A delegation from Embraer visited the EgyptAir Maintenance and Engineering facility in Cairo this week. An official statement by the Egyptian MRO provider said the meeting was to “enhance all means of co-operation between the two companies in the field of providing...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
DUBLIN AEROSPACE GETS EASYJET CONTRACT
Dublin Aerospace has been awarded a five-year contract with easyJet to overhaul its A319 series aircraft landing gears and to carry out the embodiment of a number of wing inspection service bulletins on its Airbus A320 family fleet. The new contract will begin at...
AFI KLM E&M TO PROVIDE 737 COMPONENT SUPPORT FOR MALAYSIA AIRLINES
AFI KLM E&M and Malaysia Airlines E&M have signed a 10-year component support contract for the airline’s fleet of 35 737-800s. The contract provides for AFI KLM E&M to create a component spares pool in Malaysia Airlines’ E&M facility to exclusively...
CRJ100 AWARDED AIRCRAFT TYPE CERTIFICATES
Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency have awarded Aircraft Type Certificates for Bombadier’s CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet. The largest member of the CRJ Series family of regional jets, the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft was officially launched on...
LUFTHANSA REPLACES ENGINE ON ONE A380
Lufthansa has replaced a Rolls-Royce engine on one of its A380 aircraft after maintenance checks detected a problem not connected with the oil leaks found on Qantas and Singapore Airlines jets. The engine has already been replaced and the aircraft is back in service....
THREE WAY MAINTENANCE DEAL SIGNED FOR THOMAS COOK
Iberia Maintenance, AJ Walter Aviation and British Airways have signed a contract for the supply and repair of components of the 22 A320s and seven A330s operated by Thomas Cook Airlines UK and Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia. The agreement covers the replacement of...
BOEING ANNOUNCES ROTABLE EXCHANGE SERVICE PROGRAM
Boeing has announced the availability of a rotable exchange services program to support the operation of the 787 Dreamliner. The program, the manufacturer says, will help airline customers reduce inventory costs by providing access to a Boeing-managed inventory pool...
ST AEROSPACE WINS MULTI-MILLION CONTRACTS IN Q3
ST Aerospace has won around S$370 million worth of new maintenance contracts in the third quarter of this year. The airframe contracts include heavy maintenance checks, passenger-to-freighter conversions and interior refurbishments on various commercial and military...
BAE SYSTEMS TO DEVELOP AFRICAN MRO
Due to the popularity of BAE Systems aircraft in Africa, the company is intending to develop a regionalised African strategy to support the growing numbers of its commercial aircraft in operation in the continent. Sean McGovern, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft director...
ST AEROSPACE WINS CHINA AIRLINES CONTRACT
China Airlines and ST Aerospace have signed a seven-year component maintenance contract worth $16.2 million. The contract is for the component Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBHTM) support of China Airlines’ fleet of 10 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This contract includes repair...
EXPANDED CAPABILITY FOR JET AVIATION
Jet Aviation has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform maintenance services on Dassault Falcon 7X and Cessna Citation X aircraft at its Teterboro location. “This approval also means we now have authority to support these aircraft...
JORDAN AVIATION OPTS FOR PRATT & WHITNEY ENGINE MANAGEMENT DEAL
Jordan Aviation has selected Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners (GSP) for a three-year Engine Management Program agreement. Pratt & Whitney GSP will use its web-based Advanced Diagnostics & Engine Management tools to provide engine performance...