Participation Act that came into effect when Air Canada was privatized 28 years ago. The revised Act allows Air Canada, like other Canadian and...
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has Authorized Service Facility (ASF), SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance has received its C Series aircraft Part 145 base maintenance approval from the Civil Aviation Authority, The Netherlands. This approval recognizes SAMCO as the first Part...
STS Engineering Solutions (STSES), a division of STS Aviation Group, has hired Brian Fasano as its senior director of maintenance programs and reliability. This is a new position for STS, one that allows the company to significantly expand its already impressive list...
Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has successfully completed its first full engine test on the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A-140 turboprop at its facility in South Africa. The...