Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Two major Asian airlines have entrusted Lufthansa Technik with the technical support for the HGT1700 auxiliary power units (APU) of their A350-900 fleets. South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines signed a ten year long-term contract for the HGT1700 APUs of its planned...
Triumph Group’s subsidiary, Triumph Aviation Services Asia, has been selected by Asiana Airlines to provide CF6-80C2 thrust reverser maintenance support and services for its fleet of Boeing 747-400 and 767-300. Triumph Aviation Services Asia is an operating company of...
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is seeking comments on three new proposed amendments to the rules for small and large aircraft air transportation operations as well as maintenance. The proposed new rules for larger aeroplane air transport...
Chinese Shenzhen Airlines has ordered more than 300 CL5710 business class seats and 5500 economy class seats BL3530 from Recaro Aircraft Seating for its 37 Boeing 737MAX aircraft. Shenzhen’s first B737MAX took off on August 3, 2018. The CL5710 is equipped by a...
Sichuan Airlines has taken delivery of its first A350-900 leased from AerCap in Toulouse today, becoming the first Chinese mainland operator via leasing to take delivery of the aircraft type. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, Sichuan Airlines’ A350-900...
IndiGo has grounded another of its A320neo aircraft to undergo a “routine engine change”, confirmed the airline to local media. This is the sixth aircraft to be stopped from operations since July. The aircraft has been grounded at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI)...
The right engine of a Jazeera aircraft, flight J9 608 from Kuwait to Hyderabad, caught fire soon after landing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, on August 2. Officials has blamed a technical problem for the fire, which started as the...
Avianca has adopted the Amadeus Altéa NDC (New Distribution Capability) solution, which allows the airline to provide its travel agency and metasearch customers with a more personalized product and rich media capabilities. By implementing Altéa NDC, the airline is...
The first Ultra Long Range Airbus A350 XWB to be delivered to launch customer Singapore Airlines has rolled out of the paintshop in the carrier’s distinctive livery. Now at an advanced stage of production, the aircraft will undergo further testing before being...
SR Technics has signed a new line maintenance contract for the station London Gatwick with Air China. The agreement expands an ongoing collaboration with China’s flagship carrier that dates back to 2013. The new maintenance agreement, which took effect on 1 June 2018,...
AFI KLM E&M and China Eastern Airlines have signed a component support contract for the Chinese company's Boeing 787-9 fleet, which will eventually include 15 aircraft. The agreement covers repair services, access to a regional spare parts pool as well as the...
GKN Fokker Elmo and the State of Maharashtra (India) have signed an MOU for investment in a second manufacturing facility for wiring interconnection systems in India at the Farnborough Air Show today. The new site, a fully owned GKN Aerospace business, is located in...