FL Technics has expanded its cooperation with a leading supplier of aerospace metals and other materials – Future Metals – by agreeing to set up a stock of metal products in Vilnius, Lithuania. Back in 2015, the US-headquartered Future Metals appointed FL Technics as...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
AFI KLM E&M launches predictive aircraft maintenance tool
During the 2017 Paris Air Show, AFI KLM E&M is presenting its Prognos product range comprising two dedicated predictive maintenance solutions, Prognos for Engine and Prognos for Aircraft. Developed as part of the Group's "MRO Lab" R&D program, the Prognos...
Safran Aircraft Engines and AFI KLM E&M introduce their new Joint Venture, Airfoils Advanced Solutions
The joint venture between Safran Aircraft Engines and AFI KLM E&M, announced a year ago, now has an official name: Airfoils Advanced Solutions. Located at the Sars-et-Rosières business park in north of France, near Valenciennes, the new company's plant will be...
MAEL confirms end-of-lease maintenance for Novair
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of Monarch, has successfully completed an end of lease C check for Swedish airline Novair. As a new customer to MAEL, the heavy maintenance check for the Airbus A321 aircraft was carried out at...
KLM UK Engineering adds CASA Part 145 approval to maintain Australian registered aircraft
KLM UK Engineering has announced the addition of CASA Part 145 approval to its portfolio from June 2017. A European leader in the regional jets & narrow body aircraft market and having an internationally acknowledged expertise on the Embraer 170/190, BAe146/Avro...
Multi-release certified Aero Norway adds DGCA approval
Norway-based engine MRO facility Aero Norway AS has been granted Part-145 Approved Maintenance Organization Certificate by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Indonesia. The engine MRO centre is now multi-release FAA, EASA, TCCA, CAAC, GCAA and DGCA...
AerFin completes youngest ever Airbus A319-100 tear-down
AerFin Ltd (UK) has completed the teardown of Airbus A319-100 MSN 3077. The 2007 narrow-body aircraft was acquired from a Mexican financial Institution, and is believed to be the youngest ever A319 aircraft to be dismantled. With significant commonality across the...
Qantas Airways and Jetstar Contract Boeing 787 Fleet Component Support to AFI KLM E&M
Qantas Airways in association with Jetstar have entered into a long-term Component Pooling Services Agreement with AFI KLM E&M to support their fleet of Boeing 787s. This brings the total number of 787 customer airlines contracted by AFI KLM E&M to fifteen....
Lufthansa Technik extends component support for Wamos Air
Lufthansa Technik AG and the Spanish charter airline Wamos Air have extended their existing cooperation for a further two years. Lufthansa Technik has supplied components for Wamos Air's fleet of Boeing 747-400s since 2003 as part of Total Component Support (TCS). The...
Avtrade completes purchase of A321 aircraft
Avtrade has purchased one Airbus A321 (MSN 517) aircraft, which will be parted out and managed by Avtrade’s experienced teams from MRO, Logistics and Operations. Components will be fully serviceable and certified to both EASA and FAA release. These components will be...
FL Technics becomes an approved supplier of Asiana, AirAsia X and 4 other Asian companies
Asia’s leading airlines, including Asiana Airlines, AirAsia X, Nok Air, Bangkok Airways, T’way Airlines, and Indonesia’s GMF AeroAsia have awarded FL Technics, a global provider of one-stop-shop aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, with a status of an...
Aerostar expands its MRO business
Aerostar S.A, the Romanian aerospace company, is demonstrating continued strong growth in its commercial aircraft MRO business and is planning a further expansion to meet customer demand. The company is in the final stages of negotiating with the airport authorities...