Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
United Airlines and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union have reached tentative agreements on new contracts covering 32,500 workers. The agreements provide retroactive wage increases, signing bonuses, traditional pension increases...
The US Federal Aviation Administration has extended the original February 11 comment period for comments on its proposed air carrier contract maintenance requirements rules to March 13. The proposed rules would change the maintenance regulations for domestic, flag and...
Summer 2013 will see talks begin between the EU and the United States on producing a free-trade agreement that would give birth to the largest free trade zone on the planet, significant enough to add 0.5% or €86bn to overall EU GDP and 0.4% or €65bn to the US economy...
Announcing full year revenue of $5.398 billion and an operating Income of $92 million Spirit AeroSystems has revealed that "late-breaking" design changes from Airbus are the reason why it was deemed to be a supply chain risk by Airbus for the A350XWB programme last...
AJW Technique has been granted Approved Maintenance Organisation status by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), which is also recognised by the USA Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This achievement underlines the determination of AJW to aggressively develop...
Kellstrom Industries, a provider of inventory management solutions and aftermarket, has been selected by Northrop Grumman to receive their 2012 World Class Team Supplier Award. This award is presented to small business suppliers who have consistently demonstrated...
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) warned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) against further muddying the rules governing aviation maintenance. In comments submitted Nov. 19 to the FAA’s rewrite of 14 CFR part 145, the association expressed...
aeroinv.com, the provider of consumable and expendable parts, has signed an initial two-year deal to distribute parts on behalf of US manufacturer AWS USA (INC). AWS manufactures a range of some 1,000 metal fabricated and machined parts and assemblies under a...
AJW Technique is ramping up restart programme at Montréal facility even though it is just two months since A J Walter Aviation completed its purchase of the component business of Aveos Fleet Performance. The transition to a fully functioning world class repair...
UN aviation body ICAO will recommend creating a cyber security task force at a meeting next week in Canada. A task force is needed due to an increasing reliance on interconnected IT systems with operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Linux, and protocols such...
Parker Aerospace and GE Aviation have formed a 50:50 joint venture, Advanced Atomization Technologies, to develop and manufacture engine-fuel nozzles for commercial aircraft. The company will be based in the Parker Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division facility in Clyde,...
UN aviation body ICAO will recommend creating a cyber security task force at a meeting next week in Canada. A task force is needed due to an increasing reliance on interconnected IT systems with operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Linux, and protocols such...