Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
China Cargo Airlines has extended its Total Component Support with Lufthansa Technik for 777 freighters for 15 years. As a part of the contract, Lufthansa Technik will provide fully customised and extensive component service to over ten Boeing 777-200 freighters. This...
ExecuJet MRO has started the construction of its new maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) centre at Malaysia’s Subang airport. The new facility is being built on an area of 149,500 square feet including corporate offices, customer areas, and back shops that will...
MTU Aero Engines has predicted its revenue to be between €6.4bn and €6.6bn and assumes that it will continue to rise steadily to around €8bn in 2025 in its latest forecast for the 2023 fiscal. Going ahead, MTU anticipates the highest revenue growth from the commercial...
Virgin Australia has signed a 10-year TrueChoice Overhaul Agreement with GE Aerospace for the service of its CFM56-7B engines, which power its fleet of Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft. The airline currently operates 78 737 NG aircraft, with plans to extend to 84...
Pratt & Whitney’s 1.2 million square foot turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville is almost near completion. The company is expecting to finish the work and achieve the initial operational capability by Q2 of 2023. Pratt has invested around $650 million...
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) recently achieved STC approval for its 12-pallet position B737-800SF freighter conversion from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM). The AEI converted B737-800SF freighter offers a main deck payload of more than 23 tonnes and...
Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a contract with The Helicopter and Jet Company (THC) to support Arrano and Arriel engines powering its H160, H125, and H145 fleets. This Support-By-the-Hour (SBH) contract formalizes a long-term Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul...
Avianca has signed Safran Nacelles for the support of the nacelles of its Airbus A320neo powered by CFM International LEAP-1A turbofan engines. As a part of the four-year agreement, Avianca will have access to Safran Nacelles’ shared pool of nacelles end-items. Alain...
Lufthansa Technik is currently carrying out the world’s first Performance Restoration Shop Visit (PRSV) of a LEAP-1A engine owned by Nova Airlines giving the company the chance to analyse the new engine type under operating conditions. The PRSV serves to restore the...
Gulf Air signed a four-year exclusive contract with MTU Maintenance for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of V2500 engines powering its A321ceo fleet. Commenting on the agreement Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer Captain Waleed Al Alawi said: “Gulf Air has been...
KF Aerospace recently got the 100th order of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out solution for B737 classic aircraft. The ADS-B is a surveillance technology that allows equipped aircraft to broadcast their identity, location, and other information...
GA Telesis (GAT) has delivered three A320 aircraft on long-term lease to SmartLynx Airlines. The aircraft are part of the GA Telesis-owned fleet and were delivered to SmartLynx throughout 2022. GA Telesis’ Leasing, Investment, Financing & Trading (LIFT) Group has...