Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Norwegian Air Shuttle, the third largest low-cost airline in Europe, is the newest GoldCare customer, with a 12-year agreement that covers the airline's future 787 Dreamliner fleet. Norwegian has three 787-8s on firm order, with commitments to lease three additional...
MAS GMR AERO TECHNIC (MGAT), a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of MAS GMR AEROSPACE ENGINEERING (MGAE) has been formally inaugurated by Sri Ajit Singh, Hon'ble Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Govt. of India in the presence of Sri S.Jaipal Reddy, Hon'ble Union Minister...
Following Air Canada’s decision to subcontract some of its maintenance work offshore, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has expressed its fears for the future of Aveos Fleet Performance maintenance company, which is a separate company...
Cargo Air signed an agreement with AFI KLM E&M for regular component support. Cargo Air operates two 737s, for which component support and pool access is now provided by AFI KLM E&M. Cargo Air has also recently signed a contract with DHL and has invested in a third...
Aveos has signed a five-year repair and overhaul agreement covering Snecma's CFM56-5 platform engines and line replaceable units. "Aveos has been providing MRO engine capacity to Snecma for almost 15 years," said Paul Lochab, Chief Commercial Officer, Aveos Fleet...
MTU Maintenance Hannover won a five-year contract from Atlasjet airlines to continue to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for its V2500 engines, powering its Airbus A320 fleet.
EgyptAir Maintenance and Engineering has appointed Saied El-Mekkawy as chairman and CEO
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company’s (HAECO) landing gear overhaul facility, Taikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services Co. (TALSCO) in Xiamen, signed a contract China Airlines for the overhaul of seventeen ship sets of Boeing 747-400 landing gears. TALSCO will...
Lufthansa Technik Philippines, a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik (51%) and the Philippine MacroAsia Corporation (49%), has opened a third hangar in Manila to serve C-checks and modifications on A380s. The $30million hangar is 8,500 square meters with a height...
An Air Philippines A320 aircraft overshot the 2,300-meter long runway at the Kalibo International Airport in Aklan, Philippines shortly after landing yesterday morning. There were no injuries. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said that the...
Virgin Atlantic Airways is spending £100m ($158 million) revamping its premium cabins. The carrier, will unveil a new menu in its Upper Class service starting next month featuring a cheese trolley, Lanson Black Label Champagne and afternoon tea. Virgin Atlantic is...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has temporary removed some A380s from operation while it checks for wing cracks following the directive issued by European Aviation Safety Agency to inspect the A380s within six weeks. SIA had six aircraft that required checking within four...