Bombardier recently inaugurated a new 300,000-square-foot facility at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) in Florida, almost quadrupling Bombardier’s current maintenance footprint in Florida. Apart from creating over 300 aerospace jobs in the community, the...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
A.P Moller-Maersk launches first flight of Maersk Air Cargo
A.P Moller-Maersk recently launched the first flight of Maersk Air Cargo with scheduled flights between Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (GSP) and Incheon, Korea (ICN). The transpacific operation will start on October 31, 2022, with two weekly flights. Maersk...
DSV and LATAM Cargo expand operations to meet customer demands
LATAM Cargo is all set to expand operations from one to three weekly frequencies to the DSV Charter Network, in response to customers’ growing demand. The initial once-weekly operation on Mondays will add two more departures on Wednesdays and Fridays, with direct...
American Airlines teams up with Aviation Institute of Management to recruit future maintenance technicians
American Airlines has signed an agreement with the Aviation Institute of Management (AIM) to provide aspiring aviation maintenance technicians with a direct career path to American Airlines. As a part of the deal, the candidates from AIM’s Chicago campus will get a...
Boeing reports backlog of over 4,300 airplanes valued at $307bn at Q3
Boeing reported the third quarter of 2022 with a revenue of $16.0bn and an operating cash flow of $3.2bn. Boeing’s Q3 results reflect a higher commercial volume and losses on fixed-price defense development programs. Boeing showed an increase in cash and investments...
Arajet signs PBH agreement with AJW Group for its 737 MAX fleet
Arajet has signed a power-by-the-hour (PBH) component support agreement with AJW Group. Arajet is a new flagship airline of the Dominican Republic. AJW says that the PBH agreement will cover Arajet’s expanding fleet of Boeing 737 MAX with the world-renowned flight...
Collins Aerospace receives technical standard order for combined vision system on business aircraft
Collins Aerospace recently achieved the technical standard order for its combined vision system (CVS) for business aircraft. The CVS provides clarity to pilots in all types of weather to navigate aircraft confidently and securely through low visibility situations....
Jet Set to open new facility in Statesville to expand MRO capabilities
Jet East is all set to open a full-service maintenance facility in Statesville, North Carolina (SVH) with 75,000 square feet of hangar space, 40,000 square feet of office and back shop space, and an additional parcel of adjacent land for future growth. The facility is...
ACI Jets expands footprint in US with the acquisition of Van Nuys Airport MRO operation
ACI Jet recently finalised the acquisition of a Van Nuys Airport-based aircraft maintenance operation. This acquisition will secure its footprint in one of the busiest airports in the world. The airport facility has office space and stationed technicians and two...
Air Greenland signs Safran for nacelles support of A330 fleet
Air Greenland has signed a 12-year agreement with Safran Nacelles for the support of the nacelles of its Airbus A330neo fleet. Air Greenland will benefit from OEM guaranteed Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) solutions at Safran Nacelles repair station in Pont...
Volaris adopts Airbus’ Skywise Health Monitoring as fleet performance tool
Volaris has signed an agreement with Airbus to adopt Skywise Health Monitoring (SHM) as its fleet performance tool. According to Airbus, Skywise Health Monitoring collates and centralizes maintenance warnings and alerts in real-time along with a full view of related...
JetNet to acquire Asset Insights to expand its data-driven product offerings
JetNet has acquired Asset Insight as a part of its continuous expansion plan. This is the first of what the company anticipates will be several future acquisitions as JetNet expands its data-driven product offerings for the aviation industry and leverages a recent...