Aerospace systems and components maker Triumph is revamping its website, with the first phase of a redesign visible on the homepage www.triumphgroup.com The US-based business said the makeover "brings more robust features and streamlines access to essential...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
GE’s OC Robotics selling AI-enhanced on-wing inspection kit to MRO providers
GE Aerospace's OC Robotics has announced it is taking orders for an "advanced blade inspection tool", or BIT, The BIT is "an on-wing kit that uses artificial intelligence technology to provide MRO [maintenance, repair, overhaul] shops with faster, more accurate...
CAAP reports another passenger traffic increase
Corporación América Airports (CAAP) has recorded a 33.6% annual increase in passenger traffic in March 2023, taking it to 91.7% of pre-lockdown March 2019 levels across its six countries of operations. The year-on-year growth was "supported by an ongoing recovery in...
Leaseworks launches utilisation records software for lessors
Cloud-based solutions and services company Leaseworks has announced the launch of a new tool called the LeaseWorks Utilization Tracker. The tracker works in Aeris MATCH software "ecosystem", and, Leaseworks said, "is designed to facilitate the collection of...
Ontario International reports 10% y/y passenger number increase
Southern California's Ontario International Airport has recorded double-digit growth in passenger volume in March and for the first quarter of the year. "The traveller count for March was more than 501,000, a 10.4% increase over the same month last year," the airport...
Equair and AFI KLM E&M announce engine maintenance deal
AFI KLM E&M and Equair have signed off on an engine maintenance agreement for the Ecuadorian flag carrier’s fleet of 737NG aircraft. "This contract follows on from an initial agreement providing component support for the same fleet, with AFI KLM E&M...
CTS Engines to open new HQ
Jet engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider CTS Engines has announced plans for a new headquarters in Coral Springs, Florida. "The new facility boasts over 215,000 square feet of space, doubling the company’s square footage and capacity" and will be...
AFI KLM E&M subsidiary Barfield announces repair deal with AerCap Materials
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) subsidiary Barfield has signed a repair agreement with AerCap Materials. The three-year deal "covers a large scope of part numbers to help support AerCap Materials’ customer base and ensure a...
Kuehne+Nagel, Atlas Air and SR Technics announce sustainable engine alliance
Kuehne+Nagel, Atlas Air and SR Technics Group are to launch their "Sustainable Engine Alliance" in Atlanta on April 18. The new initiative takes in a "wide range of the aerospace industry," according to Kuehne+Nagel, and "pledges to set new industry standards for...
FedEx pilots to start voting on strike
FedEx’s pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), are going ahead with “a strike authorisation ballot”. Voting will open Tuesday, April 18, ALPA and the carrier’s pilots announced, after an impasse was reached in what they described as...
BAE and Microsoft announce deal to link cloud software and unmanned military aircraft
BAE Systems and Microsoft have announced a "strategic agreement" they say aims "to support faster and easier development, deployment and management of digital defence capabilities". "As well as helping partners collaborate on large multinational defence projects, such...
Boeing warns of 737 MAX production delays
Boeing has said "a significant number" of 737 MAX range will be produced more slowly than planned, meaning "lower near-term deliveries" to airlines. The Seattle-based manufacturer said it was told by a supplier, which it did not name, that the installation of rear...