HAECO Xiamen recently started the construction of its new maintenance facility in Xiamen Xiang’an International Airport. The new facility will cover a total area of 537,300 square meters including a construction area of 292,300 square meter and an apron area of...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Iberia Maintenance in long-term deal with Cathay Pacific’s HK Express
Iberia Maintenance, part of International Airlines Group (IAG), said it has put together "a long-term agreement" with HK Express for 32 V2500 aircraft engines. A subsidiary of Cathay Pacific, HK Express is to avail of Iberia's "efficiency improvements", including "the...
GA Telesis disassembles three engines towards year-end, strengthens inventory pool
GA Telesis (GAT) ended the year 2022 on a positive note with the disassembly of additional three CFM56-5B, one CF6-80C2 and one PW4056-3 engines. These engines are a part of a lease return pool sourced from the Company’s Asset Transaction Group and will be managed...
Honeywell selects AvAir as its worldwide distributor of APUs
Honeywell has selected AvAir as the exclusive worldwide distributor of its 85- and 95-series auxiliary power units (APUs), including spares for all commercial and defense applications. Moe El-Khatib, vice president - defense at AvAir said: “"We're excited to announce...
FTAI Aviation and Unical Aviation acquires iAero Thrust
FTAI Aviation and Unical Aviation has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of iAero Thrust. The acquired assets and facilities are based in Miami and will be rebranded QuickTurn Engine Center. Joe Adams, CEO of FTAI, said: “We are excited to...
GA Telesis sets a new record in lease & sale of Honeywell & Pratt APUs
GA Telesis has reported a record performance of leasing and selling of Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney APUs to its customers throughout 2022. The team set a high benchmark during its debut year, and forecasts continued market share growth heading into 2023 and...
Safran to open LEAP engine compressor blade and vane production facility in Belgium
Safran will be setting up a new production plant for titanium compressor blades and vanes for LEAP engines in Walloon region of Belgium. As per Safran, the 10,000-square-meter facility will feature automation, highly qualified personnel and the most advanced digital...
Embraer and Pulse Aviation sign deal for Beacon maintenance platform
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer said Florida-based Pulse Aviation will use its maintenance coordination platform Beacon. Beacon, which was developed by the manufacturer's Embraer-X division, works by "connecting resources and professionals for faster...
ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia completes 2C heavy check on Falcon 2000
ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia recently completed a 2C heavy maintenance check on a Dassault Falcon 2000 at its facility in Subang Airport. Work scope included extensive removal and reinstallation of the entire cabin, airframe panels and detailed inspections to detect...
Alliance Air extends Global Maintenance agreement with ATR
Alliance Air has extended its Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with ATR for another five years. The two companies have been partners since the airline signed its first ATR pay-by-hour maintenance contract in December 2002. David Brigante, SVP Customer Support and...
STARLUX selects OEMServices for component support of A350 fleet
STARLUX has signed a multi-year agreement with OEMServices for comprehensive component support of its A350 fleet. Glenn Chai, CEO of STARLUX Airlines, said: “We are delighted to have this partnership with OEMServices to support our A350 widebody fleet. With the...
Embraer’s maintenance wing in deal with American Airlines subsidiary
Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services (EAMS) is to do airframe maintenance and repairs for American Airlines-owned carrier Envoy and for JSX, a "hop-on jet service". The deals, worth a combined US $72 million, were announced on December 16 by the Brazilian...