Acorn Growth Companies, a middle market private equity firm investing exclusively in aerospace and defense, has completed the acquisition of Aerospheres (UK) Ltd, a chemical and composite repair supplier to the commercial airline and MRO markets. Located 12 miles from...

AFI KLM E&M’s Bonus Tech, a company specializing in engine tear-down solutions, parts identification and packaging, recently carried out the disassembly of its one thousandth engine. Since it was set up in 2001, Bonus Tech has developed capabilities on all the...

Transaero Airlines has received the first authorization of the Federal Air Transport Agency to use iPad Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Class 2 on its first Boeing 747-400 aircraft. EFB Class 2 allows to use iPad in all phases of flight in lieu of paper. Transaero was the...

A Lufthansa A330-300 aircraft, flight LH-638 from Munich to Dubai was forced to return to Munich after about three hours flying after a hydraulic failure was detected. The aircraft landed safely and passengers were taken to hotels near the airport. The flight was...

A UTair Boeing 737 plane carrying 78 passengers landed safely at the main airport in St. Petersburg this morning after one of its CFM engines failed. "The plane made a safe landing ... no passengers were injured," Russian airline UTair said in a statement.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd (MAEL), part of the Monarch Group, has confirmed a multi-year full power-by-the-hour agreement with aircraft support specialist AJW Aviation. The power-by-the-hour agreement will supplement the component services provided by MAEL to...

A UPS 747-400 freighter (N572UP) was on final approach at Cologne airport from Hong Kong when it detected an electronics failure and was forced to climb back to 5000 feet, and make approach. The aircraft landed safely on runway 32R about 17 minutes after aborting the...

LAM Mozambique Airlines has chosen Alkym is maintenance management solution. John Barry, SVP Business Development with Volartec, said: “We have been through a comprehensive selection process with LAM and it brings great satisfaction to come out on top. Having to prove...

easyJet has selected AJW Group to be the primary provider of the airline’s requirements for component maintenance and the provision, storage and distribution of spare parts. The new multi-year contract will support the airline’s growing fleet of Airbus aircraft. The...

Air Madagascar has renewed its agreement with AFI KLM E&M for the supports of its two A340-300s. Roger Rakotozafy, Industrial Director Air Madagascar said: "We are pleased to renew this agreement based on AFI KLM E&M's proven ability to cover our maintenance...

The long-term contract signed between Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and AFI KLM E&M organizes component repair and overhaul services for Boeing 787s owned by the Moroccan flag carrier, with dedicated access to the AFI KLM E&M spares pool at Amsterdam. This latest...

On Thursday, March 12, a British Airways A320-200, Flight  BA-462 from London Heathrow to Madrid, was climbing out of Heathrow's runway 09R when the crew stopped the climb at FL100, shut an engine (V2527) down and returned to Heathrow for a safe landing on runway 09L...