Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
KBRA expects continued growth in the regional aircraft market globally, supported by strong demand in the emerging economies of Asia-Pacific (particularly China), Latin America, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), and the Middle East, which will require new...
FLYdocs, the aviation data and records management solution provider, has announced a five-year contract with Swiss airlines, SWISS and Edelweiss Air, which will use the FLYdocs platform for the ongoing management of their maintenance and engineering records across...
Vallair, the mature aircraft and engine asset specialist, has closed the sale of a V2500-A5 engine to Sojitz Aerospace. The engine was previously flying on MSN974, an Airbus A321 which Vallair purchased from Aercap and leased to Onur Air. The run-out engine will now...
Work has started on the brand-new £65 million research facility for digital aviation at Cranfield University with support from the Birmingham office of built environment consultancy Curtins. The new Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC) will develop...
Spirit AeroSystems has announced the receipt of its first additive-manufactured, titanium, structural component for the Boeing 787. The part, a back-up fitting for an access door latch, has been machined and finished at Spirit's Wichita site, and installed in a 787...
Spirit AeroSystems has executed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Boeing that establishes pricing terms for certain programs including the 737NG, 737 MAX, 767, 777 freighters and 777-9, and the 787 Dreamliner well into the next decade. The agreement also sets...
The A319neo powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines has achieved joint Type Certification from both the US FAA and European EASA airworthiness authorities. This means that now all three aircraft models – the A319neo, A320neo and A321neo – are certified by the...
Embraer has delivered its 1,500th E-Jet, an E175, to Seattle-based Horizon Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska Air Group. Horizon Air’s E175 is configured with 12 seats in first class, 12 in premium class and 52 in the main cabin. By the end of the year, Horizon...
Embraer has delivered its 1,500th E-Jet, an E175, to Seattle-based Horizon Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska Air Group. Horizon Air’s E175 is configured with 12 seats in first class, 12 in premium class and 52 in the main cabin. By the end of the year, Horizon...
Rolls-Royce is celebrating the delivery of the 2,000th Trent 700. Earlier this year Rolls-Royce celebrated the Trent 700 completing its 50 millionth flying hour, the equivalent to flying around the world more than one million times. The Trent 700 was the first member...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has integrated Amadeus Altéa NDC and Amadeus Anytime Merchandising (AAM), to accelerate digital transformation and enhance its retailing capabilities. These solutions have been in implementation since June 2018, and SIA has been part of...
Avichina has announced that a number of institutions have increased their shareholdings on the company, in which their existing strategic shareholder, Airbus Group spent HK$180million in enlarging their shareholdings to 5% in approximate. The increase in shareholdings...