DRONAMICS, which develops and operates large cargo drones, has appointed Roger Morris as Chief Product Officer (CPO), a new senior management team position, responsible for all customer and product activities across the business. Morris previously filled a variety of...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
WFW advises Ryanair on interim safeguard of Rome-Ciampino summer slots
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised Ryanair on ensuring the interim safeguard of its summer 2021 flight slots at Rome-Ciampino Airport before the Italian Supreme Administrative Court. The Italian Ministry of the Environment’s Decree No. 456 of 2018...
Malaysia Airlines signs new maintenance contract with AFI KLM E&M for 737 fleet
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Malaysia Airlines have signed an extension to their existing contract for the carrier's Boeing 737 fleet. Under this long-term contract, AFI KLM E&M provides tailored component solutions...
AerFin officially launches its Engine MRO Lite Service
AerFin has launched Engine MRO Lite, a scope of leading engine MRO services from its 100,000 sq ft CAA/EASA & FAA approved facility in Caerphilly. Focussed on optimising engine residual value to provide efficient and sustainable solutions, this new service offers...
Austrian Airlines choses StandardAero for APU MRO provider for its E195 fleet
StandardAero has been selected by Austrian Airlines, the national flag carrier airline of Austria, to continue providing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the airline’s Pratt & Whitney Canada APS 2300 auxiliary power units (APUs). This exclusive...
Embraer Appoints JETS as Authorized Service Center for the Phenom Family
Embraer has announced JETS (Bournemouth) LTD, located in the United Kingdom, as the new Embraer Authorized Service Center (EASC) for the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 family of executive jets. Strategically located in southern England at the Bournemouth International...
Cologne Bonn base for Freebird Airlines Europe
Cologne Bonn is the new base for the Turkish charter airline, Freebird Airlines Europe. Since this week, a Freebird Airlines A320 aircraft has been based at Cologne Bonn Airport. From next Saturday, 15 May, Freebird Airlines Europe will be flying to holiday islands in...
Volga-Dnepr operates three charters to India; transports vaccine
Volga-Dnepr Airlines, which transports outsize and super-heavy air freight, has operated three charter flights to India from China, Ireland and Germany carrying out an aid and relief mission to help the nation in its battle against severe COVID-19 resurgence. Over 200...
Heathrow calls for expanded green list
UK airport company, Heathrow, has called for the significant expansion of “green” countries and a list of countries expected to be open for summer holidays. Heathrow lost 6.2 million passengers in April, down 92.1%, compared to pre-pandemic 2019 figures, following...
FL Technics Engine Services enhances engine services
FL Technics Engine Services, subsidiary of FL Technics, Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) organisation, has added more EASA Part 145 approved services for engine repair and maintenance. In addition to previously available services that include Engine external...
AerFin Caerphilly facility gains FAR 145 approval; Bamboo Airways selects AerFin’s BeyondPool component solution
AerFin’s MRO facility in Caerphilly, UK is now an approved Repair Station by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAR 145). The accreditation is part of AerFin’s engine maintenance expansion plans, due to officially launch imminently and will see the company offer a...
Industry reacts to plans to increase ATC charges in 2023
European member states have approved a revised regulation updating the EU-wide performance targets for air navigation service providers (ANSPs) that will lead to higher air traffic control (ATC) charges for airlines. Previous targets set were based off of 2019 traffic...