Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
A Malindo Air aircraft en route to Terengganu on Malaysia's east coast was forced to turn back to Suband Airport near Kuala Lumpur when one of its engines caught fire. The plane landed safely and no one was hurt. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Romanian aerospace company Aerostar has won a contract from Tanzanian-based low-cost carrier Fastjet for the heavy maintenance of two of the airline’s fleet of three Airbus A319 airliners. The first of the aircraft arrived at Aerostar’s Bacau facility in February for...
A Malaysia Airlines flight MH066 enroute to Seoul from Kuala Lumpur was forced to make an emergency landing in Hong Kong earlier today after a generator failed. Although the main generator supplying normal electrical power to the aircraft failed, the aircraft’s...
Chromalloy has delivered the first seal segment carrier components to Rolls-Royce for the new Trent XWB aircraft engine. “As a supplier for the new Trent XWB engine, Chromalloy has delivered our first seal segment carrier components to the manufacturer’s production...
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), the independent aircraft maintenance provider and division of The Monarch Group, has seconded a specialist team of structural aircraft engineers to Basel to complete a Strut Improvement Program (SIP) for Jet Aviation. The company,...
Following the results of fatigue testing on its A380 factory test rig, Airbus has requested its A380 customers inspect the aircraft’s wing spars after six years rather than 12.
A Japanese Airlines (JAL) 787 flight travelling direct from Tokyo to San Francisco was forced to make an unscheduled stop in Hawaii after the pilot was made aware of a problem with falling pressure of lubricant oil in the aircraft’s right engine. JAL official reports...
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has reported a steady performance for its third quarter ended 30 September 2013. 3Q2013 Group revenue was S$1.55bn compared to the prior year revenue of S$1.54b for the same period. Group profit before tax (PBT)...
AAR has earned Boeing Gold Performance Excellence Awards at two of its operating units for the fourth consecutive year. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers that have achieved superior performance. AAR maintained Gold composite...
Vector Financial Services, the leasing division of Vector Aerospace Corporation (Vector), a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service, is pleased to announce the signing of a special Bypass Plus program with Starlite...
Falcon Aviation Services officially opens its newly constructed 106,000 square foot Authorised Embraer Service Centre at Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, making it one of the largest Executive MRO’s in the Middle East. Falcon Aviation Services were first...
FL Technics, a global provider of comprehensive aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions, has added Airbus A320 Family and Boeing 727 aircraft types to the list of its landing gear overhaul capabilities. The newly expanded capabilities are aimed at...