Safair has extended and expanded its TrueChoice Overhaul agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its CFM56-7B engines that power its fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The new agreement is valued at more than $70 million over the life of...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Hawker Pacific provides Royal Jordanian’s Embraer fleet with landing gear services
Royal Jordanian Airlines has recently entrusted Hawker Pacific Aerospace, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG, with landing gear services for the airline’s regional aircraft fleet of Embraer E-Jets. The three-year contract encompasses landing gear overhauls for one...
Republic of Ghana intends to order GEnx Engines for Boeing 787-9 aircraft
The Republic of Ghana announced its intent to purchase GEnx-1B engines for its three Boeing 787 Dreamliners that will be used to re-launch an airline in the African nation. The engine order is valued at more than $150 million list price. The GEnx’s twin-annular...
ALS selects Rolls-Royce for engine servicing
Rolls-Royce and ALS have signed an agreement for engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the Kenyan airline’s fleet of AE3007-powered Embraer ERJ135 and ERJ145 aircraft. The agreement, which is for five years and will be for up to 10 aircraft in total,...
Voyageur and Segers establish aircraft parts depot in Dubai
Voyageur Aviation and Segers Aviation have established a regional aircraft parts depot in Dubai. The new partnership includes a spare parts distribution agreement that will leverage Segers’ experienced logistics and sales expertise to sell Voyageur-owned spare parts...
Mubadala Aerospace merges its MRO and capital businesses
Abu Dhabi-based investor Mubadala Investment Company has announced the launch of Sanad, a new company designed to increase the company’s long-term growth. Sanad will integrate MRO specialists Sanad Aerotech, energy and industrial MRO service provider Sanad Powertech...
Sanad Aerotech signs MRO agreement with GE Aviation for LEAP engines
MRO services provider Sanad Aerotech has signed an agreement with GE Aviation to service the LEAP engines platform. Under the agreement, the Abu Dhabi based company will provide performance restoration overhaul services on the GEnx-1B engine as well as continued time...
De Havilland Canada extends support contract with Falcon
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited has signed a five-year extension to its smart parts agreement with Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation Services. The agreement provides component management for the airline’s fleet of three Dash 8-400 aircraft. Falcon Aviation...
Qatar Airways partners with GE on foam wash engine cleaning system
Qatar Airways has partnered with GE Aviation following a three-year trial of the GE360 foam wash system. The airline’s technical department is the first in the industry to be awarded the enhanced engine cleaning technology, which replaces the traditional water wash...
Kenya Airways partners with Joramco for heavy maintenance services on its B787 aircraft
Joramco, the Amman based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), and Kenya Airways have signed a heavy maintenance agreement for the first time. The agreement will be to perform OOP check for five B787 from the carrier’s fleet in addition to...
Ethiopian Airlines signs repair management contract with AJW Group
Ethiopian Airlines has increased its contract with AJW Group with a contract for the maintenance and repair of parts. The contract will be carried out on Ethiopian Airlines’ B737NG component MRO services and will include repairs at AJW Technique, AJW Group’s...
Joramco signs heavy maintenance agreement with ICBC Aviation Leasing
Anman-based Joramco, the MRO and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed a heavy maintenance agreement with ICBC Aviation Leasing. Under the agreement ICBC, a leasing company based in China, will perform a redelivery check including a full paint...