Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
French manufacturer Safran has named Nicolas Potier vice resident, support & services of Safran Aircraft Engines. The appointment was made on February 1, Safran said in a February 21 announcement. Former civil servant Potier, 40, will join the company’s executive...
Lufthansa Technik has announced a €7.5 million investment in a training centre in Hamburg-Rahlstedt. "Over the next five years, more than 1,000 new colleagues, who were originally trained for example as carpenters, automotive mechanics or dental technicians, will be...
Atlanta-based Aventure Aviation has acquired seven Boeing 737NGs from Canadian carrier WestJet Airlines. The aircraft "will undergo immediate teardown for parts", Aventure said, with the first to be done in Arizona. "This major acquisition will provide a significant...
Ecube, an aircraft end-of-life service provider and asset custodian, has appointed former US Air Force man Jonathan Zeiher as general manager US. After his military career, Zeiher worked for Pinnacle Airlines, AAR, C&L Aerospace, Launch and recently was vice...
Rolls-Royce received an order from Air India for 80 engines after the carrier announced the biggest purchase of aircraft in aviation history with deals for 470 airplanes from Airbus and Boeing. The order with the British brand is for 68 Trent XWB-97 engines, plus...
Air India and CFM International have signed an agreement for LEAP engines that will see the manufacturer "exclusively power" the carrier's newly announced orders of 210 Airbus A320/A321neo and 190 Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft. Air India requires 800 LEAP engines,...
Pratt & Whitney Canada and French aircraft maker ATR have announced they will "collaborate to achieve 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) readiness in PW127 series engines by 2025". The target date includes the PW127XT, the partner companies said, with ATR...
C&L Aerospace has bought five ATR PW127F engines, a move the C&L Aviation company said shows it is enhancing support for ATR operators. "With the addition of these five engines, C&L has now purchased 20 PW127 series engines since starting their ATR program...
Pratt & Whitney on February 7 said it had opened a “new, larger TechOps engine overhaul facility dedicated to the global Pratt & Whitney GTF engine MRO network”. Described as a 155,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta” for the housing of “disassembly, assembly...
Lufthansa Technik is to provide parts support to Azerbaijan Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner wide-body fleet The five-year total component support (TCS) deal takes effect in May, Lufthansa Technik said, and will give the flag carrier "24/7 access to Lufthansa Technik's...
Aircraft motion and controls systems maker Moog has reported first quarter 2023 (Q1 2023) diluted earnings per share of $1.44, an increase of 14% compared to Q1 2022. Net sales were up 6% on Q1 2022 to $740 million, the company reported. The operating margin for the...
Air France Industries (AFI) KLM E&M and Nile Air have wrapped up a component support agreement for the Egyptian airline’s six A320-200s. The deal, AFI KLM E&M said, will cover" an extensive range of components, including various key models such as accessories...