Austrian Airlines began using Spairliners for Integrated Component Care Support effective January 2016. The long-term contract was signed in December 2015 and covers component pooling and repair solutions of seventeen (17) Embraer E195 aircraft. With its latest...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
AFI KLM E&M and Transavia extend 737NG component services contract
Transavia has extended its long-term Boeing Next-Generation 737 Rotable Components Maintenance and Pooling Services agreement, dedicated to its Amsterdam-based fleet with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance. The agreement comes under the Component...
Small Planet Airlines aircraft off the runway
An A320 charter aircraft, operated by Small Planet Airlines flying from Paderborn in German, ran off the runway at Birmingham Airport in the UK yesterday and ended up on the grass verge. The aircraft, carrying 98 people, "manoeuvred" off the tarmac while it was taxing...
Boeing to Support SWISS Maintenance Optimization
Boeing has announced that Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has signed agreements for several Boeing solutions to increase efficiency and streamline maintenance performance tasks across the airline’s global operations. The tools from Boeing – Airplane Health...
Uni-Top entrusts its CF6-80C2 engines to AFI KLM E&M
AFI KLM E&M and Uni-Top Airlines have signed an agreement organizing support for the CF6-80C2 engines powering the Chinese carrier's seven A300 aircraft. The contract includes repair and overhaul of the engines concerned, along with spare engines to guarantee...
MTU Aero Engines completes first turbine center frame for GE9X
MTU Aero Engines in Munich has completed the first development turbine center frame (TCF for short) to go into the GE9X engine. “In this engine program, we are not only responsible for the manufacture of the TCF, but also assumed responsibility for its development...
Satair Group appointed global exclusive distributor of Eaton’s Fluid Conveyance products
Satair Group recently signed a 20-year agreement with the power management company Eaton to become its largest global distributor in the commercial aerospace sector. Eaton and Satair Group have maintained a successful business relationship since 1947. As part of that...
FL Technics signs an exclusive global representation contract with SVD-Promtent
FL Technics is starting a new strategic partnership with SVD-Promtent, the supplier of storage, insulation hangars and protective covers. FL Technics will offer the inventory to its current and future clients around the globe, excluding the Russian market. According...
Monarch Aircraft Engineering signs new line maintenance contract with Norwegian
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of The Monarch Group, has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Norwegian. The agreement, which commenced on 11th January 2016, sees MAEL’s highly experienced engineering team...
Spairliners achieves ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certification
Spairliners, the aircraft component care company, has achieved ISO 9001 certification for providing aircraft component provisioning, services and pooling solutions. The company is already known for providing services and aircraft components which are certified to the...
Swiss Aviation Consulting expands into Asia
Swiss Aviation Consulting is expanding its reach into Asia by setting up an affiliate in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Swiss AeroConsultant (Asia) Sdn. Bhd. was officially incorporated in December 2015. Malaysia has been chosen for its central location in the Southeast...
Monarch Aircraft Engineering extends maintenance contract with La Compagnie
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of The Monarch Group, has extended its agreement with La Compagnie to include airframe heavy maintenance. Under this extended agreement, MAEL will perform a C Check on the Boeing 757-200 ER at its...