The engine of an Air Macau Airbus A321 caught fire earlier in the week while it was undergoing tests at Macau International Airport. Only maintenance staff were on board the airline at the time but the aircraft will still have to be grounded due to the now damaged...

ST Aerospace has won S$320m in new maintenance contracts in the fourth quarter of 2010. Ranging from three to 12 months, these contracts will be carried out at its facilities in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. This is in addition to the Maintenance-By-the-Hour...

Lufthansa Technik is to provide a Total Component Support agreement (TCS) for a selected number of components for Air New Zealand with immediate effect. The contract is for components utilized on the New Zealand national carrier’s Boeing 777-200 and 777-300 aircraft....

MAS GMR Aerospace Engineering (MGAE) has closed a deal for the financing of its proposed Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Shamshabad airport. The Overall project costs Rs.309 Crore, which is being funded with Rs.77 crore of equity and Rs.232...

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 747 flying to Detroit made an emergency landing in Manila Sunday due to mid air technical problems encountered by the aircraft, forcing it to return to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Delta Air Lines Flight DL630 was on its way...

Air China and CFM International has received Chinese government approval for the formation of Sichuan Services Aero Engines Maintenance Company (SSAMC), a 60/40 joint venture between the two companies, based in Chengdu, China. The maintenance, repair and overhaul...

Fujitsu and Boeing plan to jointly develop a new efficient aircraft maintenance system using Fujitsu’s smart tags that can be attached to aircraft components and other equipment. The tags show when the part was installed and when it should be replaced, which allows...

Air Mauritius and Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey (LTAA) have signed an exclusive agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul services of the fleet of PW127 engines. They are powering Air Mauritius’ ATR aircraft which are mainly used to connect Mauritius with the...

Australia’s aviation regulator, the Australian Transport Safety Authority, has revealed that three more Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines have been removed from service for further checks by airlines, although 42 cleared inspections. The ATSA was quick to state that all...

The Aircraft Engineers International (AEI) has expressed concern that a Qantaslink airline (Sunstate) has deducted pay from over 20 Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers salaries. The union believes the pay was deducted after their professional judgement determined...

A Madurai-bound Kingfisher Flight returned to Chennai airport after take-off when smoke came out of its engine. The aircraft landed safely and all passengers were evacuated and an investigation took place to determine the cause of the smoke. The flight was later...

Fokker Services Asia (FSA) has broken ground on its new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Singapore. Although the FSA already has facility at Singapore Seletar Airport, it has been required to relocate to the airport’s west side because the Singapore...