Accelya, which provides financial and commercial solutions to the airline and travel industry, has announced that Alaska Airlines has selected its integrated suite of financial solutions to help streamline their financial processes. As part of this engagement, Accelya...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
First ANA A380 takes to the skies
The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) took to the skies on September 17, completing a maiden flight from the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France to the Airbus site in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft is now being prepared for cabin installation and...
First Delta Air Lines A220-100 rolls out of painting hangar in Mirabel
Delta Air Lines` first Airbus A220-100 was introduced this week after rolling out of the painting hangar at the A220 final assembly line in Mirabel, Québec. Delta will be the first US airline to take delivery of the A220. Now that the aircraft is decked out in Delta’s...
State of Alabama, Airbus break ground for Flight Works Alabama
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on September 12, 2018, joined Airbus executives, city and county leaders from Mobile, and industry and educational partners in breaking ground for Flight Works Alabama, the new aviation experience centre to be built in Mobile. In May 2017,...
Haeco Americas appoints Bill Collins president, airframe services
HAECO Americas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the HAECO Group, has announced that Bill Collins will join the company’s leadership team as president of airframe services. In this role, he will oversee the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) business segment of HAECO...
Hexcel’s Acousti-Cap technology helping to reduce aircraft noise in NASA-Boeing flight test
Because aircraft engine noise contributes to environmental noise around airports and populated cities, the aerospace industry has been working on new aircraft designs that will emit less noise so they can meet the ever-increasing requirements imposed on the industry...
LATAM Airlines Brazil announces its intention regarding Multiplus
LATAM Airlines Group’s consolidated affiliate TAM Linhas Aereas (LATAM Airlines Brazil), does not intend to renew or extend its operating agreement with Multiplus, its loyalty coalition affiliate, after December 31, 2024. Concurrently, LATAM Airlines Brazil has...
Boeing forecasts greatest demand for pilots, technicians, cabin crew in Asia Pacific region
Boeing reports that the Asia Pacific region will have the greatest global demand for new civil aviation personnel over the next 20 years. The region is projected to account for 33 percent of the global need for pilots, 34 percent for technicians and 36 percent for...
Major North American operator to upgrade Boeing 757 and 767 fleets with Thomas Global’s TFD-7000 LCD flight display
Thomas Global’s TFD-7000 Series flight displays have been selected by a major North American operator for installation in its fleets of Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft. The new displays leverage Thomas Global’s pioneering Adaptive Display Architecture CRT-to-LCD...
GA Telesis MRO Services Group reports record performance
GA Telesis has reported record LTM performance as well as first-half results for 2018 for the company’s MRO Services Group. Revenue increased by 25% on a year-over-year basis for the first six months of 2018, while new customer growth increased by 9% and existing...
Bombardier appoints Danny Di Perna Chief Operating Officer, Aerospace
Bombardier has announced the appointment of Danny Di Perna as Chief Operating Officer, Aerospace, effective September 15, 2018. In this new position, Danny will report directly to Alain Bellemare, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier and assume...
United Technologies acquires Predikto
United Technologies has acquired Predikto, an Atlanta-based predictive analytics software company. Predikto is known for its proven cloud-based predictive health maintenance solution, which enables customers to forecast and improve asset reliability with greater...