AAR will deliver after-hours logistics and technical AOG support for Eaton Aerospace effective October 1, 2018. Under this agreement, AAR will serve as the single point of contact for all of Eaton’s commercial customers after office hours. “We are excited to showcase...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
AJW Group expands PBH partnership with AlMasria Universal Airlines
AJW Group has signed a new power-by-the-hour agreement with the private Egyptian airline, AlMasria Universal Airlines. AJW Group has managed the complete supply, repair and overhaul of rotable components for AlMasria’s fleet of Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft since...
Lufthansa Technik offers 787 landing gear services
Lufthansa Technik AG complements its support portfolio for the Boeing 787 by adding overhaul capabilities and the availability of exchange shipsets for this aircraft type's landing gears. Preparations are underway to initially build up the capability either in Hamburg...
Lufthansa Technik performed first base maintenance layovers of Boeing 737 MAX
Lufthansa Technik recently performed the first major connectivity modifications on Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft of an undisclosed customer. The aircraft were modified at Lufthansa Technik Budapest. The airline customer is currently enlarging its all-Boeing 737 fleet with...
Lufthansa Technik establishes Additive Manufacturing Center
Lufthansa Technik has set up an Additive Manufacturing (AM) Center with the aim of bundling and expanding the competence and experience the company has gained using this technology in the past. Additive manufacturing is often referred to as 3D printing. In addition to...
CALC and FL Technics join forces to establish an MRO joint venture in Harbin, China
CALC together with its mid- to- end-of-life aircraft solutions arm – Aircraft Recycling International (ARI), and FL Technics (FLT), the European maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider, have signed an agreement to establish FL ARI Aircraft Maintenance...
Delta TechOps enters expanded Trent Service Network as Trent 1000 work begins
Rolls-Royce has welcomed Delta TechOps into its expanded service network as it begins work on its first Trent engine. Delta TechOps began operations as a Trent Authorised Maintenance Centre, with the induction of a Trent 1000 engine module. The 127,000 sq ft facility...
Hexcel officially opens its new carbon fiber production line in France
HEXCEL has officially opened its new carbon fiber plant at the Les Roches-Roussillon Chemicals Industry Platform in Isère, France. Muriel Pénicaud, French Labor Minister, Yannick Neuder, Vice-President of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region for higher education, research,...
Eirtech secures B737 STC for Honeywell PM-CPDLC ACARS Mark II+ CMU Upgrade
Eirtech Aviation Services have been granted an STC (Supplemental Type Certificate) on B737NG aircraft to install the Honeywell ACARS Mark II+ CMU with all associated wiring changes. This allows aircraft fitted with these units to comply with the EASA Link 2000+ CPDLC...
Jet Aviation acquires KLM Jet Center in Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Jet Aviation announced today that it has completed its acquisition of KLM Jet Center, a leading provider of comprehensive FBO/Handling services at Amsterdam and Rotterdam International Airports. With a new flagship operation and presence at two of Europe’s top...
AJW Group signs power-by-the-hour contract with Air Mediterranean
AJW Group is set to provide full power-by-the-hour (PBH) support to Greek carrier Air Mediterranean. Support of its rapidly-growing 737-400 fleet and the augmenting of its dispatch reliability has started as the airline looks to expand. Air Mediterranean began...
Lufthansa Technik and MTU Aero Engines lay foundation stone for joint MRO shop in Poland
Lufthansa Technik and MTU Aero Engines have laid the cornerstone for their new joint venture EME Aero in Jasionka, close to Rzeszów city, symbolically launching one of the biggest GTF MRO service centres worldwide. Pratt & Whitney GTF engines power five...