Spring Airlines has signed a contract with Airbus for a package of solutions to upgrade its fleet of 20 A320s to match the latest delivered aircraft standards. These include optimising cabin space, upgrading the operating weight and adding Sharklet wingtips. Together...

ST Aerospace has celebrated 50 aircraft redeliveries from its Guangzhou airframe maintenance facility, to AirAsia. The first aircraft was inducted into ST Aerospace’s Guangzhou-based hangar in January 2015, for C-level checks. This was followed by a steady stream of...

Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has announced that its aerospace arm has secured new contracts worth $443m in the first quarter (1Q) of 2016, for projects ranging from airframe maintenance and cabin interiors, to engine wash, and component repair...

AJW Aviation has signed a new power-by-the-hour contract with Air New Zealand to manage component support for its B767 fleet of five aircraft.  Air New Zealand’s own Boeing inventory will be held on site in Auckland to a defined list and the balance of spare parts...

AFI KLM E&M and SF Airlines have announced that they have finalized an engine support contract covering three CF6-80C2 engines owned by the Chinese airline. The scope of the contract includes repair and overhaul of the three engines, plus spares support with...

AFI KLM E&M has announced that its new innovation centre, The MRO Lab Singapore, is now on stream. The opening of the new entity comes a year after the launch of the "MRO Lab - Adaptive Innovations" program, through which AFI KLM E&M is pursuing its aim of...

AFI KLM E&M and Air Caraïbes Atlantique have announced the signing of a long-term agreement covering total care support for the airline's A330 and A350 fleets. The contract includes line maintenance, A-checks and C-checks, component support (repairs, pool access,...

Airbus has signed an agreement to provide flight and maintenance training services to Vietjet in Ho Chi Minh City. With this agreement, Vietjet‘s flight training centre will host an Airbus A320 Full-Flight Simulator (FFS) to conduct flight crew training for its A320...

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today signed a milestone Maintenance Implementation Procedures (MIP) agreement with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). He is visiting the Singapore Air Show and meeting with Association...

Fast-growing South Korean budget airline JeJu Air is expanding its fleet of Boeing 737-800s. As a result it has formally agreed to extend their current engine maintenance contract with a further 18 shop visits. The long-term agreement covers full support - maintenance...

Malaysia's Eaglexpress Air has signed a component support contract with AFI KLM E&MT during the Singapore Airshow, which includes access to AFI KLM E&M's global A330 spares pool and a main base kit to be located at Jeddah. The support contract covers the six...

GMF AeroAsia and AFI KLM E&M have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Singapore Airshow. This MOU aims to extend and develop their present partnership in the MRO sphere. Recently the companies also signed a CFM56-7B overhaul and repair contract,...