Embraer has signed a Pool Program Agreement with Mauritania Airlines to support a wide range of repairable components for its two new E175s. Embraer delivered Mauritania’s first E175 at the end of March and the second E175 is slated for the second quarter of 2019....
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
StandardAero celebrates 500th CFM56-7B delivery
StandardAero recently celebrated the delivery of the company’s 500th CFM International CFM56-7B turbofan engine from its overhaul facility in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. This milestone engine powered a Boeing 737 Next Generation passenger jet operated by a major North...
LHT: Mobile Engine Services is gaining momentum in North America
With the inauguration of a larger repair station in Montréal and the introduction of a new engine type to be serviced at the Tulsa facility, Lufthansa Technik (LHT) states that its Mobile Engine Services is gaining strong momentum in North America. The new Mobile...
GA Telesis MRO Services Group announces new long-term agreement with JetBlue
GA Telesis has executed a long-term agreement with JetBlue. The agreement, which began in December 2018, covers the repair and overhaul of a variety of components for JetBlue’s fleet of Embraer 190. “We started working with JetBlue in early 2018 and our performance on...
GATES signs long-term repair and overhaul agreement with Atlas Air
GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES), a wholly owned subsidiary of GA Telesis, has signed a long-term engine maintenance and services agreement with Atlas Air. The seven-year comprehensive repair and overhaul agreement covers Atlas Air’s CF6-80C2B engines. The engines...
Computer outage causes delays for US airlines
A technical glitch with Aerodata, which is used by several airlines to plan weight and balance for flights, led to delays at major US airlines. Although the issues was resolved quickly, it led to travel disruptions on Monday in Chicago, New York, Miami and Boston...
AFI KLM E&M obtains FAA certification to install RAVE system on AerCap 777s
On 9 January this year, AFI KLM E&M was awarded Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) certification authorising AerCap’s three 777s to resume operations. AFI KLM E&M had reconfigured and retrofitted the cabins with Zodiac Aerospace’s RAVE IFE system – a world...
Computer outage causes long delays
Issues with the Sabre computer system that airlines use for reservations, printing bag tags and check-in, caused long delays for passengers during the check-in process at multiple airports across the United States and Canada yesterday (March 27). Passengers reported...
Azul adopts Aireon space-based ADS-B
Azul Linhas Aéreas has become the first airline in the Americas to adopt SITAONAIR’s AIRCOM FlightTracker. The Brazilian low-cost carrier has upgraded to SITAONAIR’s FlightTracker option, which integrates AireonSM space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast...
CSALP to become Airbus Canada Limited Partnership
C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP) will soon change its name to Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. The new name reflects the majority interest of Airbus in the limited partnership since July 1, 2018. The organisation will adopt the Airbus logo as its...
Naples Jet Center receives Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) certification
Naples Jet Center, an aviation service provider located at Naples Municipal Airport (APF), has received certification from the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) to perform maintenance operations on aircraft registered in Brazil. The approval from ANAC...
AirMap and Honeywell develop tracking solution for drones
AirMap, the global airspace management platform for drones, and Honeywell have agreed to develop a cost-effective drone tracking solution to provide airspace safety authorities with situational awareness of manned and unmanned aircraft operations within an airspace...