Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
From mid-2018, Lufthansa Technik will start connectivity modifications on several Boeing 737 MAX aircraft of an undisclosed airline customer at its overhaul facility Lufthansa Technik Budapest. The five-day modification includes the installation of a broadband...
Airbus’ Commercial Aircraft deliveries in 2017 were up for the 15th year in a row, reaching a new company record of 718 aircraft delivered to 85 customers. Deliveries were more than four percent higher than the previous record of 688 set in 2016. The 2017 total...
Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS) is driving digitalization forward by purposefully using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. The aim is to improve the efficiency of operational processes and lay the foundation for reducing the workload of...
Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement with StandardAero to provide maintenance service for RB211-535E4 engines from its base in San Antonio, Texas. The first engine inductions will take place in early 2019. Around 1,000 RB211-535E4 engines are in service, powering...
As preferences for aircraft leasing develop further, management of maintenance becomes even more critical as both a percentage of total costs and as a means of conserving asset value and return on investment. As a result, IBA suggests that the need to manage...
Analysis of industry data by Global Jet Capital, which specialises in financial solutions for private aircraft, reveals over 150 new business aircraft could be delivered to Europe this year, worth more than $5 billion. Over 13% of these deliveries (21 aircraft) could...
Rolls-Royce is to operate a jet engine testbed at the Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. Rolls-Royce has signed a lease to take over the entire 440,000 sq. ft. former Texas Aero Engine Services LLC (TAESL) facility, of which the testbed is a part. The testbed will...
FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced completing a major upgrade project for already the fifth Airbus A321 in 2017. “It is very uncommon for aircraft operators to entrust MROs with...
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has signed a new base maintenance agreement with La Compagnie. The French airline is a returning customer for MAEL who will carry out a C check in its Luton hangar. The heavy maintenance on a Boeing 757 will start in...
Acumen Aviation has been appointed as the asset manager for two Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Both Boeing aircraft are on lease to an Asian airline and funded by TWC Aviation Capital. Image: Boeing
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has implemented a new competency based system with the ELMS Aviation application. Using the cloud-based software system will provide MAEL, a Part 145 and Part M approved organisation, with an enhanced solution to...
Lufthansa Technik and MTU Aero Engines have set up a joint venture for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of geared turbofan engines, with each of the partners holding a stake of 50 percent in the new company. The name of the new JV is Engine...