Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
GA Telesis' Flight Solutions Group has extended its global parts distribution agreement with Honeywell for the CFM56-5B variable bleed valve stop mechanism. The partnership, GA Telesis said, "continues FSG's expansion of supplying factory new aviation parts" and...
Aerospace systems and components maker Triumph is revamping its website, with the first phase of a redesign visible on the homepage www.triumphgroup.com The US-based business said the makeover "brings more robust features and streamlines access to essential...
Boeing has said "a significant number" of 737 MAX range will be produced more slowly than planned, meaning "lower near-term deliveries" to airlines. The Seattle-based manufacturer said it was told by a supplier, which it did not name, that the installation of rear...
Safran announced several executive appointments in early April. Former government official Franck Saudo was named chief executive of the electronics and defence division, taking over from Martin Sion, who is moving on to be chief executive of the Safran-Airbus joint...
C&L Aerospace, part of Maine-based C&L Aviation Group, has hired Piet Buys as a technical representative based in South Africa Buys specialises in ATR 42/72, ERJ 135/145/170/175/190/195, Q400, and Challenger aircraft, C&L said, meaning "customers can now...
Korean lessor Crianza Group has bought an Airbus A380 (msn o58) from German fund investors that had leased the aircraft to Singapore Airlines in 2011. The lease was arranged and extended in 2020 by German company EastMerchant Capital, a partner in Crianza. The...
UK-based Vertical Aerospace has announced the opening of what "is believed to be the UK’s most advanced aerospace battery facility" in Bristol. The Vertical Energy Centre (VEC) is a "multi-million-pound state-of-the-art, 15,000ft2 facility" where around fifty staff...
Fort Lauderdale-parts provider GA Telesis has announced a "significant expansion" of its inventory of used serviceable material to come with the disassembly of two Boeing 767-300 aircraft. The parts will be sold to airline and maintenance customers globally and will...
Rolls-Royce has appointed John Kelly as president – Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (META). Kelly, a twenty-year Rolls-Royce veteran, worked for six years as senior vice president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Group’s Civil Aerospace business. In his...
VAS Aero Services is to acquire an Airbus A319-100 and an A320-100 from Dublin-based lessor Avolon. The aircraft will be dismantled in Texas before parts are sold via VAS' aftermarket parts marketplace, which it said is "widely accessed",. “VAS has established an...
Engine lessor Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) recorded revenue of $311.9 million and pre-tax income of $9.8 million in 2022. By year-end, aggregate lease rent and maintenance reserve revenues were $246 million and spare parts and equipment sales were $27...
Aero Design Labs (ADL) has announced the first "revenue flight" with an aircraft using its drag reduction kit, with founder Lee Sanders onboard the Southwest Airlines' Dalla-El Paso connection. "This is exciting news for our entire team at Aero Design Labs who have...