Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Pratt & Whitney recently inaugurated its $36million new India Engineering Centre (IEC) in Bengaluru, India. The new facility is co-located with India Capability Centre (ICC) and recently-inaugurated Collins Aerospace engineering and global operations centre. The...
Aircraft radio repair and installation provider Sparkchasers is to push ahead with plans to double its headcount in 2023, despite opposition from Johnson Regional Airport in Smithfield, North Carolina. "In spite of opposition by the airport authority, Sparkchasers and...
HAECO Xiamen completed and redelivered its first Airbus A321-200PCF converted freighter with Supplemental Type Certificate partner, 321 Precision Conversions, LLC. To minimize downtime, HAECO Xiamen conducts full freighter conversions in parallel with heavy...
Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), the engineering arm of Capital A recently opened a new Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hangar facility in Senai, Johor Bahru. The 5,000 square metre hangar is built on 107.4 acres at Senai Airport’s Free Industrial Zone (SAFIZ)....
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and Vortex Aircraft Services have agreed a deal for the latter to deploy Beacon, Embraer's maintenance coordination platform. US-based Vortex will use Beacon to enhance maintenance coordination and responsiveness to...
UK-based aviation software business Rusada has opened a new office in Toronto. The facility, the company said, is "to support customers and business development in the region", with cities such as Chicago, Montreal and New York "only a short a flight away". Founded in...
Pandemic-legacy disruptions across aviation have spurred a growing demand for aircraft parts, according to Locatory.com, an Avia Solutions Group-owned supplier. “The aircraft part[s] market is steadily growing,” said chief executive Toma Matutye. The increased demand...
AvSight, a provider of cloud-based operations management software to maintenance, repair and overhaul providers, as well as parts and leasing businesses, has completed a major growth equity deal with software investment company Arcadea Group. It will use the growth...
China Southern has expanded its agreement with Collins Aerospace for providing avionics support for its Boeing 787 fleet. This contract extension is likely to reduce China Southern’s operational risk and most importantly, keep its fleet flying. According to Collins,...
Sensus Aero, an Avia Solutions business, said it has come up with "a new-gen software solution for the aviation industry" aimed at making maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contracting less complicated. “Contracts between MRO services providers and their customers...
An overheated power bank caught fire onboard Scoot flight Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) as the aircraft was taxiing to runway for departure. The owner of the power bank and his co-traveller suffered minor burns to their...
DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF) has added a Bombardier Global 7500 aircraft to its managed fleet bringing the total number of aircraft under management to nine. DCAF will manage and operate the new aircraft on behalf of its private owner. The new aircraft will be based...