AJW Group has appointed Andy Fleming to the position of Head of Quality. Fleming took up the post today (June 4). In his new role, Fleming reports directly to Technical Director, Martyn Haines. Fleming’s responsibilities will be to ensure AJW’s Quality...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
ITS appoints Rob Brooks as VP of Supply Chain
ITS has appointed Rob Brooks as VP of Supply Chain. He will be responsible for global inventory management and aircraft planning strategies within the ITS Airframe business unit, while overseeing the purchasing and repairs departments. With 13 years of progressive...
AirFlow Solutions receives FAA certification; appoints new president and CEO
AIRFLOW SOLUTIONS has received FAA certification and enhanced Op Specs, which includes composite on-wing repair authority and the overhaul of Boeing/Airbus nacelles and flight controls, at its new 35,000 sq ft repair and stores facility in Tulsa, OK AIRFLOW SOLUTIONS...
Lufthansa Technik extends Executive Board mandate of Constanze Hufenbecher
At its latest meeting, the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Technik early appointed Constanze Hufenbecher as Chief Financial Officer of Lufthansa Technik for further five years until the end of January 2024. The extension will be effective from February 1, 2019....
Senior management team enhanced at Aero Norway
Engine MRO specialist, Aero Norway, has appointed two new members of its senior management team. Neil Russell will undertake the role of Chief Operating Officer and Rune Veenstra as the new Chief Business Officer. These appointments are part of Aero Norway’s refreshed...
2,000 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers & Technicians to be trained in Shannon
The Atlantic Aviation Institute, an EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) Part 147 approved subsidiary of Atlantic Aviation Group, has this week announced that they are to train over 2,000 national and international Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and...
Ethiopian graduates African aircraft maintenance technicians
Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA), the largest and the most modern aviation academy in Africa, a full ICAO TRAINAIR Plus Member and IATA Authorized/Accredited Training Center, has graduated 14 aircraft technicians from Nigerian, Tanzania and Cote D’Ivoire, who...
University of Limerick launches new postgraduate programme in Aviation Maintenance Management
The University of Limerick is launching a new postgraduate programme in Aviation Maintenance Management, strengthening its current suite of aviation-related programmes. The new Specialist Diploma in Continued Airworthiness & Maintenance Management is a one-year,...
United Airlines in new agreement with unions
United Airlines and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union have reached tentative agreements on new contracts covering 32,500 workers. The agreements provide retroactive wage increases, signing bonuses, traditional pension increases...
The big one in 2013: The start of Transatlantic Free Trade talks
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...
Brachet to lead AFI’s engineering division
Anne Brachet has been appointed to head up Air France Industries’ airframe and engineering division. She was previously senior vice-president for engine overhaul, but assumed her new role in October.
UK cabinet reshuffle re-ignites Heathrow third runway debate
Speculation is rising the decision to remove Justine Greening from the UK Cabinet post of transport secretary is to enable the UK coalition government to change is stance on approving a third runway at London Heathrow airport. Greening is staunchly opposed to a third...