Aviation fuel supplier, Gulf Aviation, has secured a brand-new 12-month contract to provide fuel for Delta Air Lines. The new partnership will see Gulf Aviation, which is fuel supplier Certas Energy’s aviation brand, providing fuel for its fleet of passenger aircraft...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
SITAONAIR expands Brazil’s ATS datalink services as air traffic grows
SITAONAIR has expanded the operational capacity of air traffic service (ATS) datalink across Brazil’s airports, in a step towards modernising air traffic control operations in the country as air traffic continues to rise. The development of the service follows...
AAR earns JCAB approval to expand services to Japanese airlines
AAR, an independent provider of aviation aftermarket services, has received approval from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) to serve Japanese airlines that require repair stations to provide JCAB-authorised release certificates. This new certification will expand...
Boeing acquires ForeFlight
Boeing has completed the acquisition of ForeFlight, a provider of mobile and web-based aviation applications. ForeFlight has partnered with Boeing for the past two years to bring aviators Jeppesen’s aeronautical data and charts through ForeFlight’s popular mobile...
Triumph Group sells NAAS line maintenance service provider
Triumph Group has sold Triumph Aviation Services – NAAS Division, Inc. (NAAS) to STS Aviation Group. The transaction is effective as of March 6, 2019. The division generated revenues of approximately $30 million in Triumph Group’s 2018 fiscal year, ending on March 31,...
Boeing to reveal 777X test plane on March 13
Boeing has indicated on a Twitter post that it will debut its very first 777X flight test airplane.
ICAO alleged cyber hack revealed
Radio-Canada, Canada’s public broadcaster, has revealed that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has been the victim of a cyberattack, which it alleges it concealed for months and allowed the malware to spread throughout the airline industry. The...
Bombardier to invest $22 million into two major aerospace research projects in Québec
Bombardier will invest a total of approximately C$22 million over a three-year period into two major aerospace research projects: Aéro21 and the third phase of the SA²GE project. Both projects will bring together large aerospace companies, SMEs, as well as local...
GE Aviation adds new network operations contracts
GE Aviation has announced digital Network Operations agreements with customers including AirAsia and additional undisclosed airlines. Implementation of Network Operations will take place this year for the airlines. “Network Operations delivers powerful software...
Dowty Propellers selects AirStart as a provider of rotable parts for propeller systems on Q400s
Dowty Propellers has expanded its worldwide support network through a partnership agreement with AirStart for rotable parts services on R408 propeller systems that equip Bombardier Q400 regional airliners. This three-year exclusive agreement brings together the...
Ontic signs license agreement with a UK-based OEM
Ontic, a BBA Aviation company and provider of ‘Extended Life Solutions’ for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) legacy products, has signed a new exclusive license agreement with a UK based OEM for engine pressure transmitters, fuel flow transmitters and fluid...
Spirit Airlines signs a service agreement for MINT TRMS
MINT Software Systems, which manufactures training management solutions for the aviation industry, has signed a new service agreement with Spirit Airlines for the implementation of the web-based training management system MINT TRMS. “We are very proud to welcome...