Rolls-Royce has completed the sale of Bergen Engines business to Langley Holdings for an enterprise value of €63m. The completion of the transaction, which was announced on 3 August 2021, follows the conclusion of work to separate the business from the Group. Sale...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
LOT re-launches flights between Budapest and New York
LOT, the Polish carrier, has announced that it will re-launch direct flights between Budapest and New York from June 2022 using Boeing 787 Dreamliners operating three times weekly. Balázs Bogáts, Head of Airline Development, Budapest Airport said: “It remains Budapest...
VINCI Airports takes over operations at Annecy Mont-Blanc airport
After signing a public service concession agreement with the Haute-Savoie department last July, VINCI Airports took over operations at Annecy Mont-Blanc airport on 1 January. VINCI Airports will therefore now manage and operate the airport for 15 years, bringing its...
Launch of Airbus Atlantic
A wholly-owned Airbus subsidiary, Airbus Atlantic, a global player in the aerostructures field, was officially established on January 1, 2022. The new company groups the strengths, resources and skills of Airbus’s sites in Nantes and Montoir-de-Bretagne, the central...
LOTAMS performs world’s first 50K FC-Check
A heavy maintenance check performed by LOTAMS on a Boeing 767 was completed on July 31. It was the first check of this type in the world carried out on an aircraft with 50,000 flight cycles. LOTAMS worked on the aircraft for five months, completing almost 35,000...
Air One Aviation signs new agreement with ROM Cargo
ROM Cargo has appointed Air One Aviation as its exclusive Global Sales & Services partner. This follows the awarding of the airline’s Air Operators’ Certificate by Romania’s civil aviation authority to begin international Boeing 747-400 freighter services....
IATA: Air cargo demand up 9.4% in October
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released October 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued to be well above pre-crisis levels and that the capacity constraints have eased slightly. Global demand, measured in cargo...
AELF FlightService partners with Avensis Aviation
AELF FlightService (FlightService) has partnered with Avensis Aviation to purchase ten Medius passenger to freighter conversion kits for 2022. FlightService, operated by its sister company, Malta-based Maleth Aero, is focused on air cargo solutions, with an emerging...
Aviator Airport Alliance inks de-icing deal with Sunclass Airlines
Aviator Airport Alliance, a full-range provider of aviation services at 15 airports across the Nordics, has extended its partnership agreement with Sunclass Airlines for de-icing services. Under the renewed contract, Aviator will provide Sunclass Airlines with...
APOC appoints Kevin Wall as Senior Vice President, Business Development – Americas
APOC has brought in experienced senior executive, Kevin Wall, to lead its expansion programme in the Americas. His remit will encompass increasing market share for APOC’s growing leasing and asset acquisition business, alongside the trading and sale of aircraft...
J&C Aero receives first EASA Part 145 approval, launches Component Repair Shop
J&C Aero, an international aviation design and production company, has announced the receipt of its first EASA Part 145 approval and the launch of an in-house Component Repair Shop. In addition, the company is set to more than double its production and MRO...
Pratt & Whitney adds the PW1900G Engine to OGMA’s GTF MRO Capability
OGMA – Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal S.A., an Embraer Group company, has announced that it will be adding the PW1900G engine model to its GTF MRO capability. The PW1900G engine currently powers the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft. The expansion was recognized...