Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Since Barfield's acquisition in July 2014, the two US subsidiaries of AFI KLM E&M specializing in component repair and overhaul - Barfield and its sister company AMG - have been working on strengthening their synergies. The first step of a common organization...
Around 180 passengers of Pakistan International Airline's flight PK-852 have been stranded at Tokyo airport due to a technical fault developed in the aircraft. Reports state that the aircraft was not allowed to leave Tokyo for Beijing International Airport by Narita...
Afghani carrier, Safi Airways, has chosen Joramco, Jordan based MRO facility, to provide its base heavy airframe maintenance solutions for three A320 aircraft operated by Safi during 2015.
Qantas has reported that one of its A380s (registration VH-OQF) has been damaged during scheduled maintenance and will be out of service for approximately six weeks. Further details on the extent of the damaged have not been disclosed by the airline.
In the first quarter of 2015, MTU Aero Engines AG increased its revenues by 20% to €1.099,5 billion (1-3/14: €913.0 million). The group’s operating profit rose by 10% to €97.7 million (1-3/14: €89.0 million). The EBIT margin amounted to 8.9%, compared with 9.7% for...
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), the engineering division of The Monarch Group, has been contracted to provide line maintenance technical handling to American Airlines. The contract, which commences in May, will see Monarch’s highly experienced engineering team...
The French MRO provider, Sabena technics, was selected for the operational maintenance of the new Airbus A310 ZERO-G operated by Novespace. Specialized in parabolic flight campaigns, the Airbus A310 ZERO-G replaces the former A300 B2 operated by Novespace which was...
AJW Aviation has been chosen by Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair-Co) to provide power-by-the-hour for its fleet of three Boeing aircraft: B767-300 & B737-700. Camair-Co commenced operations in 2011. It is based in Douala, Cameroon, and has about 438...
Ameco is providing overhaul on a PW4000 engine from A.C.C.L Airmotive Services. It is the first time for Ameco to provide engine service for a Middle East customer. Last year, A.C.C.L signed a contract with Ameco for two PW4000s overhaul services, and the one in the...
With over 100 airline and major MRO customers in North and South East Asia, Avtrade is continuing to raise its profile in the Asia region with particular focus on China. Supported by increased locally based CAAC approved inventory, regional component repair services...
Gulfstream Aerospace’s service center in Beijing, China, recently received Part 145 approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The authorization gives Gulfstream Beijing technicians the authority to perform base and line maintenance and provide...
Air France has invested €50 million into redesigning its new medium-haul Business and Economy cabins. The cabins will be fitted in 24 Airbus A319 aircrafts in the first half of 2015 and in 25 Airbus A320 in the first half of 2016, totalling 7,800 new seats altogether....