Shenzhen Airlines has selected Cobham’s cockpit connectivity solution and Inmarsat’s next-generation SB-S satellite IP platform to equip its entire Airbus A320 fleet enabling unprecedented visibility into operations through dedicated IP connectivity between the...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Malaysia Airlines implements SkyBreathe to reduce its carbon emissions and improve fuel savings
Malaysia Airlines in collaboration with OpenAirlines, has implemented SkyBreathe Fuel Efficiency, an advanced system to reduce fuel costs and CO2 emissions of its fleet. With rising fuel costs, Malaysia Airlines has chosen to adopt the latest digital technology...
Air India Express 737-800 overshoots runway
Air India Express 737-800 aircraft arriving from Vijaywada overshot the runway yesterday while landing at Mumbai airport in heavy rain. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft stopped 10 feet beyond the end of the runway on the paved stopway, an Air India Express spokesperson...
Shenzhen Airlines takes delivery of its first A320neo
Shenzhen Airlines has taken delivery of the airline’s first Airbus A320neo aircraft. In addition to the newly delivered aircraft, the airline has 26 GTF-powered A320neo family aircraft on firm order. Shenzhen Airlines currently operates 41 Pratt & Whitney V2500...
Haeco ITM deploys Ramco Aviation suite in its operations
HAECO ITM has selected Ramco Systems to support the company’s IT operations. HAECO ITM will benefit from Ramco’s end-to-end solution by unifying various techno-commercial functions – covering customer contract management, supply chain management, inventory management,...
Haeco Cabin Solutions becomes an Airbus supplier for passenger seating
HAECO Cabin Solutions, a division of HAECO Americas with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, announced today that Airbus has approved HAECO Cabin Solutions as an offerable supplier for passenger seating. The Vector seat is now included in the A350...
Pattonair to open Bangalore facility and is selected for Access India Programme
Pattonair, the global supply chain provider to the aerospace industry, has been selected as one of the first group of UK companies to participate in the Access India Programme (AIP). Sponsored by the Government of India, the programme is the first of its kind...
Airbus extends Technology Research with Chinese partners
Airbus Beijing Engineering Centre (ABEC), a joint venture between Airbus and China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC), has opened a new lab on nanocomposite materials jointly with National Centre for Nanoscience and Technology of China. On the same day, the two...
Jet Airways 737 Max suffers bird strike
Jet Airways' brand new 737 Max aircraft suffered a bird hit during a flight from Mumbai to Chennai, reports the Economic Times. The aircraft landed safely at Chennai and there were no reported injuries but the airline was forced to change the aircraft on its return...
Cebu Pacific to convert two ATR72-500 to freighters with IPR Conversions
IPR Conversions and Cebu Pacific have signed an agreement to convert two of its ATR 72-500 passenger aircraft into freighters. The ATRs, which will be equipped with Large Cargo Door (LCD) and Structural Tube together with an Ancra Cargo Loading System (CLS), will be...
GMF AeroAsia ramps up third party business
Indonesia's PT Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia (GMF AeroAsia) has bold expansion plans. Iwan Joeniarto, CEO of the maintenance unit of flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia, aims to sign partnerships with five new airline clients by the end of 2018, with a focus on...
China Southern sets up subsidiary company in Xiongan
China Southern Airlines has confirmed in a stock market filing that it will invest 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) in the new city, Xiongan, by setting up a subsidiary called China Southern Airline Xiongan, which will provide flight services and sales of aviation...