Glyn Wall Ltd has acquired Sycamore Aviation Ltd.’s aircraft decommissioning business located at Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) in the UK. The company will continue to trade under the Sycamore Aviation brand. Sycamore Aviation is fully operational at its home base...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
AFI KLM E&M receives EASA approval for GEnx powerplant
The GEnx new-generation powerplant that will equip the AIR FRANCE KLM fleet of Boeing 787s from the end of next year represents another step towards the future in MRO terms. AFI KLM E&M teams will be capable for maintenance, repair and overhaul at its Schiphol...
AFI KLM E&M to extend component support for Boeing fleet of LATAM Airlines
In one of the largest component support contracts signed by AFI KLM E&M, LATAM Airlines Group has entrusted the component support for all its Boeing 767, 777 and 787 aircraft to AFI KLM E&M. The long-term, flight-hour contract covers the design and provision...
VISTARA signs FHS-TSP contract with Airbus to support its leased A320 fleet
VISTARA, the new carrier based in New Delhi, has signed long term Flight Hour Services Tailored Support Package (FHS-TSP) contracts with Airbus starting this year with the entry into service of its 20 A320 leased fleet. The FHS-TSP contract provides an integrated and...
Volga-Dnepr Technics in Leipzig completes first A-Check on a Boeing 737 C
Volga-Dnepr Technics GmbH (VDT GmbH), a representative of Volga-Dnepr Technics in Europe, has performed its first A-check on a Boeing 737 CL aircraft owned and operated by Cargo Air, a private Bulgarian charter airline, at its hangar facilities in Leipzig/Halle...
Gael strikes seven figure ‘Enlighten’ deal with HAECO Group
SCOTTISH software developers, Gael Ltd, has struck a seven figure deal with a leading independent aircraft engineering and maintenance group which will see its new cloud-based product rolled out across HAECO Group. Gael, who provides quality, safety and risk...
AJW Aviation signs ground-breaking PBH contract with start-up Qingdao Airlines
In partnership with CASC (China Aviation Supplies Corporation) in Beijing, AJW Aviation has signed a six year contract to provide power-by-the-hour support to Qingdao Airlines’ fleet of A320 aircraft. Established by the Nashan Group, the Qingdao Municipal Government...
Air Canada signs with AFI KLM E&M’s EPCOR to maintain its Boeing 787 APUs
EPCOR has signed a long-term contract with Air Canada covering maintenance of the APS 5000 APUs installed on its fleet of 37 Boeing 787 Dreamliners already in revenue service or scheduled for delivery through to 2019. The contract also provides for spares provisioning...
Snecma (Safran) chooses AFI KLM E&M for LEAP engine development tests
Snecma (Safran), which is developing the LEAP engine with GE through its 50/50 joint company CFM International, has signed an agreement with AFI KLM E&M to carry out engine development tests. The LEAP is the successor to the best-selling CFM56 and has already been...
AFI KLM E&M in A350 maintenance starting blocks
As the first passenger-carrying flight of the A350 took off on 2 June 2014, AFI KLM E&M was shaping its industrial development program and is now poised to become a major maintenance player for the newly certified aircraft. Without waiting for the first commercial...
EVELOP Airlines picks AFI KLM E&M to maintain its APUs
Evelop Airlines has signed an exclusive contract with AFI KLM E&M to organize the repair and overhaul of the Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) equipping its A320-200 and A330-300 aircraft. EPCOR, the AFI KLM E&M subsidiary specialized in maintenance for APUs and a...
BRITISH AIRWAYS LINE MAINTENANCE LANDS QATAR AIRWAYS CONTRACT EXTENSION
British Airways’ line maintenance team has recently won the contract to provide technical handling for Qatar Airways’ 787 flights in Edinburgh. British Airways has also been selected this year to support the Qatar Airways operation at Dallas Fort Worth, Kigali and...