Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Argentinian carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas has confirmed that it will continue to use Lufthansa Systems’ Lido/Flight 4D flight planning system and the NetLine/Load weight and balance application for the next five years. Both companies signed the contract renewal...
Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) has become Latin America’s first airline to digitally empower its cabin crews to take the inflight passenger service to the next level with SITAONAIR’s CrewTab. CrewTab digitally transforms cabin crews’ pre-, in-, and post-flight...
Following an intensive flight test campaign performed in less than a year, the A350-1000 has received Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certified aircraft is powered by...
Montrose Global Aircraft Leasing (MGALL) has signed up to AerData’s Corporate Management System (CMS) hosted solution to support its existing fleet of 45 aircraft and accounting systems with “We are looking to grow, and CMS will allow us to do that,” said Nick...
Airbus, in cooperation with Japan Airlines (JAL) and JAL Engineering (JALEC), has developed a prototype application supporting new training solutions, taking advantage of the world’s most advanced Mixed Reality technology, Microsoft “HoloLens” and immersive headsets....
The new Lufthansa Systems company headquarters have taken shape at Airport Garden in Raunheim near Frankfurt. Open-plan workspaces have been created to promote communication and teamwork between the around 800 employees in the modern new building. “We involved our...
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft’s Market Forecast 2017-2036 covering the 60 to 150-seat segment sees growth in the Middle East with expected delivery of 450 aircraft in that market segment, or four per cent of the forecast 12,550 deliveries worldwide with a total value...
The world’s passenger aircraft fleet above 100 seats is set to more than double in the next 20 years to over 40,000 aircraft as traffic is set to grow at 4.4 percent per year, according to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast 2017-2036. This forecast predicts that...
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has continued to make improvements in the fuel efficiency of its fleet, resulting in substantial reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and reinforcing the sustainability credentials of the airline. The...
AerFin Ltd has completed the acquisition of CFM56-7B engine ESN 876271 from Dublin based aviation company Santos Dumont. The deal is the second such CFM56-7B acquisition of 2017 and further underpins AerFin’s continued growth and presence in the marketplace.
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and the International EPD System, an environmental declaration program based in Sweden, has published the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for Bombardier's CS100 aircraft. The EPD, which is based on verified Life Cycle Analysis...
The main message from the stage of the A340 briefing day being held today in London, jointly hosted by Airline Economics, Airbus, Rolls Royce and CFMi, is that the A340 is a great aircraft that has a great future but only if the OEMs, lessors, banks and financiers...