Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Airbus has begun construction of the company’s A220 Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, US, with an official groundbreaking ceremony. Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus, and Guillaume Faury, President Airbus Commercial Aircraft led the celebration. The new assembly...
Spirit AeroSystems has announced the receipt of its first additive-manufactured, titanium, structural component for the Boeing 787. The part, a back-up fitting for an access door latch, has been machined and finished at Spirit's Wichita site, and installed in a 787...
Spirit AeroSystems has executed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Boeing that establishes pricing terms for certain programs including the 737NG, 737 MAX, 767, 777 freighters and 777-9, and the 787 Dreamliner well into the next decade. The agreement also sets...
Embraer has delivered its 1,500th E-Jet, an E175, to Seattle-based Horizon Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska Air Group. Horizon Air’s E175 is configured with 12 seats in first class, 12 in premium class and 52 in the main cabin. By the end of the year, Horizon...
Honeywell has launched a new platform for buying and selling aviation parts called GoDirect Trade. The new e-commerce platform will improve access to new and used aircraft parts for airlines, air transport and business aviation customers by offering transparent...
Caribbean airline Bahamasair has become the latest airline to select ATR’s Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) contract. The GMA covers the full Bahamasair fleet, which is composed of three ATR 42-600s and two ATR 72-600s. The contract covers Standard Exchanges, Line...
Pratt & Whitney has officially inaugurated the Pratt & Whitney Puerto Rico Aguadilla Engineering Center in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The celebration also included a $500,000 donation by Pratt & Whitney to the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Puerto...
Airbus has delivered its 100th aircraft from the company’s US manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama. The A320neo, serial number (MSN) 8580, was delivered to Frontier Airlines. The aircraft features two horses, Meadow & West, on its tailplane. Airbus’ Mobile...
Embraer has released a statement in connection with the December 6 decision by the judge of the 24th Federal Civil Court of São Paulo that partially granted a provisional measure to suspend the effects of an eventual decision of the Board of Directors of Embraer...
Boeing and ELG Carbon Fibre have announced a partnership to recycle excess aerospace-grade composite material, which will be used by other companies to make products such as electronic accessories and automotive equipment. The agreement – the first of its kind for the...
AerSale, a global supplier of mid-life aircraft, engines, used serviceable material, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, has acquired aircraft component repair specialist Avborne. Avborne is a certified Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 145...
GA Telesis has announced the acquisition of an Airbus A330-200 (MSN 255) for disassembly and support of its increase in demand for inventory. The disassembly is taking place in the United Kingdom, where key components will then be routed to its UK and US-based...