Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Four of five Southwest Airlines aircraft with tiny fuselage cracks should be back in regular service by Saturday after mechanics complete repairs, the airline said yesterday. The Dallas-based carrier inspected 79 of its Boeing 737-300s from Saturday through Tuesday to...
Aveos has announced that it has signed a one-year Engine Technical Service Agreement with Saudi Arabian MRO, Alsalam Aircraft Company. Under the agreement, Aveos is to repair, overhaul and deliver up to eight JT9D-7A engine events within 2011. Alsalam selected Aveos...
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines today announced during the annual MRO Africa event an agreement for the Ethiopian flag carrier to participate in the 777 Component Services Program (CSP). CSP is a parts-provisioning programme that significantly reduces the airline’s...
Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace, a division of Kellstrom Industries, has announced it has expanded its global distribution agreement with AMETEK Aerospace & Defense to include exclusive worldwide distribution of AMETEK Rotron Commercial aftermarket products. As...
Flydubai has recruited more than 75 engineers to provide a dedicated round-the-clock maintenance and engineering service to Flydubai’s rapidly growing fleet of 16 Boeing 737-800NG aircraft. Flydubai CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said, “This is a tremendous achievement for...
MTU Aero Engines benefits from one of the largest orders placed in recent aviation history. Indian airline IndiGo has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G to equip 150 A320neo aircraft it has on firm order. The deal is for 300 of the propulsion systems,...
The FBI is investigating a small hole found in a US Airways 737 aircraft at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, which they suspect is a bullet hole. Officials have no idea how the hole on the left side of the aircraft near the tail got there but...
A US Airways Boeing 737 that was due to fly from Charlotte to Philadelphia was grounded yesterday as the pilot spotted a hole above a passenger window on his walkaround. The aircraft was taken out of service, and put the passengers on another flight or other flights.
A Qantas flight from the Philippines to Sydney yesterday was forced to land in Cairns after a cockpit fire. Small flames on the flight deck of the Airbus A330-200, were initially put out by the automatic safety systems, but within minutes the fire began again, forcing...
Vector Aerospace Corporation, a Canadian MRO firm, is in exclusive talks with EADS with a view to potential acquisition. This fits with EADS’s plans to diversify its business and expand its operations in North America and elsewhere. Toronto-based Vector has grown over...
Boeing is expanding its GoldCare service to include the 737 Next generation product line. The company is in advanced discussions with multiple customers regarding the tailoring of GoldCare solutions for their 737 fleets. GoldCare is available to 787 Dreamliner...
Lufthansa Technik Philippines extended its maintenance contract with AirAsia X covering light C checks this year on the carrier’s Airbus fleet.