Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
German aircraft engine servicer MTU Maintenance is expanding in Australia, Brazil and the US. MTU Maintenance Service Centre Australia recently was given Part 145 approval from Australia's CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) for CF34-series aero engines, while MTU...
Lufthansa Technik has announced the signing of "two major contracts" with Emirates for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of its Airbus A380 fleet. Lufthansa Technik will overhaul the main landing gears of the aircraft and will provide the airline with "highly...
Avia Solutions Group (ASG) has shifted its headquarters to Ireland. ASG said the move to Dublin, a centre for the global aircraft leasing business, will see it become the second largest Irish-registered aviation business behind Ryanair. "Moving the company's...
Storm Aviation has been given UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) approval for its calibration laboratory in London Stansted. The FL Technics business said the go-ahead means it is "now authorised to perform accredited calibrations in accordance with its scope...
Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Lufthansa Technik Middle East are to collaborate in aircraft component services, the German company has announced. The collaboration means LT is to help service and maintain Saudia's 57 Boeing long-haul aircraft by...
Joramco signed a new maintenance deal with Emirates to perform nose to tail C checks and modifications on B777 aircraft from the Emirates fleet. This latest collaboration will commence in March, and will continue until June of next year. Commenting on the deal,...
Aircraft painting and design provider MAAS Aviation has announced Jan van Engelen as its new chief executive, taking over from Tim Macdougald. Described as "an accomplished executive and board member", Van Engelen has over 25 years of international experience in the...
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance subsidiary Barfield has agreed with Dedienne Aerospace to distribute and service its ground support test equipment. "It will allow us to continue our strategy of expanding our distribution network and better...
Menzies Aviation has been given a ground handling licence by Aéroports de Montréal for Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL), where it already provides cargo handling. “Adding ground handling at Montreal to our network is a fantastic milestone for our team, who...
Embraer has signed a services agreement with the Philippine Air Force to support its fleet of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. The deal covers "more than 200-part numbers of the A-29 Super Tucano", Embraer announced. “Staying close to our customers and supporting them...
ST Engineering signed a letter of Intent (LOI) with Vaayu Group to provide the expandable cabin lavatory solution, named ACCESS. Under the agreement, ST Engineering will provide 20 units of ACCESS for installation on Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft, making Vaayu...
Embraer and fellow Brazilian company Ocean Explorer have put pen to paper on the latter's use of Beacon, Embraer's "maintenance coordination digital platform". Ocean Explorer is to be the first helicopter operator to use Beacon, a system Embraer said helps "bring...