Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has been granted UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Part 147 approval to deliver aircraft type training on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner B1 & B2 type training will be delivered by the Monarch...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
MAEL completes commissioning testing at new Birmingham facility
MAEL completes commissioning testing at new Birmingham facility Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has completed the commissioning testing for aircraft maintenance at its new 110,000 sq. ft state-of-the-art maintenance facility at Birmingham Airport in the UK. This...
Aeroflot awards Boeing 737NG contract to Volga-Dnepr technics in Moscow
Volga-Dnepr Technics has been awarded a contract to provide maintenance services in Moscow for Aeroflot-Russian Airlines’ Boeing 737NG (Next Generation) aircraft fleet. The agreement for maintenance at the city’s Sheremetyevo Airport also includes a provision for...
Commsoft signs OASES renewal contract with NextJet of Sweden
Commsoft has signed a new three-year contract for 15 concurrent users with NextJet, one of Sweden’s largest domestic airlines. To support its fleet of 10 SAAB 340 aircraft, Next Jet plans to migrate to the latest AMP version of OASES sometime during 2014 and will be...
AJW Aviation awarded ISO18001 and ISO14001 Certification
AJW Aviation has been awarded the ISO18001 for Health & Safety Management Systems and ISO14001 certification for Environmental Management Systems by the International Standards Organisation (ISO) These certifications come less than a year after the company’s...
British Airways Engineering receives EASA part approved for 787 and A380
British Airways has become the first airline in the world to gain European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 147, Part M and Part 145 approvals for both the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A380. Part M approval signifies that British Airways Engineering has the required...
TAP M&E was selected to provide landing gear maintenance support for NATO AWACS Programme
TAP M&E has been awarded an eight-year contract to provide landing gear repair and overhaul services for the NATO E-3A AWACS Programme. A first ship set will be serviced before the end of 2013. The contract was signed in a ceremony held in Lisbon. After more than...
AJW Aviation signs A320 repair management power-by-the-hour contract with Allegiant Air
AJW Aviation has signed a three year repair management power-by-the-hour agreement with Las Vegas based airline, Allegiant Air. The comprehensive support contract is for Allegiant’s new fleet of A320 family aircraft, three of which have already been delivered....
AEROSTAR WINS MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FROM STARBOW OF GHANA
Aerostar S.A., of Romania, has won a contract from Starbow of Ghana to carry out ‘C’ checks on its fleet of four BAe 146 aircraft.The first aircraft, a BAe 146-300 (9G-SBB; msn E3123), arrived at Aerostar’s Bacau facility on May 31 and departed on schedule on 2 July....
Air France selects UTC Aerospace Systems for E-Jet MRO services
Air France has selected UTC Aerospace Systems to be the maintenance, repair and overhaul services (MRO) provider for various actuation, air management and electrical systems on Embraer E-Jet fleets that Air France supports for its customers. This is UTC Aerospace...
CF34 TRUEngine Program Launches with Azul, Flybe, GoJet, Jetscape, LOT and GECAS
GE Aviation launched the TRUEngine program on its CF34 engines with Azul, Flybe, GoJet, Jetscape, LOT and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The CF34 TRUEngine launch expands the TRUEngine designation from CFM56, CF6 and GEnx engines. “Participation in the...
TAP M&E and AFI KLM E&M expand collaboration
TAP Maintenance & Engineering and AFI KLM E&M recently renewed and expanded their mutual confidence to their respective services. The two partners adjusted the perimeter of their collaboration, which now covers the repair support for A330-340 components and support of...