Singapore Technologies Aerospace has secured new contracts worth $410m in the third quarter (3Q) of 2015, for projects ranging from airframe and component maintenance, to engine wash and pilot training. Included in the 3Q2015 contracts are heavy airframe maintenance...

Garuda Maintenance Facilities (GMF) AeroAsia, a subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia, has completed the construction of Hangar 4, the world's biggest narrow body aircraft hangar with a maintenance capacity of up to 16 narrow body aircraft including one bay for aircraft...

ST Aerospace Systems has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Singapore Precision Repair and Overhaul Pte Ltd (S-PRO), from Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran), for a cash consideration of $8.15m. Following the acquisition, S-PRO will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ST...

Ameco completed A330 landing gear troubleshooting for one Chinese domestic customer at the end of August. This is its second such job since Ameco got related authorization from FAA, CAAC and EASA last year. As the first MRO provider in China to perform A330 landing...

HAECO Group has completed its first C-check on a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and redelivered the aircraft to a leading international airline in September. This marks HAECO as one of the first independent Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service providers to perform...

A TransAsia Airways ATR 72-500 aircraft was forced to land with only one engine at Magong Airport after the other reported an abnormality. The pilots shut down the engine and successfully operated the other one to land safely.

Vistara, the joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has signed a V-Services agreement to maintain its fleet of 26 V2500 engines with IAE International Aero Engines.

Volga-Dnepr Gulf (VDG), a division of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Technics, has signed a contract with Malaysian charter operator Eagle Express to provide maintenance services for the airline’s fleet of three 747-400 aircraft. Under the terms of the contract, work will be...

Ameco Beijing has been certified by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), EASA and the FAA to provide maintenance, overhauls and modifications to V2500-A5 series engines. Ameco, which is a joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa Technik, expects to...

A hydraulic systems problem on a Qantas A380 (VH-OQD) has caused the aircraft to be grounded in Los Angeles. Qantas was forced to redeploy a 747 to take over some of the A380’s services. According to various unofficial reports, the aircraft's hydraulic systems may...

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) has announced that its aerospace arm, Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace), has signed an agreement for a six-year engine maintenance contract worth approximately US$350m (approximately S$472m)...

A Qantas A380-800 (registration VH-OQI) en route to Los Angeles from Melbourne diverted to land at Sydney shortly after takeoff from Melbourne, dumping fuel on the way. The airline has reported a mechanical issue – passengers reported that there was a problem the air...