Boeing and the State Corporation Russian Technologies (Rostech), which majority owns VSMPO-AVISMA Corp, are in talks to expand collaboration in titanium procurement via their titanium-production joint venture Ural Boeing Manufacturing (UBM) to support ongoing...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
New China Dragon Finalizes Initial Conversions with PEMCO
PEMCO is progressing with its contract with CDI Cargo Airlines to convert three passenger Boeing 737-300 aircraft (MSN 25891, MSN 27372 and MSN 27518), which initially began service for Air China in 1992, 1994 and 1996, respectively. Each will be converted into...
ST Aerospace secures S$590million new contracts in 3Q in 2012
ST Aerospace has secured new contracts worth about S$590m in the third quarter of 2012. This total contract value is in addition to the component repair management Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBHTM) contract worth about US$80m (approximately S$102m) awarded by AirAsia in...
PDQ Airspares extend Next Generation ConsumableCare to GMF AeroAsia
One of South East Asia's largest Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facilities has joined forces with one of Europe's leading Total Consumable Support providers. PDQ Airspares has announced that Indonesia's PT Garuda Maintenance Facility Aero Asia has signed up to a...
China Postal Airline and Pemco in freighter conversion deal
China's state-owned China Postal Airlines has expanded its relationship with PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) and the companies are pleased to announce a new passenger-to-freighter conversion deal. The project, which is now underway, underlines the reliability of...
Inventory and technical management JV inked by HAECO and Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO) and Cathay Pacific Airways have formed a joint venture company, HAECO ITM Limited (HXITM), in Hong Kong to provide inventory technical management services to Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, as well as other airline...
ST Aerospace Rotables created
ST Aerospace has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary, ST Aerospace Rotables (STAR), with paid up capital of US$1.5m (approximately S$1.88m). STAR, a global asset services company, will be headquartered in Singapore with marketing offices in the Americas, EMEA and Asia...
Air China’s Carrier 777 Fleet’s interiors transformed by the aid of Boeing.
Boeing and AMECO have assisted in the aid of transforming seating in business and economy classes to improve and augment Air China’s 777-200 10 aircraft fleet, to help them and their customers benefit fully from their flight experience. The fleet underwent a large...
WWW.AEDUBLIN.COM GOES LIVE AND AIRLINE ECONOMICS DUBLIN 2013 POWERS AHEAD
We understand that there are some things you cannot leave to chance and the annual get together in Dublin is one of those things. For this reason we have already made sure that the core of finance and leasing are in attendance and there are more airlines than have...
Airbus and GMF AeroAsia to develop strategic maintenance training partnership in Indonesia
Airbus and GMF AeroAsia (GMF), the maintenance and repair subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia, have signed a memorandum agreement for Maintenance Training Collaboration to develop a 10-year strategic partnership. As part of this, GMF will become Airbus’ local maintenance...
ILFC’S AEROTURBINE GROUP OPENS LOGISTIC’S CENTERS
AeroTurbine, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), has announced the opening of new logistics centers in Dubai, London, Los Angeles and Singapore. The centers provide 24/7/365 support for OEMs needing logistic support from 3PL...
Farnborough, air shows in general and Airline Economics Dublin 2013
It is mid-week and many of you will be getting air show fatigue by about now. For many getting to the show itself is very hard work indeed, it seems that unless you are flying, you are very lucky indeed to have a trouble free run of it seemingly from any direction....