Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Singapore Airlines has reported that the engine on one of its Airbus A380s shut down minutes after takeoff on Monday from Singapore bound for Hong Kong and had to return to the airport. The aircraft was fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines. The airline,...
United Technologies has won a maintenance contract worth up to $350 million to support Japan Airlines’ fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft. Subsidiary Hamilton Sundstrand will provide the maintenance for the fleet of 35 aircraft over ten years. The airline has the option to...
An American Airlines flight bound for SaoPaulo, Brazil, was forced to dump its fuel and return to DFW International Airport shortly after takeoff on Sunday evening when one of its engines caught fire. The aircraft wasn’t able to dump its fuel quickly enough however...
FL Technics will provide all-inclusive line maintenance support as well as additional support services for Wizz Air’s A320 aircraft fleet from its base in Vilnius.
Qantas is planning to speed up modifications of Rolls-Royce RB211 engines powering its Boeing 747-400 fleet to solve the problem caused by cracked high-pressure compressor blades, which Rolls-Royce acknowledged as a problem, several years ago. The Australian airline...
The thunderstorms in the Denver metro area last week caused hail damage to a third of Frontier Airlines’ fleet. The airline has been forced to cancel 100 flights from Denver International Airport, which is expected to continue into Wednesday. Frontier says crews are...
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 hit an Atlantic Southeast Airlines Bombardier CRJ900 on Thursday night on a Boston Logan taxiway. The CRJ900 sustained damage to its tail area. The Delta aircraft, bound for Amsterdam, was forced to return to the terminal while passengers...
Two of Chromalloy’s service centers have received Approved Organization Exposition certificates from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The certificates are the first issued by JCAB since the 2009 U.S –Japan Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) took effect...
US maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) software firm Enigma has opened an office in Singapore, headed by Craig McLeod. The firm said the move was "to address the increased demand for aviation maintenance and field service solutions in the Asia Pacific region."...
Spirit AeroSystems has signed an agreement with Scandinavian Airlines to supply spare parts for the carrier’s fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.
Skymark Airlines has signed up to Boeing’s 737 Component Services Program. "The program can help airlines save as much as 30% on inventory, repair and administrative costs," Boeing said. Skymark’s fleet consists of 19 737-800s.
An American Airlines MD-80 aircraft headed to Chicago, carrying 140 passengers and five crewmembers, was forced to return to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after the pilot reported light smoke in the cabin. Upon in safely landing at the airport, mechanics...