Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Jet Support Services (JSSI) is offering a year-end payment deferral to anyone enrolling their aircraft onto a JSSI Engine, Airframe or APU program, now until the end of 2010. This first-time JSSI incentive is being launched in the spirit of the recent extension of the...
Al-Salam Aircraft Company has announced plans to transform its training centre into a business-oriented academy to train Saudi nationals in aircraft mechanics. "Currently we are producing about 50 highly trained Saudis in aircraft mechanics every year from our...
Singapore Airlines has signed a flight hour services - tailored support package, or FHS-TSP, contract with Airbus to integrate and provide full component support, line and base airframe maintenance, as well as fleet technical management services for SIA's five...
Factory Design and Marshall Aerospace have agreed a memorandum of understanding which will see the two collaborate on the design of cabin interior programmes.
Turkish Airlines (THY) has become an associate member of the International Airlines Technical Pool (IATP). THY Director General Temel Kotil said yesterday that the airlines would have great advantages from the agreement. Representatives of 108 airways and 33 technical...
The United Arab Emirates has expressed its disappointment of Canada’s refusal to grant additional landing rights to UAE carriers. UAE’s ambassador to Canada, Mohammed Abdullah al-Ghafli commentated to national press that the failure will certainly affect relations...
The management of Ethiopian Airlines has finalized the preparation of a bid document for the construction of a new maintenance hangar planned to be built at its hub at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. In an exclusive interview with Aviation News, Ethiopian...
Delta Air Lines is undertaking more maintenance work for other carriers and is expanding its cargo business. This drive is all part of its goal to reach $1 billion in revenue from aircraft repairs, and the same again in cargo sales. Through its purchase of Northwest...
At a Washington DC conference Saab Aircraft Leasing chief executive Michael Magnusson announced that he is evaluating extending the certificated hours on its Saab 340 fleet. At the US Valuation conference, hosted by Commercial Aviation Online, Magnusson confirmed that...
A Singapore Airlines A340-500 aircraft flying from Singapore to Newark Liberty airport in New York landed with damage to one of its tyres. An SIA statement said that an initial inspection of the landing gear revealed that there was damage to a tyre on the left side,...
Aeroframe Services is providing maintenance in Lake Charles on airframe bases for US Airways' A330 aircraft. It took delivery of the first aircraft over the weekend. The move will create an additional 150 jobs. Aeroframe also maintains planes for FedEx and Frontier...
Airbus Military has selected Lufthansa Technik (LHT) – an expert in A330 maintenance – to undertake component support for the UK Royal Air Force´s new fleet of 14 A330 MRTT Future Strategic Transport Aircraft (FSTA). Under the terms of the 10-year contract, which will...