Virgin Atlantic Flight VS075, enroute to Orlando from Manchester, UK airport was forced to divert to London Gatwick after it developed a “technical issue”. The airline described it as a “precautionary diversion” to enable it to investigate the issue. The 747 aircraft...

A Ryanair aircraft travelling from Chania International Airport Greece to Eindhoven in the Netherlands diverted to land in Frankfurt after declaring an emergency. Flight FR5842 experienced cabin pressure issues, which forced it to land.

Safi Airways has signed a component support contract with AFI KLM E&M covering their three A320-family aircraft. The agreement includes repairs and access to a spares pool. This is the second contract that Safi Airways has signed with AFI KLM E&M. Fabrice...

NordStar Airlines has signed a GTA with AJW Engines to provide engine shop visit management services for CFM56-7B engines.  AJW Group has worked with the airline for several years providing specialist component support; however this is the first time that AJW Engines’...

Boeing has announced that it has signed a contract with British Airways to provide Component Services for its 787 Dreamliner fleet. Under the 12-year agreement, Boeing will supply British Airways 787s with a carefully selected pool of high-value parts, enabling the...

Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has announced a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Hainan Airlines. The agreement, which commenced on July 3, 2015 is to provide call-out support to the Chinese operator’s flying program into Birmingham...

Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of The Monarch Group, has extended its US Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration approval to their Birmingham and Copenhagen base maintenance facilities. Monarch Aircraft...

Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus has chosen AJW Aviation to provide full power-by-the-hour services for its current fleet of A320s.  The multi-year contract has the option to expand with the fleet over the next decade.  AJW will also locate extensive main base kit at...

Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is investing in the addition of a new engine test cell at its Summerside facility in Prince Edward Island, Canada through a financing partnership with...

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) aerospace arm Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace) has secured a seven-year contract worth more than US$100m (approximately S$134.8m), for aircraft component support with Flybe. Under the...

Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of The Monarch Group, announces a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Privilege Style. The contract covers a full suite of line maintenance support for the Spanish airline’s Boeing...

easyJet has reached agreement with Airbus’ Upgrade Services division for the retrofit of up to 105 of its A320 cabins. The new cabin will feature six additional seats whilst maintaining current passenger comfort levels and in addition it has the capability of allowing...