Four of five Southwest Airlines aircraft with tiny fuselage cracks should be back in regular service by Saturday after mechanics complete repairs, the airline said yesterday. The Dallas-based carrier inspected 79 of its Boeing 737-300s from Saturday through Tuesday to...

Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace, a division of Kellstrom Industries, has announced it has expanded its global distribution agreement with AMETEK Aerospace & Defense to include exclusive worldwide distribution of AMETEK Rotron Commercial aftermarket products.  As...

The FBI is investigating a small hole found in a US Airways 737 aircraft at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, which they suspect is a bullet hole. Officials have no idea how the hole on the left side of the aircraft near the tail got there but...

A US Airways Boeing 737 that was due to fly from Charlotte to Philadelphia was grounded yesterday as the pilot spotted a hole above a passenger window on his walkaround. The aircraft was taken out of service, and put the passengers on another flight or other flights.

Vector Aerospace Corporation, a Canadian MRO firm, is in exclusive talks with EADS with a view to potential acquisition. This fits with EADS’s plans to diversify its business and expand its operations in North America and elsewhere. Toronto-based Vector has grown over...

Boeing is expanding its GoldCare service to include the 737 Next generation product line. The company is in advanced discussions with multiple customers regarding the tailoring of GoldCare solutions for their 737 fleets. GoldCare is available to 787 Dreamliner...

Lufthansa Technik Philippines extended its maintenance contract with AirAsia X covering light C checks this year on the carrier’s Airbus fleet.

Aeronautical Engineers have won a contract from Moskovia Airlines to complete six Boeing 737-400SF 11 pallet passenger-to-freighter conversions. The first aircraft is earmarked to enter conversion by the end of this quarter. “Moskovia plans to replace its entire fleet...

About 80 Air Canada maintenance employees from Winnipeg held a rally outside the St James hangar to hear Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux promise to push the federal Conservative government to protect their livelihoods. Aveos Fleet Performance is accused off planning to...

Dallas-based AAT Aircraft Maintenance has been certified as an FAA-approved Part 145 repair station. The facility is now able to perform light to heavy maintenance and major repairs and modifications on the Gulfstream II/IIB/II-SP/III/IV and Hawker 700/800/800XP.

An engine on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 caught fire yesterday as it was preparing to take off from MSP. The aircraft had just pulled away from the gate when flames were spotted coming out of one of the engines. It was shut down and the flames were out before the...

Aveos has signed two new five-year, full-service maintenance agreements with Canadian North. The agreements provide airframe, engine, component and line maintenance, as well as inventory, engineering, fleet management and records services for the carrier's 737-300...