Aircraft maintenance software provider Rusada has made Steve Lightstone as Toronto-based director of sales and business development. "Lightstone has a wealth of experience in the aviation software industry having worked with airline maintenance and engineering...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Schiphol announces imminent re-opening of revamped runway
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam has announced its Zwanenburgbaan Runway is available from May 4 after what it said was " a period of major maintenance". However, the runway can only be "fully deployed" when visibility is good, with landings from the south are off-limits...
Iraqi Airways ground its A220-300 fleet as Pratt & Whitney GTF engine issues worsen
A couple of days after one of India’s oldest airlines Go First grounded its fleet due to Pratt & Whitney engine issues, another airline is fallen prey to supply chain woes. The Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) has grounded all Iraqi Airways’ Airbus A220s. The...
Air Works expands footprint in Nepal, inks deal with SAMRO to provide line maintenance
Air Works, one of India’s leading Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul company has expanded its footprint in Nepal. Air Works has inked a deal with Kathmandu-based Siris Aircraft Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Pvt. Ltd. (SAMRO) to offer line maintenance services to...
Avia Solutions Group announces more details of Dublin move
Avia Solutions Group (ASG) is to create "up to 50 permanent job positions", or jobs, at its new Dublin headquarters. The headquarters is in Leopardstown, a part of the city better known for its horse-racing track The company's move to Ireland was announced in March,...
J&C Aero finishes A320 makeover for Arena Aviation
J&C Aero has finished a full-cycle Airbus A320 reconfiguration project for aircraft asset investment company Arena Aviation Capital. “Aircraft transition between operators is a complex process involving various risks, including those related to aircraft cabin...
Lufthansa Technik books €1.5bn revenue in first quarter
Lufthansa Technik has increased earnings (adjusted EBIT) by five percent to €135.2 million in the first quarter compared to the same period last year. The MRO firm increased its revenue by more than 15% to €1.5bn . The targets for the full year are correspondingly...
Airbus announces acquisition of Aubert & Duval by holding company
Airbus has published an announcement saying that "the holding company owned equally by Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Capital has finalised today the acquisition of Aubert & Duval from Eramet". Aubert & Duval is, according to Airbus, "a strategic supplier of...
Tarmac Aerosave and Airbus develop one-stop aircraft lifecycle facility in Chengdu
TARMAC Aerosave, Airbus and City of Chengdu have come together to establish the first aircraft lifecycle service in China called the Airbus Lifecycle Services. The facility be a one-stop solution to aircraft storage, maintenance, dismantling, upgrades, conversions and...
Acumen gets IAA CAMO approval for 737 MAX
Aircraft asset management company Acumen Aviation has been granted Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) Boeing 737 MAX family CAMO [continuing airworthiness management organisation) approval. The official go-ahead, which includes the CFM LEAP-1B engine. follows Acumen...
Air New Zealand grounds two aircraft due to Pratt & Whitney engine issues
Air New Zealand has grounded its Airbus A320neo narrowbody aircraft due to Pratt & Whitney engine shortage. The impacted aircraft are used for short-haul flights to Australia, the Pacific region, as well as for domestic operations. According to the airline, travel...
Boeing signs agreement with Korean partners for advance production systems
Boeing, the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT), and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT), will collaborate on advanced production systems for commercial aircraft manufacturing, urban air mobility, aerospace semiconductors...