Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
MTU Aero Engines has exceeded its earnings forecast for the financial year 2010. Operating profit increased by 7 % from €292.3 million in 2009 to €311.3 million, which is higher than the earnings forecast of €310 million that had been revised upward in the course of...
Dallas-based AAT Aircraft Maintenance has been certified as an FAA-approved Part 145 repair station. The facility is now able to perform light to heavy maintenance and major repairs and modifications on the Gulfstream II/IIB/II-SP/III/IV and Hawker 700/800/800XP.
Mubadala Aerospace says it is making progress toward the eventual merger of its two maintenance, repair and overhaul subsidiaries Zurich-based SR Technics and Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT), the former GAMCO operation based in Zurich and Abu Dhabi. Abdulla...
An engine on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 caught fire yesterday as it was preparing to take off from MSP. The aircraft had just pulled away from the gate when flames were spotted coming out of one of the engines. It was shut down and the flames were out before the...
SriLankan Airlines has signed a new three-year wage agreement with the SriLankan Airlines Aircraft Technicians Association (SAATA), the union representing aircraft technicians. The agreement, which covers a period from June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2013, covers a wide range...
Cassidian, the defense and aerospace unit of European Aeronautic Defence & Space, has set up an engineering center in Bangalore to develop products for Indian customers. Indian engineers will staff the facility which will include some 200 employees by the end of...
United Technologies India has reported that it is in advanced discussions for floating five joint ventures in engine-component manufacturing. Vivek Saxena, country manager of Pratt and Whitney, said the joint ventures were expected to be floated in a year's time, with...
Aveos has signed two new five-year, full-service maintenance agreements with Canadian North. The agreements provide airframe, engine, component and line maintenance, as well as inventory, engineering, fleet management and records services for the carrier's 737-300...
A crack in the first officer's side window caused a Southwest Airlines flight to return to Tampa International Airport. There were no injuries and passengers were transferred to another aircraft. The damaged aircraft was taken out of service.
JorAMCo, the Jordan-based MRO firm, has signed a deal to provide heavy maintenance services, to be provided nose to tail, to seven A320 aircraft operated by Air Arabia. The service includes heavy C-checks, engine swaps, relevant SBs and Ads, modifications and...
GA Telesis Component Repair Group Southeast (GAT CRGSE) has received a 2010 Boeing Performance Excellence Award (BPEA), which recognises suppliers who have achieved superior performance. GAT CRGSE maintained a Gold composite performance rating for each month of the...
The Airline Group, a consortium of British airlines which owns 42% of the UK air-traffic control system NATS, has voiced its reluctance for the government to reduce its dominant stake below 25%. The UK government currently controls a 49% stake in the air-traffic...