Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Delta TechOps, the maintenance division of Delta Air Lines, has received the Approved Organization Exposition (AOE) certificate of the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), creating opportunities for Delta TechOps to offer its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)...
A United Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles from Houston made an emergency landing in Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon after smoke was found in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely and maintenance crews inspected the plane to determine what caused the smoke.
Boeing and General Electric have notified airlines about a potential problem on 777 GE90-115B engines involving the 118 transfer gear boxes on engines made between September and March. Airlines have been told to inspect or replace the transfer gear boxes...
The business and assets of Aero Inventory (UK) Limited (in administration) (trading as aeroinv.com) were acquired by Diversified Aero Inventory (part of the DASI Group) on 16 April 2013. The aeroinv.com business will continue to operate as before and you can continue...
Pratt & Whitney and TES Aviation Group have entered into a material consumption agreement on PW4000-100 engines. Under the agreement, Pratt & Whitney and TES Aviation Group will work together to consume material from PW4000-100 engines that have been displaced from...
AeroTurbine Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ILFC, announced yesterday that it had expanded its Supply Chain Solutions business through a material supply agreement with Honeywell International. The agreement provides aftermarket support and on-the-shelf availability...
Spirit Airlines and Lufthansa Technik AG have signed an exclusive four-year Airframe components contract for 28 A320s family with options for additional aircraft. Charles Rue, Vice President Supply Chain of Spirit Airlines, points out: "Lufthansa Technik was able to...
Exchange Income Corporation has completed its acquisition of Regional One, a privately owned US company that provides aircraft and engine aftermarket parts to regional airline operators around the world. The acquisition was first announced on February 28, 2013. The...
Commercial Jet to open a new 400,000-square-foot facility at Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) in Dale County, Alabama, more than tripling its capacity to provide freighter conversion and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) services. The Dothan Houston County Airport...
A Hawaiian Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles was required to return to Honolulu International Airport after an oil filter problem was indicted to the pilot. The 258 passengers were transferred to a different flight that took off at 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The...
AJ Walter has officially opened the AJW Technique Component Repair & Overhaul facility in Montreal. The company states that this action: “justifies the Company’s single-minded determination to be operational within six months of purchasing the assets of Aveos Fleet...
Meggitt has confirmed that the Boeing 787’s battery charger, made by one of its US subsidiaries, passed a series of tests by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in January. The NTSB said, “The acceptance test procedure of the APU battery charging unit was...