AAR has been selected as the main distributor for Leach International Corporation. As part of the agreement, AAR OEM Solutions will be stocking, promoting and selling electromechanical and solid-state switch gears, such as relays, switches, relay panels and power...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
EmbraerX introduces Beacon to combat maintenance interruptions
EmbraerX has introduced a new business platform that will serve a diversified fleet of aircraft, named Beacon. The platform is designed to connect and synchronise industry resources, the aftermarket supply chain, and aviation services professionals in a more agile and...
Boeing investor raises concerns over handling of grounded 737 Max aircraft
Vanguard Group, one of the largest investors in Boeing, has raised concerns over the handling of the grounded 737 Max. It’s being reported by the Financial Times that its fund managers have become “very concerned” by reports of oversight failures following the...
Harbour Air looks to become world’s first all-electric airline
Harbour Air will transform its short-hop seaplane fleet into an all-electric commercial fleet with help from MagniX, who will supply the company with the magni 500 engine, a 750 horsepower all-electric motor. The magni500 electric motors will produce around 2,075...
Collins Aerospace continues to support Airbus A320neo
Collins Aerospace Systems has delivered its the 1,000th nacelle for the A320neo program, delivering the 9,000th V2500 nacelle, and continuing to support the ramp-up of the A220 nacelle program. The relationship with Airbus, which now spans 45 years, dates back to the...
Honeywell updates investors
Honeywell recently hosted its annual investor day at its US headquarters in Morris Plains, New Jersey, which focused on driving organic growth acceleration, continuous margin expansion and cash flow improvement. In the latest equity research by Jeffries, it is...
Embraer delivers 22 jets in Q1 2019
Embraer has delivered a total of 22 jets in the first quarter of 2019, of which 11 were commercial aircraft and 11 were executive jets, including eight light and three large. As of March 31, the firm order backlog totalled $16 billion. In the first quarter of 2019,...
Spirit Aerosystems to halt increased production of 737 Max aircraft
Spirit Aerosystems has announced that it will maintain its current delivery rate on the Boeing 737 program of 52 shipsets per month. This follows Boeing’s announcement that it will reduce its own production rate of the aircraft to 42 aircraft per month. “Previously,...
Bombardier unveils Soleil Lighting System on Global 7500 aircraft
Bombardier Business Aircraft has introduced the Soleil lighting system on its Global 7500 business jet, which has been designed and developed exclusively for the aircraft. The Soleil lighting system is a circadian rhythm-based cabin lighting technology fully...
Bombardier delivers one Q400 Aircraft to Qazaq Air
Bombardier has delivered the first of two Q400 aircraft ordered by Qazaq Air JSC of Kazakhstan (Qazaq Air) in 2017. The order followed Qazaq Air’s successful launch of domestic service in Kazakhstan in July 2015, using three leased Q400 aircraft. Qazaq Air’s Acting...
Air Botswana signs pool program agreement for its E170
Embraer has signed a Pool Program Agreement with Air Botswana to support a wide range of repairable components for itsE170aircraft. The multiyear Pool Program Agreement includes full repair coverage for components and parts as well as unlimited access to a...
Embraer and Binter sign total support program for new E195-E2 fleet
Embraer and Binter have signed a multiyear Total Support Program (TSP) agreement to support the airline’s new E195-E2 fleet, Embraer’s second generation of E-Jets. The Total Support Program, dedicated to E2 customers, is a new product offered by Embraer TechCare...