Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Crown Airlines has selected J&C Aero for cabin refurbishment and aircraft branding support during the delivery of the first two Airbus A320s. The agreement includes the design and production of a variety of aircraft cabin interior elements, such as seat dress...
Silk Way West Airlines has signed a firm order of two 777-8 Freighters with options for two more. This order was previously listed as unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries website. Zaur Akhundov, Silk Way Group president, said: “We are pleased to announce...
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai recently received approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) marking the final step in the introduction of the PW1100G-JM engine to that facility. This approval makes Zhuhai the third facility in the MTU network to perform...
The Asia Cargo Network (ACN) group and Bahrain’s MENA Aerospace have signed a strategic partnership extending ACN’s reach into the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa as part of its international expansion plans. Under the agreement, ACN plans to base six of its...
MTU Maintenance recently tested an Aramco CFM56-7B engine at its cell in Hannover using an almost 40% SAF fuel blend. MTU claims that this is the first time an engine is tested on a 40% blend, until now, fuel blends used for this purpose had never surpassed ten% SAF...
Royal Jordanian Airlines has selected up to 30 of Pratt & Whitney’s latest-generation GTF engines to power their new single-aisle fleet in the next three to five years. Interestingly the airline plans to replace its entire narrowbody and regional jet fleet in the...
Airbus has come up with an interesting solution to offer pilot training without a flight simulator or on-site procedure trainer. The software solution called the Airbus Virtual Procedure Trainer (VPT) immerses trainees within a virtual cockpit and coaches them on...
Embraer-X has signed a commercial agreement with Aero-Masters, for the use of Beacon. Aero-Masters intends to use Beacon to enhance its maintenance coordination and help more airlines keep passengers flying, simplifying communication around maintenance events of all...
China Southern Airlines (CSN) recently expanded its 10-year on-site support agreement with Collins Aerospace to 15 years. The new agreement has added support for Collins’ Integrated Drive Generator (IDG) and other electric generators for multiple aircraft platforms,...
China’s Hainan Airlines selected Collins Aerospace’ FlightSense agreement to reduce repair time and cost on its Boeing 787 fleet. As a part of the contract, Collins will provide the air management and electric power systems on Hainan Airlines’ B787 fleet of 40...
Airbus delivered 60 aircraft to 38 customers in October 2022, taking the total deliveries this year to 495. With about 55 deliveries last month, Airbus remains optimistic about achieving its goal of 700 deliveries at the end of 2022. October 2022 deliveries include...
WestJet and Swissport are expanding their cooperation in Hawaii. The Canadian airline now relies on Swissport's ground services at all four destinations it serves on the islands. The expansion also brings the addition of a new airport to Swissport’s vast and growing...