Garuda Indonesia Group and Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Partnership covering enhanced Maintenance Training support to GMF AeroAsia, the maintenance and repair subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia, and a plan to study together a revitalisation plan for the Garuda...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Air Incheon renews power-by-the-hour contract with AJW Aviation
AJW Aviation will continue to provide full ATA Chapter power-by-the-hour support for low cost cargo operator Air Incheon’s growing fleet of Boeing aircraft. The contract commenced in 2013 and has been extended for a further two years. It also includes a main base kit...
AAR to provide PBH support to IBEX, regional feeder for ANA Airlines
AAR, a provider of aviation aftermarket services to the world’s airlines, announces it recently expanded its power-by-the-hour (PBH) parts inventory management and exchange program to Asia. AAR signed its first PBH contract with IBEX Airlines in support of its CRJ...
ST Engineering’s aerospace arm completes additional investment in EFW
Singapore Technologies Engineering’s (ST Engineering) aerospace arm Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace) has completed its investment of the additional 20% equity interest in Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW). The investment was completed following the receipt...
Kalstar Aviation selects Seabury MRO Solutions’ Alkym
Seabury MRO Solutions has welcomed a new client in Asia as the company’s regional client base continues to increase. Kalstar Aviation, an Indonesian airline based in Jakarta, has selected Alkym Management and Control System for Aircraft Maintenance to ensure it has...
ST Engineering’s aerospace arm secures $415m worth of new contracts in 4Q2015
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has announced that its aerospace arm has secured new contracts worth $415m in the fourth quarter (4Q) of 2015, for projects ranging from airframe maintenance and cabin interiors reconfiguration, to engine wash and...
GoAir extends engine contract with Lufthansa Technik
GoAir has substantially expanded its business relationship with Lufthansa Technik. In April 2014 GoAir had already signed an initial Total Engine Support TES contract, covering a total of 16 CFM56-5B engine overhaul events. The airline has now extended the contract by...
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance and Ramco Systems create The MRO Lab in Singapore
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has signed a partnership with Ramco Systems, which specializes in business software systems, especially in the MRO sector, to set up a joint innovation center in Singapore. A team of around ten...
AFI KLM E&M Components China Granted EASA Certification
AFI KLM E&M Components China, a wholly owned AIR FRANCE KLM subsidiary, was established in Shanghai in 2013 to repair avionics components and was CAAC-certified in November of that year. Recently in 2015, EASA, the European Aviation Safety Agency also awarded the...
ST Aerospace Signs Cabin Reconfiguration Contract With Air Canada
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has secured a cabin reconfiguration contract with Air Canada, for eight Airbus A330 aircraft. The first A330 will be inducted in the third quarter of 2016, with the last aircraft targeted for redelivery by the end of...
ITP strengthens its presence in Asia Pacific with the opening of a new representative office in Singapore
ITP has opened a new representative office in Singapore with the aim of strengthening its presence in the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) market in Asia Pacific. ITP has an established portfolio of clients in the region, including airlines like Cebu Pacific,...
SIA A330 nose gear collapse
On Sunday morning a Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 was parked at a gate at Changi International Airport in Singapore when its nose gear collapsed. No one was injured and only an engineer was on the aircraft at the time. The A330-300 (9V-STG) was due to fly to Hong...