Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Lufthansa Technik is strengthening its commitment to the growth market of Asia with the founding of Lufthansa Technik Component Services Asia Pacific. At the same time, a new location for component supply in Hong Kong has been established. The new warehouse offers a...
A report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) blames miscommunication between crew and ground staff for causing the collision of a Malaysia Airlines A330 with an aerobridge at Melbourne Airport on March 31. The ATSB report states that the captain had...
The rear tyre of a Nepal Airlines A320 aircraft burst when landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport sustaining minor damage to the aircraft. The airport was temporarily closed for an hour after the aircraft was stuck on the runway. All the passengers onboard the...
Lufthansa Technik and Taiwan based airline China Airlines have comprehensively expanded their partnership by entering into a new long term agreement for component services (Total Component Support, TCS) for China Airlines Airbus A350 fleet. According to the contract,...
On 1 August, HAECO Xiamen redelivered Japan Airlines' (JAL’s) first Boeing 777 aircraft awarded to the Company. The scope of work involved a heavy maintenance check, cabin reconfiguration and Wi-Fi modifications, which were completed on schedule and to the stringent...
The HAECO Group has reported an attributable profit of HK$1,111 million for the first six months of 2016, which included a gain of HK$805 million on disposal of the interest of Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited (HAESL) in Singapore Aero Engine Services (SAESL)....
Ontic, a BBA Aviation company and the aerospace industry’s leading provider of ‘Extended Life Solutions’ for OEM legacy products, recently announced certification by the Thailand Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) for its Singapore facility. This certification is in...
HAECO Xiamen redelivered its 2,500th aircraft since commencing operations in March 1996, marking a significant milestone in the second quarter of 2016. Over the past twenty years, HAECO Xiamen has established successful, long-term business relationships with blue chip...
Airbus and Rolls-Royce have created a new integrated parts availability service for the Cathay Pacific Airways A350 fleet, which encompasses both airframe and engine Line-Replaceable-Unit (LRU) components. The service integrates the Airbus “Flight Hour Services” (FHS)...
Singapore Technologies Engineering’s (ST Engineering) aerospace arm has secured new contracts worth $770m in the second quarter (2Q) of 2016, for projects ranging from airframe maintenance and cabin interiors, to engine wash, and component repair and overhaul....
AFI KLM E&M has won a major call for tenders from Thai Airways International Public Company (THAI), covering component support for its future fleet of Airbus A350s, with twelve aircraft joining the fleet from this summer. AFI KLM E&M was selected as MRO for...
Airbus Consulting has concluded an assignment, in cooperation with China Eastern Airlines and its affiliated MRO “Eastern Airlines Technic” (EASTEC), to achieve EASA accreditation for EASTEC to perform A320 base-maintenance at three of its facilities: in Shanghai...