Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Cargo Air signed an agreement with AFI KLM E&M for regular component support. Cargo Air operates two 737s, for which component support and pool access is now provided by AFI KLM E&M. Cargo Air has also recently signed a contract with DHL and has invested in a third...
MTU Maintenance Hannover won a five-year contract from Atlasjet airlines to continue to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for its V2500 engines, powering its Airbus A320 fleet.
Virgin Atlantic Airways is spending £100m ($158 million) revamping its premium cabins. The carrier, will unveil a new menu in its Upper Class service starting next month featuring a cheese trolley, Lanson Black Label Champagne and afternoon tea. Virgin Atlantic is...
Goodrich Corporation has signed a nacelle services agreement with BA CityFlyer for support of nacelles and thrust reversers in the airline's fleet of E190 aircraft powered by General Electric CF34-10 engines. The five-year Prime Solutions nacelle services agreement...
MTU Maintenance Hannover was again selected by Biman Bangladesh Airlines to support its GE CF6-50 engines. The three-year agreement covers 12 engines powering the carrier's fleet of DC-10-30s.
Lufthansa Technik is now the sole owner of the American company AirLiance Materials, supplier of quality-assured used aircraft spare parts. Lufthansa Technik announced that it had taken over the shares previously held by the two minority owners United Airlines and Air...
On the back of the recent launch of direct Etihad Airways flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf, and last month’s historic deal between the United Arab Emirates flag carrier and Germany’s second largest airline, airberlin technik – the technical wing of airberlin –...
A J Walter Aviation has been awarded a seven year contract to provide power-by-the-hour support to Korea’s leading low cost airline, Eastar Jet. The agreement covers the airline’s current fleet of six B737NG aircraft though Eastar Jet plan to rapidly grow this fleet...
Lufthansa Technik and its partners have successfully tested electric motors installed on the main landing gear of an Airbus A320 aircraft. The motors were scrutinized closely for one week, and for the first time, took over all necessary movements of an aircraft on...
Leading French airline, XL Airways France, has awarded a five year contract to A J Walter Aviation to provide power-by-the-hour support to the XL Airways France B737NG aircraft fleet. This is AJW’s first PBH contract in the French aviation market and its first at...
A J Walter Aviation has identified a new business niche for development – corporate and business aircraft spares support. In partnership with its business aircraft sales and acquisition broker, Loudoun Aviation, AJW has extended its commercial spare parts and power by...
Boeing Commercial Airplanes has selected NAYAK Aircraft Services in Europe to provide Boeing GoldCare maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services. The GoldCare program is a maintenance concept Boeing designed to maximize airline operations for the 737 NG and the...