Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Spirit AeroSystems and Ethiopian Airlines have signed of a supply agreement whereby Spirit Aftermarket Customer Support (ACS) will provide thrust reverser, fuselage, and wing component spare parts for Ethiopian Airlines' fleet of Boeing aircraft. This multi-year...
Mexicana is the newest Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility to accomplish the Boeing 767-300ER/F Blended Winglet installation. “We have been chosen by a leader in the airline industry like LAN to perform the winglet modification because of our top quality...
Source One Aircraft Repair (SOAR), an aftermarket leader in AOG and Field Repair Services, has added Duncan Aviation, an FAA CRS/OS certified aircraft service provider for business and government operators, to the SOAR Network for AOG and Heavy Repair Services...
On three occasions over the weekend, United Airlines aircraft were forced to make emergency landings leaving hundreds of passengers. A 757 aircraft travelling from Newark Liberty International Airport to Berlin was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday when...
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), along with 11 other aviation organizations, reminded Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano about the urgent need to finalize repair station security rules. Due to the rulemaking delay, the...
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has been selected by Aviation Capital Group (ACG) to provide one B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration conversion. The speculative conversion is expected to be completed in mid-November 2012 at which time the freighter will be available...
A United Airlines 757 caught fire shortly before take-off from Seattle airport Sea-Tac. The fire on flight 776 bound for Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C, was found in the aircraft’s power unit. A preliminary investigation found that the fire might be...
GKN Aerospace has won a contract from Triumph Aerostructures – Vought Aircraft Division, a subsidiary of Triumph Group, Inc., covering the design, build and supply of composite winglets and ailerons for the Bombardier Global 7000 and Global 8000 ultra-long-range...
We understand that there are some things you cannot leave to chance and the annual get together in Dublin is one of those things. For this reason we have already made sure that the core of finance and leasing are in attendance and there are more airlines than have...
Aeronautical Engineers has been selected by ASL Aviation Group to provide three B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration Freighter Conversions. The aircraft are all ex Qantas high gross weight B737-400's, (MSN 24440/1992, MSN 24433/1994, MSN 24446/1994). All three aircraft...
PEMCO World Air Services is planning to lay off 474 workers at its aircraft maintenance complex at Tampa International Airport. The company says it has no choice in this action since United's "recent sudden cancellation" of all its maintenance work for the "sizable...
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) submitted a written statement to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, & Security detailing the important role aviation maintenance services play in ensuring the competitiveness of the American...