MRO News Archive

Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world

Zone: Europe

APOC Aviation closes on three airframe deals

Part-out activity has commenced this month in Marana, Arizona for two A319-132 airframes recently acquired by APOC Aviation. MSN 1758 and 1790 were formerly operated by Air Macau and the parts are expected to arrive into APOC’s stock during April/May. Jasper van den...

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AJW Group extends pool access deal with Acropolis Aviation

Aircraft spare parts firm AJW Group is extending its Pool Access Agreement with Acropolis Aviation in support of G-NOAH and has entered into a new support agreement for G-KELT. AJW has been providing tailored spares support services to Acropolis Aviation, the UK-based...

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Air cargo figures down for January says IATA

Air freight demand, measured in cargo tonne kilometres (CTKs), fell by 3.3% in January 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, according to figures released today from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) ”January marked the tenth consecutive month of...

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Trent engine fix “progressing well” says Rolls-Royce

Despite issuing an unchanged guidance from its November statement regarding the ongoing issues with its Trent 100 engines, Rolls-Royce said that the roll-out of technical fixes was ‘progressing well”, as its announced  a £852m loss for 2019, mainly due to the £1.4bn...

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Lufthansa Technik installs 5G networks at maintenance bases

Lufthansa Technik has installed its own its own private wireless networks based on the latest standard 5G for two innovation projects in the field of VIP completion and engine overhaul at its Hamburg base.     For testing the technology, Lufthansa Technik has set up...

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LOTAMS performs third check of Air Europa Fleet

LOTAMS has performed the C-check of the B737-800 NG of the Air Europe airline, the EC-LPR aircraft work was the third heavy check the Polish aviation maintenance firm performed for the Spanish carrier.   The cooperation between the Polish maintenance...

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SITAONAIR expands VHF coverage across Turkey

SITAONAIR, has expanded Very High Frequency (VHF) coverage throughout Turkey, as part of the during the development of the country’s largest new airport hub in Istanbul, which opened in April 2019.   The tech firm's expansion of the current VHF infrastructure enhances...

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Bii.aero has purchased a B737-800 airframe for teardown

Bii.aero has purchased a B737-800 airframe for teardown, the twenty-year-old aircraft previously owned by lessor Aircastle and operated by Indonesian carrier, Sriwijaya.    This aircraft is the first asset acquired by Bii in a pro-active programme that will...

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WFS gains IATA certification for Paris CDG pharma centre

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its new €10 million Pharma Centre at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for the handling of temperature-controlled healthcare and life science products.  Opened in September last year,...

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