On Thursday, March 12, a British Airways A320-200, Flight BA-462 from London Heathrow to Madrid, was climbing out of Heathrow's runway 09R when the crew stopped the climb at FL100, shut an engine (V2527) down and returned to Heathrow for a safe landing on runway 09L...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Magnetic MRO starts engine stand lease service
Magnetic MRO serves as a Total Technical Care partner to any aviation organization, offering full range of technical support services. Newly added Engine Stand Lease service enables Magnetic MRO to offer a reliable worldwide solution for aircraft engine...
MTU Maintenance signs exclusive agreement with Maldivian for CFM56-5 maintenance
MTU Maintenance is proud to announce that it has signed an exclusive eight-year maintenance agreement with Maldivian. The company, one of the leading engine maintenance providers worldwide, will provide Maldivian with MRO services for its CFM56-5B engines as well as...
Icelandair begins upgrading its 757 fleet to STG Aerospace’s next generation safTglo system
STG Aerospace has announced that Icelandair has begun upgrading its Boeing 757 fleet with the next generation safTglo photoluminescent, emergency floorpath marking system, SuperSeal UltraLite (SSUL). Currently, all of Icelandair’s 757 aircraft are equipped with the...
Jet Airways to begin cargo flights
Indian airline Jet Airways will begin start dedicated cargo flights as it has been permitted to wet lease an A330-200 aircraft from Etihad Airways for six months. Jet Airways will be free to operate the freighter aircraft not only on routes within India but also start...
Rolls-Royce strengthens ITP joint venture
Rolls-Royce has strengthened its long-term partnership with Sener Grupo de Ingenieria SA (Sener) in the Industria de Turbo Propulsores SA (ITP) joint venture. ITP will supply Rolls-Royce with turbines for future civil large engines in addition to its existing range of...
AMS completes two VIP cabin projects
AMS Aircraft Limited (AMS), the UK based technical services manager, CAMO and remarketing agent, has completed two VIP cabin completion management projects for clients in Asia and the Middle East. The first aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, was completed at Associated Air...
MTU Maintenance wins Central American VECA Airlines for V2500 maintenance
MTU Maintenance, one of the leading maintenance providers for commercial aircraft engines worldwide, can count VECA (Vuelos Economicos de Centro America) Airlines, a start-up carrier from El Salvador, as a new customer for the maintenance of its V2500 engines. Under...
THAI signs GE OnPoint agreement
Thai Airways International signed a 12-year OnPoint solution agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the airline’s GE90-115B engines that power its 14 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
HEICO reports net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2015
HEICO reported net income of US$27.6m in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, up from US$27.5m year on year. Operating income totaled US$46.4m in the first quarter from US$50.4m last year. The company’s consolidated operating margin was 17.3% from 18.9%. Net sales...
NEOS and Lufthansa Technik extend existing cooperation
NEOS and Lufthansa Technik AG have extended their existing cooperation. Lufthansa Technik started its Total Component Support TCS for the NEOS fleet in 2002. The contract extension will run by further five years. The current NEOS fleet is composed of six Boeings...
MAEL gains Part M Subpart G approval
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), aircraft maintenance provider and division of The Monarch Group, has been granted Part M Subpart G approval as a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Through...