AJW Technique, the ascendant component repair and overhaul specialists, have achieved ANAC Brazil Certification. This endorsement by the Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority has been a priority for the AJW Group over recent months. “We have proactively targeted the...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Mesa Airlines awarded FAA’s Diamond Award
Mesa Airlines’ Maintenance team was awarded the Federal Aviation Administration’s prestigious Employer’s Diamond Award for 2013. “We are delighted to be recognized by the FAA for training excellence, and we greatly appreciate the hard work of our maintenance people...
Aventure purchases Boeing 767-300ER for teardown
Aventure Aviation has purchased its first aircraft for teardown, a wide-body Boeing 767-300ER, MSN 24952 from the Bank of Utah and Aeroturbine, Inc. The aircraft will be dismantled for parts at Aeroturbine’s facility in Goodyear, AZ, starting February 2014. “This is a...
ST Aerospace starts aircraft parking and green harvesting business in Texas
With the expanded presence into South Texas, STA San Antonio will establish a new business, focusing on aircraft parking and green harvesting of aircraft parts, components and engines. This business will operate under STA San Antonio’s new division ‘Hondo Aerospace’....
PEMCO announces multi‐year Airbus A320 MRO
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has announced a new multi‐year contract extension with JetBlue Airways. Under the new agreement, PEMCO will provide aircraft heavy maintenance services for JetBlue’s large fleet of Airbus 320 aircraft for up to five years. This is the...
Chorus Aviation and GA Telesis Sign Letter of Intent to form Joint Venture
Chorus Aviation and GA Telesis have announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent to form a joint venture to provide supply chain solutions, including component and spare parts support, to Bombardier Q400, DHC Dash 8, and CRJ aircraft operators and maintenance,...
Delta Airlines 737-800 skids off runway at Dane County Regional Airport
Yesterday evening, a Delta Airlines 737-800 skidded off the runway in heavy snow while taxiing at Dane County Regional Airport. The plane was arriving in Madison from Minneapolis-St. Paul. No serious injuries were reported and the 60 passengers and six crew were...
AAR Signs Five-Year Commercial Supply Chain Contract for major airline fleet
AAR has signed a five-year contract to become the sole supplier of approximately 25,000 consumable and expendable line-item parts for a major commercial airline customer. The contract is valued at approximately $42 million in annual revenue. AAR will act as an...
Chromalloy acquires Trac Group
Chromalloy has acquired Trac Group, a tier one component supplier to the aerospace and energy industries. “Chromalloy’s acquisition of Trac Group is in line with our strategy to increase our support for the new engine supply chain,” said Carlo Luzzatto, President....
Spirit Airlines aircraft loses engine housing
Spirit Airlines Flight 409, and A319, bound for Fort Lauderdale, was forced to return to O'Hare International Airport soon after takeoff when the cowling for the right engine fell off. The plane landed safely and there were no injuries. The cowlings were found on...
AJW Aviation to provide power-by-the-hour support for Caribbean Airlines 737 fleet
Caribbean Airlines has signed a second power-by-the-hour contract with AJW Aviation to support its fleet of fifteen B737NGs. This new contract complements the existing five year PBH support that AJW currently provides for the airline’s two B767 aircraft, signed in...
Alaska Airlines to fit winglets on 737s
Alaska Airlines is planning to retrofit split winglets on 111 of its 737s, saving an estimated 58,000 gallons of fuel per aircraft every year.