US tech firm Zeevo and UK-based AMS Aircraft Services have announced a strategic alliance aimed to deploy the companies’ capabilities, tech tools, and know-how to deliver commercial aircraft technical services to clients in the Americas and globally. Citing a number...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Maiden flight of first GTFTM PW1200G engine assembled in Japan complete
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines has announced the first flight of a Pratt & Whitney GTFTM PW1200G engine assembled in Japan. The flight was completed in the United States at the company’s Flight Test Center in Moses...
Sabre outlines five point growth plan
Aviation tech provider Sabre outlined a five point strategic plan to accelerate growth for the Texas-based firm, which includes targeting the low-cost carrier market (LCC) and enhance its tie-up with Google.Sabre set-out a plan to increase both revenues and margins...
Lufthansa Technik installs 5G networks at maintenance bases
Lufthansa Technik has installed its own its own private wireless networks based on the latest standard 5G for two innovation projects in the field of VIP completion and engine overhaul at its Hamburg base. For testing the technology, Lufthansa Technik has set up...
First Australian electric plane set for take-off
Adelaide company Eyre to There Aviation is planning to be Australia’s first manufacturer of electric aircraft after signing an agreement with a European designer. Barrie Rogers plans to build Australia's first electric planes.Company managing director Barrie Rogers...
Seamless Air Alliance launches inflight connectivity standard
The Seamless Air Alliance (SAA) published an inflight connectivity standard on February 18, intended to improve internet access to passenger on airplanes.In a statement the SAA said that the standard has been developed in collaboration with industry experts across the...
Oman Air Cargo signs tech services deal with CHAMP
Oman Air Cargo has signed a five-year contract with UK -headquarter tech firm CHAMP for a number of its e-cargo solutions. According to a statement from CHAMP the deal was the result of an RFP from Oman cargo IT solutions, which was answered by a number of...
SITAONAIR expands VHF coverage across Turkey
SITAONAIR, has expanded Very High Frequency (VHF) coverage throughout Turkey, as part of the during the development of the country’s largest new airport hub in Istanbul, which opened in April 2019. The tech firm's expansion of the current VHF infrastructure enhances...
Mongolian Airlines to implement Sabre’s Market Intelligence Global Demand Data solution
Mongolian Airlines has announced a long-term agreement to implement Sabre’s Market Intelligence Global Demand Data solution to provide market insights as the airline moves forward with highly ambitious growth plans. “Our new relationship with Sabre [comes] at a...
Leidos and Rusada team up to deliver aviation MRO and flight operations software
Leidos has inked a partnership agreement with Rusada to become a systems integrator for Envision Rusada’s Aviation Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Flight Operations software.Envision is used by aircraft operators, MRO providers and manufacturers to...
Ideagen signs deal with Kuwait’s Civil Aviation Authority
Ideagen has signed a long-term contract with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Kuwait, which will see the Gulf state’s commercial aviation regulatory use Ideagen software.The deal includes Ideagen’s safety and risk management software, Q-Pulse, as well as...
Gulfstream Aerospace promotes CIO, Sheryl Bunton, to senior vice president
Gulfstream Aerospace promotes chief information officer, Sheryl Bunton, to senior vice president, which means she is now and is now a member of the company’s senior leadership team.Bunton joined Gulfstream in 2015 and has established and delivered companywide...