Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Mexico’s civil aviation authority has temporarily suspended operations of Aerolineas Damojh while it reviews the Mexican airline service company after one of its planes crashed in Cuba last week, killing 111 people. The authority said it aims to make sure the company...
The weekend began with the tragic news that a Cubana 737 aircraft had crashed shortly after takeoff near José Martí International Airport (MAHA), Havana (Cuba) on May 18, 2018. Three people survived the crash and remain in critical condition but 110 passengers and...
StandardAero recently signed an agreement with Beijing Reignwood Star General Aviation Company Limited to provide support to its fleet of Rolls-Royce M250 and RR300 engines powering the company’s Bell 407GX, 206L4, 206B3 and Robinson R66 helicopters. Over the...
GKN Fokker Services has sold its 1000th Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution for iPad to European wet lease specialist airline Hi Fly, one of the first customers of the EFB solution in 2012. An EFB is a physical device combining hardware and software that...
Myrtle Air Services, Inc. (MASI) has earned its 145 Air Agency Certificate from the FAA. The FAA regulates civil aviation safety and stipulates that aircraft parts must be repaired by a certified repair station to be legally installed in an aircraft. The...
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for the AEI CRJ200 SF passenger-to-freighter conversion. The EASA approval (STC 10061615) allows for the operation of European registered CRJ200 SF freighters. AEI...
Mexican Low-Cost Carrier Viva Aerobus has selected AMOS to replace its legacy system. The software evaluation took place in the context of Viva Aerobus’ strategy to become customer-centric plus offering competitive prices in the Mexican market. This initiative...
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), which provides medium wide-body aircraft leasing, air cargo transportation and related services, has reported an 11% increase in revenue during the first quarter of 2018 to $203 million, which excludes $54.4 million in 1Q...
Subscription-based private airline Surf Air is launching a new blockchain-powered loyalty programme. Voy will be available to travel companies of all sizes including hotels, restaurants, car rentals and airport lounges, and will launch in the summer of this...
A Southwest Airlines 737 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Cleveland Airport after a window broke in flight. The aircraft departed Chicago and was bound for Newark but diverted to Cleveland after about 20 minutes due to the window. The...
American Airlines has ordered 15 new CRJ900 regional jets, with options on an additional 15 aircraft. Based on the list price of the CRJ900 aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately US$ 719 million. "We are pleased with American's continued confidence...
Bombardier Business Aircraft has unveiled the Nuage, its industry-redefining seat on the Global 7000 aircraft, with the first new seat architecture in business aviation in 30 years. "In designing the Nuage seat, we examined every conceivable passenger need and...