Summer 2013 will see talks begin between the EU and the United States on producing a free-trade agreement that would give birth to the largest free trade zone on the planet, significant enough to add 0.5% or €86bn to overall EU GDP and 0.4% or €65bn to the US economy...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
AeroSystems blames design changes for delays
Announcing full year revenue of $5.398 billion and an operating Income of $92 million Spirit AeroSystems has revealed that "late-breaking" design changes from Airbus are the reason why it was deemed to be a supply chain risk by Airbus for the A350XWB programme last...
Kellstrom receives 2012 world class team supplier award from Northrop Grumman
Kellstrom Industries, a provider of inventory management solutions and aftermarket, has been selected by Northrop Grumman to receive their 2012 World Class Team Supplier Award. This award is presented to small business suppliers who have consistently demonstrated...
AEROINV.COM ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP WITH AWS USA
aeroinv.com, the provider of consumable and expendable parts, has signed an initial two-year deal to distribute parts on behalf of US manufacturer AWS USA (INC). AWS manufactures a range of some 1,000 metal fabricated and machined parts and assemblies under a...
MAEL to expand its maintenance facility
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), the aircraft maintenance provider, has announced plans to significantly expand its operations with a new 110,000 sq. ft state-of-the-art maintenance facility, creating 150 new jobs, with the potential for a further 150, at...
AJW Technique streamlines new centre of repair excellence and is on track to open early 2013
AJW Technique is ramping up restart programme at Montréal facility even though it is just two months since A J Walter Aviation completed its purchase of the component business of Aveos Fleet Performance. The transition to a fully functioning world class repair...
Aviation Risk: The rising cost of protection against cyber-attacks; Kingfisher won’t see Diageo money; Hainan investment in European airlines with CDG access
UN aviation body ICAO will recommend creating a cyber security task force at a meeting next week in Canada. A task force is needed due to an increasing reliance on interconnected IT systems with operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Linux, and protocols such...
Parker and GE agree joint venture
Parker Aerospace and GE Aviation have formed a 50:50 joint venture, Advanced Atomization Technologies, to develop and manufacture engine-fuel nozzles for commercial aircraft. The company will be based in the Parker Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division facility in Clyde,...
Aviation Risk: The rising cost of protection against cyber-attacks; Kingfisher won’t see Diageo money; Hainan investment in European airlines with CDG access
UN aviation body ICAO will recommend creating a cyber security task force at a meeting next week in Canada. A task force is needed due to an increasing reliance on interconnected IT systems with operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Linux, and protocols such...
Boeing expands Russian parts relationships
Boeing and the State Corporation Russian Technologies (Rostech), which majority owns VSMPO-AVISMA Corp, are in talks to expand collaboration in titanium procurement via their titanium-production joint venture Ural Boeing Manufacturing (UBM) to support ongoing...
Spirit AeroSystems signs spare parts agreement with Ethiopian Airlines
Spirit AeroSystems and Ethiopian Airlines have signed of a supply agreement whereby Spirit Aftermarket Customer Support (ACS) will provide thrust reverser, fuselage, and wing component spare parts for Ethiopian Airlines' fleet of Boeing aircraft. This multi-year...
A J Walter Aviation signs four new power-by-the-hour agreements
A J Walter Aviation has signed new power-by-the-hour agreements with four key European customers - Air Moldova, Cosmo Airlines, BH Air and Aerosvit Airlines. The new PBH agreement with Air Moldova covers the entire Airbus A320 fleet of the national carrier. Declan...