AFI KLM E&M is supporting Serene Air's operations by developing and implementing tailored maintenance solutions for several engines powering the Pakistani airline's A330s and Boeing 737s. The MRO performed Quick Turn interventions on three CFM56-7B engines, one of...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Vietjet and ST Engineering sign Aircraft Component Support Contract
ST Engineering and Vietjet have signed a comprehensive component Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH) contract to support the airline’s entire fleet. The signing ceremony took place during the official visit of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Singapore. Under the...
Embraer and Air Peace sign services agreement for the E-Jets E2s Fleet
Embraer has signed a comprehensive long-term services agreement with Air Peace, Nigeria and West Africa’s largest airline, to support the airline’s E195-E2 and ERJ 145 fleets. The contract includes access to the Pool Program, which includes component exchanges and...
SAMCO approved for E2-Jet maintenance
SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance of the Netherlands has recently received the Embraer E2-Jet maintenance approval by EASA. This portfolio expansion of services already offered by SAMCO, increases the company’s ability to serve new and existing customers that operate the...
Iberia Maintenance awarded a Qatar Airways V2500 engines contract
Iberia Maintenance has been awarded a 10 year contract for the repair and maintenance of V2500 engines from Qatar Airways. This strategic agreement will result in scheduled visits over 10 years. All events will be carried out at Iberia Maintenance's engine workshop at...
HAECO establishes aircraft painting facility in Lake City, Florida
HAECO Americas has recently launched aircraft paint capability at its airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Lake City, Florida. Upgrades to the facility’s Hangar #9 are complete and were focused on space optimisation and efficiency, including the...
PTS Aviation leases CFM56-5 to major North American Part 121 carrier under Long-Term Agreement
PTS Aviation has signed a comprehensive three-year General Terms and Aircraft Engine Lease Agreement (GTA/ELA) with a major North American Part 121 carrier, effective immediately. The initial ELA establishes the lease of one serviceable CFM56-5A1F engine for a...
Kaman Composites expands Part 145 capabilities with FAA approval of ATR and ERJ composite repairs
Kaman Composites’ FAA Part 145 Repair Station in Wichita, Kansas has earned FAA approval of two new composite repair capabilities, to include ATR and ERJ airframes. “We aligned our strategic plan last year to assure composite repair capabilities on platforms where...
Iberia Maintenance appoints new MRO Commercial & Business Development Director
Iberia Maintenance has appointed Marc Wittingen as MRO Commercial & Business Development Director, effective from February 1, 2022. Wittingen has more than 20 years of experience in International Sales, Business Development, and Strategic Partnering in commercial...
CFM56 maintenance for WestJet by Lufthansa Technik
WestJet has awarded its CFM56-7B engine maintenance program to Lufthansa Technik. This agreement provides WestJet with access to a wide range of services including overhaul capabilities and on-site maintenance support. Under a separate agreement, Lufthansa Technik has...
Longview Aviation Capital consolidates companies under De Havilland Aircraft of Canada; appoints new CEO
Longview Aviation Capital has announced that De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited will become the operating brand for the companies currently operating as Longview Aviation, Viking Air, Pacific Sky Training and De Havilland Canada. "Our acquisition of the De...
Honeywell delivers strong results
Honeywell has announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2021 that met or exceeded the company's guidance despite an extremely challenging operating environment. Honeywell reported a fourth-quarter year-over-year sales decline of 3%, down 2% on an organic...