Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
AFI KLM E&M Components China, a wholly owned AIR FRANCE KLM subsidiary, was established in Shanghai in 2013 to repair avionics components and was CAAC-certified in November of that year. Recently in 2015, EASA, the European Aviation Safety Agency also awarded the...
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has sealed an eight-year contract worth approximately US$25m (approximately S$35m) with one of Scandinavia’s largest airlines Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). Under this agreement, ST Aerospace will provide a comprehensive...
Papua New Guinea’s airline, PNG Air, formerly Airlines PNG, and ATR have signed a comprehensive long-term Global Maintenance agreement (GMA) providing a total support package for the airline's fleet of ATR 72-600 aircraft. The airline has recently received one...
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has secured a cabin reconfiguration contract with Air Canada, for eight Airbus A330 aircraft. The first A330 will be inducted in the third quarter of 2016, with the last aircraft targeted for redelivery by the end of...
A United Airlines 757 returned to LAX on Sunday afternoon after experiencing an “engine issue”. The aircraft landed “heavy” – carrying most of its fuel – and landed without incident.
AJW Technique has been granted renewal of its DGCA Type Certificate Approval by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Indonesia, further underpinning AJW Technique’s commitment to regional compliance and maintaining its reputation for quality. The facility...
ITP has opened a new representative office in Singapore with the aim of strengthening its presence in the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) market in Asia Pacific. ITP has an established portfolio of clients in the region, including airlines like Cebu Pacific,...
Delta TechOps has been granted approval from Rolls-Royce for its expanded Atlanta facility to become a maintenance centre for the Trent XWB and 7000 engines. Construction of the engine centre is scheduled to begin in 2018 and will include space for all aspects of...
easyJet has partnered with AJW Group in a five year cost-per-flight-hour contract to support its growing fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft. Now up and running, the collaborative and wholly engaged transition process went live on October 7, 2015 – delivered on time,...
In the first nine months of 2015, MTU Aero Engines boosted its revenues by 16% to €3,257.0 million (1-9/2014: €2,811.6 million). The group’s operating profit grew by 23% to €333.1 million (1-9/2014: €270.9 million), while the EBIT margin rose from 9.6% to 10.2%. Net...
AJW Group is to help TECHNIC ONE, the Russian repair and spare components business, to set up a spare parts pool for Sukhoi Super Jet (SSJ) and MS-21 aircraft, a component repair service, and a spare parts centre for CFM56 engines. The new technical/maintenance...
A Southwest Airlines flight en route from Denver to Seattle had to be diverted Friday when the captain declared an emergency due to an “electrical smell in the cabin”. The pilot told air traffic controllers that flight attendants and passengers said they smelled...