Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Farsound has signed a new contact with Spanish airline Iberia, renewing their long-term partnership. Iberia is Spain’s largest airline, offering multiple roots from its base at Madrid Barajas airport. It is also involved in aircraft maintenance, airport handling...
SR Technics has signed a five-year agreement with Safran Aircraft Engines to provide quick-turn maintenance offload support to LEAP-1A engines. This multi-year agreement follows earlier agreements signed with Safran for CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B, and LEAP-1B engines. The...
Magnetic Group extended its maintenance contract with Finnair to provide routine overnight checks for Finnair’s Embraer aircraft and performing 1-year checks for their entire ATR fleet. The service will be provided by Magnetic Group’s line maintenance sub-brand...
Eve Air Mobility (Eve) has extended its partnership with Widerøe Zero, an initiative by Widerøe focused on sustainable aviation. The partnership, solidified through a Letter of Intent (LOI), involves up to 50 eVTOLs, a service and operation solutions package, as well...
Air Austral has expanded its maintenance agreement with, AFI KLM E&M by signing its subsidiary EPCOR for maintenance of the Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) powering its fleet of three A220s. As a part of the contract EPCOR will cover the repair and servicing of APUs,...
Eviation has signed a letter of intent for up to 50 commuter planes with Aerolease. Following its letter of intent, Aerolease will expect up to 50 Alice aircraft and will provide financing and leasing solutions for the aircraft to its customers around the globe. As...
Vietjet has signed Safran seats to equip up to 24,000 Economy class seat Z200 for 120 Boeing 737 MAX fleet with the first aircraft due to delivery starting mid-2024. Safran claims that the new generation of Z200 Safran seats is especially designed for short and medium...
GKN Aerospace has opened its latest Global Technology Centre (GTC) in Hoogeveen, as a part of f GKN Aerospace’s €80 million investment in the Netherlands. Its primary focus will be on advancing lightweight thermoplastic composites for the next generation of aircraft,...
ZeroAvia has identified applications for hydrogen-electric, zero-emission propulsion for regional jet aircraft. A technical study has identified an initial entry point for a CRJ 700 retrofit with ZeroAvia’s ZA 2000RJ powertrain confirming maximum take-off weight,...
Rolls-Royce has signed AFI KLM E&M to provide maintenance and repair services for its Trent XWB, exclusive engine used on the A350. This agreement is an extension of the 2014 agreement when Air France-KLM had acquired 38 A350s. About 20 of those have been...
Rolls-Royce has developed a small gas turbine to power hybrid-electric flight and is soon set to begin testing. The engine is part of a turbogenerator system that is being developed for the Advanced Air Mobility market. This includes electrical vertical take-off and...
Tecnam has suspending developmental work on its P-Volt electric aircraft citing concerns about the ability of current battery technology to guarantee viable storage levels. However, the company is ready to bring the P-Volt back into the type certification as soon as...