Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Singapore Airlines and China Southern Airlines both experienced problems with their respective A380 aircraft yesterday. An A380 operated by Singapore Airlines and flying from Singapore to Frankfurt was required to return to Singapore after one of its four engines...
The Canadian federal government says it will seek a legal opinion on whether Air Canada broke any obligations that led to the closure of Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. A House of Commons committee was also convened on Tuesday to look into the closure and whether it...
Realization, a provider of Real Time Synchronization solutions for project execution, has unveiled a new Line Maintenance Management Solution for aviation organizations that has already proven itself with a major US airline. During the summer of 2011, that airline...
AFI KLM E&M has extended a component support contract with Yemenia Airways that was originally signed in 2005. The contract covers component support with pool access and repairs for two A330s.
Airline Services says investment in the business by private equity firm LDC gives it the firepower to pursue acquisitions as well as organic expansion. LDC has taken a significant stake in the company, which has its headquarters in Manchester. Chief executive Bryan...
CPI Aerostructures has reported full-year revenue of $74.14 million in 2011, up 68.5% over the prior year's revenue of $43.99 million. Net income reached $7.42 million, compared to $542K in 2010. Revenue generated from commercial contracts increased by 35% to...
Aveos Fleet Performance is liquidating its Canadian aircraft maintenance business. The Quebec Superior Court gave permission yesterday for the maintenance company to cease all operations. Some 1,300 employees have lost their jobs. "The company had no viable option but...
CPI Aerostructures has reported full-year revenue of $74.14 million in 2011, up 68.5% over the prior year's revenue of $43.99 million. Net income reached $7.42 million, compared to $542K in 2010. Revenue generated from commercial contracts increased by 35% to...
Aveos Fleet Performance is liquidating its Canadian aircraft maintenance business. The Quebec Superior Court gave permission yesterday for the maintenance company to cease all operations. Some 1,300 employees have lost their jobs. "The company had no viable option but...
Air New Zealand found several cracks in the cockpit windows of one ATR aircraft, operated by its subsidiary Mount Cook Airlines, which forced it to ground all 11 ATRs in the fleet. About 60 flights were cancelled affecting about 3000 customers. Two of the planes had...
Qantas has confirmed that it will not move existing heavy maintenance jobs offshore but it also refused to act on union demands to bring A380 maintenance back to Australia. Qantas is also pushing ahead with plans to consolidate its three Australian operations, an...
Maintenance workers for LOT AMS went on strike last night until further notice. The airline has declared that passengers should not be affected by the industrial action, as the airline contracts more than one maintenance operator at its hub in Warsaw’s Chopin Airport....