Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
HAECO ITM has reached an agreement with ASL Airlines to provide inventory technical management support for the company’s three Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (PTF) aircraft operating out of Hong Kong. The scope of the agreement includes access to HAECO...
AirAsia has entered the digital payments pace with the official launch of its own mobile waller, BigPay. BigPay can store up to 10 credit and debit cards, and in partnership with MasterCard, AirAsia can offer its own top-up cash card that can be used for...
SpiceJet has finalised a $12.5 billion purchase of LEAP-1B engines to power a total of 155 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, along with spare engines to support the fleet. The airline also signed a 10-year Rate per Flight Hour (RPFH) agreement with CFM Services that...
India will require 1,750 new passenger and cargo aircraft over the next 20 years to meet an exponential rise in both passenger and freight traffic, according to Airbus’ latest India Market Forecast. To help meet this growth, India will need 1,320 new...
Inmarsat has partnered with Airservices Australia to initiate satellite voice (SatVoice) communications evaluations for air traffic services in Australia in areas beyond the reach of traditional VHF voice coverage. Through the partnership with Inmarsat,...
Sabre has signed an agreement with Hong Kong Airlines to implement Sabre AirCentre Crew technology, a solution that offers a range of crew scheduling, management, services and analytical capabilities. Increased connectivity between the aircraft, flight crew,...
An AirAsia aircraft made an emergency landing yesterday at Okinawa's Naha Airport because of engine issues, which forced the pilot to shut down one engine and make an emergency landing. The aircraft landed safely and there were no injuries reported.
AirAsia Group has confirmed that its existing and future A320 and A330 fleet will be powered by Airbus’ Skywise Predictive Maintenance services. The scope encompasses AirAsia and AirAsia X’s fleets across all of the subsidiaries in Malaysia, Thailand, India,...
Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen is developing into a comprehensive MRO services provider by significantly expanding its service portfolio. The German-Chinese company is strengthening its capabilities in the fields of component repair and composite repair (Airframe Related...
All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan has signed a multi-year IMS contract with Satair for a long-term, fully integrated end-to-end supply chain package covering expendable material for the airline’s continuously growing 18-strong A320 family fleet, comprising A320CEO and...
Rolls-Royce has announced an agreement with Thai Airways International to deliver further testbed capacity to support its Trent programme activity. Rolls-Royce will use THAI’s testbed at Don Mueang Airport to support its Trent XWB engine programme. THAI will...
Pratt & Whitney has announced today an important increase in production at its first advanced manufacturing facility in Singapore in order to help with Pratt & Whitney's 2018 ramp-up of production. This facility is operated by P&W NGPF Manufacturing...