Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Gama Aviation, the global aviation services company, has received ISO 9001:2015 accreditation – the latest level of the international quality management standards. Gama Aviation went through an upgrade audit in early February 2016, after thoroughly reviewing and...
AJW Aviation has signed a new power-by-the-hour contract with Air New Zealand to manage component support for its B767 fleet of five aircraft. Air New Zealand’s own Boeing inventory will be held on site in Auckland to a defined list and the balance of spare parts...
GA Telesis will commence the disassembly of six PW4000 engines in Q1 2016. In 2015, the company committed to a significant increase in its aftermarket support programs and announced its intention to disassemble over 50 commercial engines to meet both its customer and...
Austrian Airlines began using Spairliners for Integrated Component Care Support effective January 2016. The long-term contract was signed in December 2015 and covers component pooling and repair solutions of seventeen (17) Embraer E195 aircraft. With its latest...
Transavia has extended its long-term Boeing Next-Generation 737 Rotable Components Maintenance and Pooling Services agreement, dedicated to its Amsterdam-based fleet with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance. The agreement comes under the Component...
An A320 charter aircraft, operated by Small Planet Airlines flying from Paderborn in German, ran off the runway at Birmingham Airport in the UK yesterday and ended up on the grass verge. The aircraft, carrying 98 people, "manoeuvred" off the tarmac while it was taxing...
AFI KLM E&M and SF Airlines have announced that they have finalized an engine support contract covering three CF6-80C2 engines owned by the Chinese airline. The scope of the contract includes repair and overhaul of the three engines, plus spares support with...
AFI KLM E&M has announced that its new innovation centre, The MRO Lab Singapore, is now on stream. The opening of the new entity comes a year after the launch of the "MRO Lab - Adaptive Innovations" program, through which AFI KLM E&M is pursuing its aim of...
AFI KLM E&M and Air Caraïbes Atlantique have announced the signing of a long-term agreement covering total care support for the airline's A330 and A350 fleets. The contract includes line maintenance, A-checks and C-checks, component support (repairs, pool access,...
Airbus has signed an agreement to provide flight and maintenance training services to Vietjet in Ho Chi Minh City. With this agreement, Vietjet‘s flight training centre will host an Airbus A320 Full-Flight Simulator (FFS) to conduct flight crew training for its A320...
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today signed a milestone Maintenance Implementation Procedures (MIP) agreement with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). He is visiting the Singapore Air Show and meeting with Association...
Fast-growing South Korean budget airline JeJu Air is expanding its fleet of Boeing 737-800s. As a result it has formally agreed to extend their current engine maintenance contract with a further 18 shop visits. The long-term agreement covers full support - maintenance...