Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Recaro Aircraft Seating is now entering the era of dress cover production: on November 30, 2018, its new “cut2dress” dress cover production center is officially inaugurated in Świebodzin, Poland. In the future, Recaro will be setting its own quality standards in terms...
Vallair, the aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO organisation, has purchased four CFM56-5A engines from the French flag carrier Air France. The engines will be torn down at Vallair’s engine facility in Chateauroux, France. Vallair recently added to its...
Rolls-Royce has launched LifeKey, a new addition to its LessorCare service, which it says sets new standards in aircraft lessor support. The first LifeKey customers are Jackson Square Aviation and CDB Aviation. LifeKey is a central component of LessorCare, which was...
A Frontier A320 flight, from Las Vegas to Tampa, Florida, on November 30, was forced to return to the airport and make an emergency landing after the cowling broke off one of the engines. There were no reported injuries. In a statement, the airline said that despite...
Atlantic Aviation Group’s CAMO and Technical Services department have been granted ATR 42/72 approval from the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). “We are delighted to add this approval to our list of capabilities as we have a number of customers managing and operating...
A subcontractor of precision machined components, BG Engineering, based in Derbyshire, UK, has secured AS9100 accreditation, the international management system standard for the Aircraft, Space and Defence (AS&D) industry. The achievement follows a rigorous...
UTC Aerospace Systems and Lufthansa Technik have announced a life of program component service agreement for the maintenance and support of accessories for the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine for the A320neo. Under this agreement, Lufthansa Technik will develop...
AJW Group has secured a new Power-by-the-Hour (PBH) support contract with the Brazilian cargo unit of Azul Airlines, Azul Cargo Express. The multi-year contract, which marks an extension of AJW’s relationship with Azul, will see the business use its industry-leading...
Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to carry out maintenance work on the Airbus A320neo. For Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico, based at Rafael Hernandez Airport...
Lufthansa Technik Malta is officially ready to perform all work required for the Base Maintenance of the Airbus A350-900, as the company has been licensed by the German Federal Aviation Office (LBA). The granting of the "Base Maintenance Approval" certificate by the...
Lufthansa Technik is developing modern measuring technology to inspect aircraft tanks reliably and detect critical infestations early on. The development was sparked by the discovery that the rate of biofilm formation in the aircraft fuel tanks had been steadily on...
S7 Technics Holding’s Novosibirsk site is the first in Russia to have won approval for providing maintenance works on the new generation Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, equivalent to A-Check. Earlier this month Russia’s launch operator of the type, S7 Airlines, took delivery...