Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
British Airways Engineering, the Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) provider, has announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Airline Services Components Limited and Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran group) to partner in the provision of wheels and brakes...
Rheinland Air Service (RAS), Europe’s independently-owned regional aircraft MRO organization, has launched three new ATR 42/72 line stations throughout Europe. So far this year it has launched the following: • July 2012: RAS opened a new line station in Albania. •...
ST Aerospace has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary, ST Aerospace Rotables (STAR), with paid up capital of US$1.5m (approximately S$1.88m). STAR, a global asset services company, will be headquartered in Singapore with marketing offices in the Americas, EMEA and Asia...
British Airways Engineering, the Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) provider, has announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Airline Services Components Limited and Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran group) to partner in the provision of wheels and brakes...
Heritage Global Partners will auction the maintenance and repair overhaul facility, engine test cell equipment, and all other assets of LTQ Engineering on October 2-3. LTQ is a former Australian aircraft engine overhaul provider and joint venture of Lufthansa Technik...
Airbus has entered into an agreement together with 13 leading aerospace industry and research partners with a letter of intent to cooperate on a “Clean Sky 2” programme. As an extension of the European Commission’s (EC) “Clean Sky” Joint Technology Initiative, the...
A J Walter Aviation has completed its purchase of the component repair business of Aveos Fleet Performance. The Montréal facility will house AJW Technique and become the organisation’s new global headquarters for the repair and overhaul of aircraft components. AJW has...
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has gained UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) CAR 21 Design approval. This approval compliments the EASA Part 21J Design Organisation Approval (DOA) already held by MAEL. Commenting on the approval, Engineering Director...
ST Aerospace has announced its subsidiary Singapore British Engineering has gone into liquidation. This decision, upheld by ST Aerospace and BAE systems, was due to ‘ongoing engagement and reviews between the partners to better support the business’ growth in the...
Halfway through inspections, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has so far found no issues with General Electric GEnx-1B engines on board 747-8 and 787 aircraft. The investigations were prompted when an engine on a Boeing 787 failed at Charleston, S.C...
A United Express De Havilland 8 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing after the pilot smelt smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft, en route from Washington’s Dulles International Airport to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, made an emergency landing at...
The Indian government has finally given Air India approval to separate its engineering and ground handling services into two wholly-owned subsidiaries – Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) and Air India Transport Services Limited (AITSL) – as part of its...