Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) has signed a new Base Maintenance Agreement with Finnair, one of CSAT’s major customers within this division. The long-term co-operation contract was entered into for three years with an option for additional three years. CSAT will thus...
EASA plans to mandate inspections of certain Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 low-pressure turbine (LPT) discs following a report from the firm that of the potential for cracks. EASA’s proposed airworthiness directive (AD), issued July 6, calls for operators of Boeing 787s with...
Falko Regional Aircraft, an aircraft operating leasing and asset management company focused on the regional aircraft sector is increasing its capabilities, focus and product offering around engine leasing. Falko has an established engine leasing business that has...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the base certification to GKN Aerospace’s Johor facility in Malaysia for the repair of CFM56 aero-engine parts. The site will focus on servicing engine low pressure compressor (LPC) components for CFM56-5B, CFM56-7...
AAR a provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, announced today that BASF has appointed AAR as a preferred distributor of Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services for Deox aircraft cabin ozone/volatile organic compounds (VOC)...
AeroCentury today reported a first quarter 2020 net loss of $10.2 million, compared to a net loss of $1.3 million, for the same period 2019. Results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 included impairment losses totalling $6.7 million, arising from revised estimated...
ITS has announced the teardown of a Boeing 737-800 (MSN 28324). Dismantlement will take place in Wales, UK in late June. The Boeing 737 platform is a major focus at ITS, To meet the needs of their global customer base, the company maintains a large volume of inventory...
The British School of Aviation is reopening its training facility at London Luton Airport on July 6 with a social-distanced teaching set-up. Entitled ‘Seat 9’, BSA will implement a low-density class configuration of just nine students, as opposed to previous intakes...
ATR and Finnair have signed a 10-year Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA). Through this package, Finnair and Nordic Regional Airlines (NoRRA) – who operates Finnair’s regional ATR traffic – will benefit from a customised support from ATR, which will help the airline...
On May 18 a B737-800 was towed into GAMECO hangar, marking the inauguration of its first B737-800 PTF (passenger to freighter) conversion after half-year preparation. Nowadays, under the pandemic prevention and control activities going on around the world, a serious...
MTU Maintenance, the aero engines specialists has renewed its exclusive GE90-110B contract with Aerologic by a further twelve years. The contract encompasses multiple aspects of MTU Maintenance’s PERFORMPlus offering, including engine trend monitoring, fleet...
There is potentially an oversupply of up to 2,500 narrow and widebody aircraft in the market, and global demand, once the current restrictions are lifted, will have declined by 20% by the end of 2021, according to appraisal firm IBA. IBA, , has identified a number of...