Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
A China Eastern Embraer ERJ-145, registration B-3052, flying from Huaian to Shanghai Hongqiao (China), landed on Hongqiao Airport's runway but veered off the runway, ran across a grassy area and came to a stop with the nose on a taxiway as its nose gear had collapsed....
An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 aircraft experienced a minor electrical fault during a recent proving flight. However this was easily rectified since it was caused by an insufficiently turned nut in an electrical panel.
Air India is searching for an outside professional with a management background to head its aircraft repair business, says local media reports. Air India’s maintenance arm was spun off into a separate profit centre in April.
Ramco Systems, the global Aviation Software provider on Cloud, Mobile and Tablets has signed 10 aviation deals in FY 2012-13. This includes, aviation majors such as Emirates, GoAir, Air Tahiti, Caribbean Airlines, Hevilift among others. The last quarter of the...
Summer 2013 will see talks begin between the EU and the United States on producing a free-trade agreement that would give birth to the largest free trade zone on the planet, significant enough to add 0.5% or €86bn to overall EU GDP and 0.4% or €65bn to the US economy...
The agreement includes technical fleet management services, component repair, and availability via dedicated logistics support, access to AFI KLM E&M's dedicated regional A330 spares pool, and the supply of an A330 Main Base Kit on Air Pacific premises. Dave Pflieger,...
ST Aerospace has completed its investment of 35% equity interest in Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EADS EFW). The investment was completed following the receipt of regulatory approvals and fulfilment of customary conditions precedent. Following this completion, ST Aerospace...
ST Aerospace’s commercial pilot training arm, ST Aerospace Academy (STAA) has been awarded a contract to train pilots for Xiamen Airlines. Under the agreement, Xiamen Airlines’ cadet pilots will undergo STAA’s Commercial Pilot Licence with Instrument Rating programme,...
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that pilots on a Tiger Airways aircraft used incorrect altitude information and the airline had an inconsistent safety management system, which contributed to the airline being grounded. Following the...
UN aviation body ICAO will recommend creating a cyber security task force at a meeting next week in Canada. A task force is needed due to an increasing reliance on interconnected IT systems with operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Linux, and protocols such...
UN aviation body ICAO will recommend creating a cyber security task force at a meeting next week in Canada. A task force is needed due to an increasing reliance on interconnected IT systems with operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Linux, and protocols such...
ST Aerospace today broke ground to add a narrow-body aircraft hangar at its Changi facility in Singapore. The total investment in the hangar and associated equipment amounts to $11m. The new hangar is expected to be operational by the end of third quarter 2013. With...