Etihad Airways Engineering is planning to expand its Abu Dhabi facility by 50,000 square meters in collaboration with Aircraft Support Industries (ASI). The decision to expand the facility comes in the wake of growing aircraft fleet across the globe and to meet the...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
AFI KLM E&M to provide cockpit simulator to help train France’s air force
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Exail have signed "a major new contract" for the supply of a full flight simulator to train crews on the E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (Awacs) aircraft used by the French Air...
Willis Lease Finance reports almost $312 million revenue in 2022
Engine lessor Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) recorded revenue of $311.9 million and pre-tax income of $9.8 million in 2022. By year-end, aggregate lease rent and maintenance reserve revenues were $246 million and spare parts and equipment sales were $27...
AFI KLM E&M subsidiary Barfield appoints new finance chief
Barfield, an Americas-focused subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), has named Franck Zoungrana as its chief financial officer (CFO). Zoungrana was Air France-KLM's manager of the order to cash finance and accounting,...
Boeing and GMR Aero Technik to set up P2F conversion facility in India
Boeing and GMR Aero Technic have come together to set up a passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion facility in Hyderabad, India to cater to the rising narrowbody freighter demands in Asia and Africa. As per Boeing’s commercial market outlook India’s air cargo growth...
ExecuJet MRO services Australia secures MRO work on Embraer Jets in Indonesia
ExecuJet MRO Services Australia has secured work from four Embraer Executive Jet operators in Indonesia. The contracts with the four Indonesian operators cover a total of five Embraer Legacy aircraft and includes either airframe heavy maintenance checks, avionics...
Pratt & Whitney opens second GTF repair point in Japan
Pratt & Whitney has added Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines Ltd. (MHIAEL) to its GTF engine maintenance network. The recent start of work on a GTF at MHIAEL's Komaki plant means Pratt & Whitney has a "second operational facility" in Japan and 11...
AFI KLM E&M names new European sales vice president
Marcel Kuijn will succeed Olaf Hoftijzer as Air France International KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) vice president sales Europe and key accounts. The announcement came after Hoftlijzer moved to be managing director of the company's regional jet...
HAECO signs three-year MoU with VTC to train future AMEs
HAECO signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vocational Training Council (VTC) to train future aircraft maintenance engineers and technicians. As a part of the agreement, both the companies will collaborate on a range of educational and training...
HAECO Global Engine Support adds new 8-bay gantry system at Dallas facility
HAECO Global Engine Support has added a new 8-bay gantry system at its Dallas facility. Apart from this HAECO has also added new LEAP-1A/1B tooling to support experienced technicians to perform hospital maintenance level work for both LEAP and CFM 56 engines, along...
Air Europa signs Joramco for heavy maintenance on B787 fleet
Joramco recently signed a new maintenance agreement with Air Europa. As a part of the deal, Joramco will perform nose-to-tail C checks on four B787 aircraft. This latest collaboration started earlier in February 2023 and is scheduled to continue until May 2023....
Rolls-Royce expands its engine service provider list
Rolls-Royce has added North America-based Essential Turbines and MASCO Services to its network of around 30 authorised service providers for operators using Rolls-Royce M250 and RR300 engines. Essential operates in Montreal, Surrey, British Columbia; and Phoenix, and...