Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Bombardier Business Aircraft has introduced the Soleil lighting system on its Global 7500 business jet, which has been designed and developed exclusively for the aircraft. The Soleil lighting system is a circadian rhythm-based cabin lighting technology fully...
Bombardier has delivered the first of two Q400 aircraft ordered by Qazaq Air JSC of Kazakhstan (Qazaq Air) in 2017. The order followed Qazaq Air’s successful launch of domestic service in Kazakhstan in July 2015, using three leased Q400 aircraft. Qazaq Air’s Acting...
Saft Skyzen batteries that enable maintenance intervals to be doubled are now in service on the Airbus A320 aircraft Family. The Skyzen batteries are the latest development in Saft’s ULM range of nickel-based aviation batteries that have a well-established track...
Airbus received orders for 58 jetliners in March – led by the A350 XWB widebody family in transactions that included a new customer; while delivering 74 aircraft to 40 customers from across its A220, A320, A330, A350 XWB and A380 product lines. Pacing the month’s new...
A technical glitch with Aerodata, which is used by several airlines to plan weight and balance for flights, led to delays at major US airlines. Although the issues was resolved quickly, it led to travel disruptions on Monday in Chicago, New York, Miami and Boston...
Airbus has extended its Airspace Customer Definition Centre (CDC) at its Airbus site in Hamburg, Germany for cross-programme cabin customization by now including the A320 and A330 programmes – to complement the existing A350 XWB customization areas. From now on...
Airbus has entered into an agreement to sell its shares in Alestis Aerospace to Aciturri, a company headquartered in Miranda de Ebro, Spain. With this acquisition, Aciturri will become the majority shareholder of Alestis Aerospace, holding 76% of Alestis’ shares, in...
Issues with the Sabre computer system that airlines use for reservations, printing bag tags and check-in, caused long delays for passengers during the check-in process at multiple airports across the United States and Canada yesterday (March 27). Passengers reported...
Luxury charter company Oryx Jet will deploy Bluebox’s portable wireless IFE platform – Bluebox Wow – across its three Boeing B737-500 aircraft in May. Bluebox Wow’s flexibility ensures that passengers will enjoy a range of movies, TV programmes, games and a moving map...
Airbus and China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) have signed a General Terms Agreement (GTA) covering the purchase by Chinese airlines of a total of 300 Airbus aircraft. The GTA was signed in Paris, France by Guillaume Faury, President of Airbus Commercial...
Azul Linhas Aéreas has become the first airline in the Americas to adopt SITAONAIR’s AIRCOM FlightTracker. The Brazilian low-cost carrier has upgraded to SITAONAIR’s FlightTracker option, which integrates AireonSM space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast...
Rolls-Royce’s biggest investor, ValueAct Capital, has reduced its stake in the aero-engine manufacturer to 9.48% from 10.94%. In its annual report, published March 25, Rolls-Royce chairman, Ian Davis, expressed his regret at the setbacks experienced in 2018, primarily...