Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Virgin Australia has returned nine Embraer 190s to service after the aircraft were grounded by the discovery of a fault with engine mounting bolts. Embraer subsequently issued an ‘alert service bulletin’ to all airlines operating the EMB-190 after being informed of...
LCC Wizzair has signed a lease deal over the construction of a hangarage facility at its base in Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc airport. The new hangar will cover 2,000 square metres and will be large enough to accommodate the A321neo fleet that Wizzair expects to receive...
Aerospace service provider TAT Technologies’ subsidiary Piedmont Aviation Component Services, has signed a four year APU Maintenance Agreement with ExpressJet Airlines. The deal will cover ExpressJet’s CRJ-200 fleet, and will be worth up to $12 million. TAT President...
Air France KLM Engineering and Maintenance has finalised a deal with VIP charter operator GainJet, to supply cabin modification and component support for one of GainJet’s three B737-400s. The aircraft is equipped with a 68-seat VIP configuration, and was modified at...
US-based AAR Corp has signed a multi-year deal with Kenya Airways, to supply component support for the airline’s fleet of B737NGs. The deal is part of the US government’s “Doing Business in Africa” initiative. AAR will provide a base in Nairobi for parts inventory...
Russia’s UTair Express Airlines has signed a technical support agreement with engine builders PowerJet for the SaM146 engines that equip its fleet of Sukhoi Superjet 100LRs. The airline will take delivery of the first of six SSJ100LRs later in June, and will take...
Spanish MRO Aeronpark has opened a new 20,000-square-metre, €1 million facility at Barcelona’s Lleida-Alguaire airport. The new facility will allow Aeronpark to offer EASA-145-certified MRO and storage services to the majority of commercial and private aircraft...
Universal Asset Management has announced a new tax exemption for customers with inventory at UAM’s Global Distribution Center in Verona, Mississippi. The exemption is only available to UAM customers who store inventory at their Global Distribution Center in Verona, MS...
AAR Corp has become the first MRO to sign an agreement to take part in the FAA’s Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing program (ASIAS). The FAA’s Aircraft Maintenance Division Manager Steven Douglas said: “The FAA is very pleased to have AAR launch the...
Turkish Technic and Air Arabia have signed a component support contract. The signing ceremony, held in the General Management Building of Turkish Technic Inc., was attended by Air Arabia Group CEO Adel Abdulla Ali and Turkish Technic President and CEO (acting) Fazıl...
Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen (LTS) is expanding its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) offer for the Asia-Pacific region even further. On 21 May, LTS has celebrated the opening of two new buildings. The new workshops, warehouse, offices and training rooms are housed...
Boeing has signed a ten-year agreement with Royal Jordanian Airlines, under which the aircraft manufacturing company will supply Royal Jordanian 787 Dreamliners with a pool of high-value, mission-critical parts, enabling the airline to greatly reduce their inventory...