Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
A strategic partnership between AJW Group and COMAC has seen the first advanced regional jet developed by the Chinese manufacturer successfully complete crosswind testing at Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport. COMAC’s ARJ21 aircraft has been flying since June...
Sabre has renewed its content distribution agreement with Hainan Airlines. “We are pleased to continue this wide-ranging partnership with Hainan Airlines, who has made our innovative solutions, network and expertise an integral component of their business...
Boeing has invested in Morf3D, an El Segundo, Calif.-based company specializing in metal-based additive engineering and manufacturing. Morf3D's technology enables lighter and stronger 3D-printed parts for aerospace applications. Since Morf3D was established in...
Osprey Flight Solutions has signed Virgin Atlantic as the newest client for its Flight Risk Assessment System. The system will assist Virgin Atlantic with the ability to instantaneously risk assess each flight through its own flight planning tools by using...
The Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB, MSN 216, has successfully completed its first flight. The latest variant of the best-selling A350 XWB Family will be able to fly further than any other commercial airliner and will enter service with launch operator...
Airbus and Rolls-Royce have signed a collaboration agreement for the integration of Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan demonstrator for flight testing. The integration solutions demonstration will be co-funded by Clean Sky 2, the European Union research programme focused...
Rolls-Royce has disclosed that it is considering moving the design approval process for its large jet engines to Germany to avoid Brexit disruption, but added that no final decision has been taken. A Rolls-Royce spokesman said: "Across all of our operations,...
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has chosen Hitit Computer Services to support its services with several IT solutions. According to the agreement, PIA will process its operations via Hitit’s solutions in the passenger service systems, operational planning...
Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) is working with domestic airline companies including EVA, China Airlines, TigerAir, Mandarin Airlines and Uni Air to create a system that will provide detailed information about the aircraft to passengers when...
HEICO has announced that its Dukane Seacom subsidiary has acquired 100% of the business and assets of the Emergency Locator Transmitter Beacon product line of Instrumar Limited (ELT) in an all cash transaction. Dukane Seacom is part of HEICO’s Electronic...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged aviation stakeholders to follow global standards and make greater use of operational data in order to safely accommodate an additional 3.8 billion air travelers by 2036. Speaking at the Safety and Flight...
Embraer has delivered 14 jets – 11 E175s and three E190s – to the commercial aviation market across the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific. In the business aviation market, 11 aircraft were delivered in the same period, being eight light jets and three large jets....