GE Aviation has awarded Japan Airlines a technical license to use GE’s 360 Foam Wash system on its CF34-8E aircraft engines. This makes Japan Airlines the first global CF34 engine operator — and first regional jet operator — to be licensed for the patented engine...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Nordam Asia opens new facility
NORDAM has celebrated the completion and grand opening of NORDAM Asia, its new 5,828-square-meter aircraft component repair facility at Taoyuan International Airport. NORDAM Asia Limited is a joint venture with China Airlines, the flag carrier of Taiwan. Based in the...
HAECO signs additional agreement to provide cargo conversions on A321 aircraft
HAECO Xiamen has signed an agreement with 321 Precision Conversions to provide passenger-to-freighter conversion for its A321-200PCF programme. Since 2009, HAECO Xiamen has partnered with Precision on Boeing 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversions, having completed...
AMETEK MRO Singapore invests in A350 repair capability
AMETEK Singapore PTE has augmented its capabilities by investing in Airbus A350 maintenance solutions. The decision, which will provide customers in the Asia Pacific region with a regional support option for the full suite of cargo and galley heaters for the aircraft...
HAECO Hong Kong completes 777-300ER cabin reconfiguration
HAECO Hong Kong, a member of the HAECO Group, has recently accomplished cabin reconfiguration work on the first of Aeroflot-Russian Airlines’ Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The new cabin interior is configured to increase the aircraft’s capacity from 402 to 427 seats,...
Haeco and Alaska Airlines extend partnership through 2027
HAECO Americas has extended its long-standing agreement with Alaska Airlines to provide airframe services in the form of heavy maintenance and modification services on the airline’s growing fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft at its Greensboro, North Carolina facility...
Gama Aviation sells stake in CASL
Gama Aviation, the global business aviation service provider, has agreed the sale of its 20% holding in the issued share capital of China Aircraft Services (CASL) to Hutchison CCF Investments. CASL provides services to commercial airlines at Hong Kong Airport. The...
ST Engineering receives AML-STC for the installation of Aviation Clean Air’s Proactive Air Purification Solution
ST Engineering has announced that its Commercial Aerospace business has received the Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML-STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to install Aviation Clean Air (ACA)’s cabin air purification solution on...
HAECO ITM and Tigerair Taiwan Extend Partnership
HAECO ITM has extended its long-standing agreement with Taiwan low-cost carrier Tigerair Taiwan to provide inventory technical management support to the airline’s Airbus A320 fleet. The new agreement will run until 2027. HAECO ITM has been providing inventory...
Rolls-Royce provides Silk Way West Airlines with replacement RB211 engines
Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement with Silk Way West Airlines to provide replacement engines for five of its RB211-524 powered Boeing 747-400F aircraft that will support their operations until 2026. The agreement will provide the cargo airline with a minimum of...
Air India to adopt GE’s 360 Foam Wash
Following technology trials and aircraft maintenance technician training, Air India is the latest airline to adopt GE’s 360 Foam Wash to help maintain its GEnx-powered Boeing 787 fleet. Air India previously received a technical license from GE Aviation to use GE’s...
EVA AIR renews cargo contract with WFS in France
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a new three-year contract to provide cargo handling, cargo towing and trucking services for EVA Air in France. The Taiwanese international airline currently operates three Boeing 777 and 787 flights per week from Paris Charles...