Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, a division of Kellstrom Industries has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Northrop Grumman Corporation to support its prime contract with the United States Air Force (USAF) for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR),...

A tyre on an American Airlines a Boeing 767 aircraft from Paris caught fire upon landing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The fire spread to the landing gear forcing the 220 passengers to be evacuated. Eight people were treated at the scene for minor...

United Technologies has won a maintenance contract worth up to $350 million to support Japan Airlines’ fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft. Subsidiary Hamilton Sundstrand will provide the maintenance for the fleet of 35 aircraft over ten years. The airline has the option to...

An American Airlines flight bound for SaoPaulo, Brazil, was forced to dump its fuel and return to DFW International Airport shortly after takeoff on Sunday evening when one of its engines caught fire. The aircraft wasn’t able to dump its fuel quickly enough however...

The thunderstorms in the Denver metro area last week caused hail damage to a third of Frontier Airlines’ fleet. The airline has been forced to cancel 100 flights from Denver International Airport, which is expected to continue into Wednesday. Frontier says crews are...

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 hit an Atlantic Southeast Airlines Bombardier CRJ900 on Thursday night on a Boston Logan taxiway. The CRJ900 sustained damage to its tail area. The Delta aircraft, bound for Amsterdam, was forced to return to the terminal while passengers...

Two of Chromalloy’s service centers have received Approved Organization Exposition certificates from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The certificates are the first issued by JCAB since the 2009 U.S –Japan Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) took effect...

US maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) software firm Enigma has opened an office in Singapore, headed by Craig McLeod. The firm said the move was "to address the increased demand for aviation maintenance and field service solutions in the Asia Pacific region."...

Spirit AeroSystems has signed an agreement with Scandinavian Airlines to supply spare parts for the carrier’s fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.

Skymark Airlines has signed up to Boeing’s 737 Component Services Program. "The program can help airlines save as much as 30% on inventory, repair and administrative costs," Boeing said. Skymark’s fleet consists of 19 737-800s.

An American Airlines MD-80 aircraft headed to Chicago, carrying 140 passengers and five crewmembers, was forced to return to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after the pilot reported light smoke in the cabin. Upon in safely landing at the airport, mechanics...

With the mark of 26 Embraer’s Jets with heavy maintenance services accomplished in the last year, TAP Maintenance and Engineering Brazil celebrated the first anniversary of its certification as an Embraer Authorized Service Center (EASC). Embraer calls it “a year of...