Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
SmartLynx Airlines will be adding four A321 Freighters to its cargo fleet bringing the total cargo fleet count to 15 and plans to add another five freighters by the end of this year. The newly added A321 Freighters are a part of a sales-leaseback agreement with Aero...
Mammoth Freighters has signed a general terms agreement with STS Aviation services to perform passenger-to-freighter conversions for the Mammoth 777 program covering both the 777-200LR and 777-300ER aircraft. The conversion work will be carried out at the STS facility...
Icelandic cargo airline Bluebird Nordic has received one more Boeing 737-800 freighter aircraft (BCF). This is the fourth such aircraft in the airline’s fleet. The fleet expansion is Bluebird Nordic’s answer to the growing air cargo transportation demand that has...
For the first time, a Boeing 777-300ER operated by Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) took off on a passenger flight with the AeroSHARK surface technology jointly developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF. The fuselage and engine nacelles of the aircraft were...
Fokker is building a new widebody hangar as a part of a major expansion plan. The new hangar will accommodate aircraft such as Airbus A330, Airbus A350, and Boeing 777, and will be equipped with floor heating and cooling systems all powered by electricity. Roland van...
AerFin and Safran have signed a reciprocal agreement recently in which AerFin will provide flexible landing gear leasing support for narrowbody aircraft. Nick Filce, Director, of Trading at AerFin, said: “We have a long-standing history of working with Safran and are...
Cargolux has placed a firm order of 10 777-8 Freighters with an option of an additional six aircraft as the replacement for its 747-400 Freighter fleet. The order was previously listed as unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries website. Cargolux claims that...
Heathrow airport recorded the busiest summer as compared to other European airports with over 5.8 million passenger footfalls in September 2022. This figure is just 15% below the pre-pandemic levels of 2019. Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said: “Heathrow has grown...
The problem of skilled labour shortage in the aviation industry is rising every month with increasing demand and airlines, OEMs, and MROs are starting to feel the pinch. The aviation industry was already facing a workforce crunch and the pandemic made it worse. With...
Hans Airways has selected ‘Moment’ to supply its portable IFE system for onboard entertainment. As per the agreement, Moment’s Flymingo box will be fitted aboard the first Airbus A330-200 ahead of the first flight. According to Moment, the portable W-IFE Flymingo Box...
MTU Maintenance Serbia has opened a new 39,000-square-meter facility in Nova Pazova near Belgrade for the repair of engine parts. In the coming years, the facility plans to create about 400 job opportunities in the region. The facility will commence commercial...
GE Aerospace recently signed a Product Update Service Agreement with Keyvan Aviation, in which Keyvan will provide an aviation and navigation database to all airlines and operators which use GE Aerospace’s Flight Management system. Mehmet Keyvan, CEO and founder of...