Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
British Airways Maintenance Glasgow (BAMG) is beginning a recruitment drive to take on more than 30 aircraft technicians and mechanics to cope with demand. Bill Armstrong, the manager of BAMG, said the additional of 30 staff and 10 apprentices is a vote of confidence...
Pratt & Whitney Canada has selected Kansas Aviation of Independence as a repair and overhaul supplier for constant speed units, prop governors, and oil-to-fuel heaters. The deal includes PT6T, PT6A, JT15D, PW100, PW150, PW200, PW300, and PW500 engine types. Toby...
Oman Air has signed a new Rate per Flight Hour (RPFH)agreement with CFM International. The RPFH is a comprehensive maintenance program customized to Oman Air's fleet of 33 CFM56-7B engines. CFM guarantees the maintenance cost on a dollar per engine flight hour basis...
Russian deputy prime minister Sergei Ivanov has stated that a large number of counterfeit spare parts for the aviation industry enter Russia from former Soviet republics and are jeopardising flight safety on military and commercial aircrafts. Official statistics from...
China Aircraft Technical Services has been authorised as an Embraer service centre, the first in China to be receive this. The centre will support Tianjin Airlines through the line and heavy maintenance for the ERJ-145 and E190. Tianjin Airlines, a subsidiary of the...
Jet Aviation has expanded its maintenance capabilities at its Teterboro base to and has FAA approval to add Dassault Falcon 7X and Cessna Citation X (750) aircraft to its repair authority. "This approval also means we now have authority to support these aircraft...
The European Parliament's Budgets Committee has approved an application from Ireland for funding for the 850 workers made redundant by ST Technics Ireland. The EU funds, estimated at €7,445,863, still need final approval by the full Parliament and the Council of...
The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association says that Sunstate Airlines, a subsidiary of Qantas, is operating more than 20 aircraft with the unsecure locks. The engineers say that passengers are being put at risk due to cockpit locks that can be opened with...
Mxi Technologies, aviation maintenance management software vendor, has announced the market availability of its standardized aviation maintenance management solution Maintenix CE. The software was built and packaged specifically for small to midsized airlines looking...
MTU Aero Engines Holdings’ nine-month results for 2010 show that the firm is on track to achieve its yearly targets. Revenues increased by 2% to €1,992.3 million after €1,954.9 in the previous year. MTU boosted its earnings by 7% to €226.1 million. At 11.3%, the EBIT...
Boeing subsidiary Insitu, which manufacture aerial drones, has narrowed the campus selection to five locations in the Columbia River Gorge, with locations in Washington and Oregon. No decision has yet been made on the final location. Insitu is currently based in...
An Aero Contractors flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos yesterday landed safely at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos despite the fact that 10 minute prior to landing one of its engines was emitting smoke. All passengers were evacuated successfully from...