Aircraft maintenance and asset management provider, Magnetic MRO, is to start applying mixed reality-based aircraft skin inspection software developed by AerinX. With the high-tech system, external aircraft inspection processes can be significantly accelerated and...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Rolls-Royce selects Haeco to deliver on-wing and in-field services
HAECO Group will become Rolls-Royce’s principal provider of global on-wing and in-field services for large civil aeroengines. This will enable Rolls-Royce to further enhance its customer experience by providing airlines with greater capacity and capability through...
Vietnam Airlines extends APU maintenance agreement with EPCOR
EPCOR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has extended its APU maintenance contract with Vietnam Airlines for the majority of its fleet. The contract covers the APU maintenance of l 131-9A APUs for Airbus A320 fleet...
Triumph Group and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance form JV xCelle Americas
Triumph Group and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) have finalized the formation of their joint venture (JV) under the name xCelle Americas, to overhaul nacelles for new generation aircraft at Triumph's Hot Springs, Arkansas...
IBA: sustained demand for passenger to freighter aircraft conversions
Demand for passenger to freighter (PTF) aircraft conversions continues to remain strong following Covid-19, according to the IBA Group. In a recent webinar, IBA with AEI, revealed that there were over 132,000 active freighter flights across the globe in September...
Eurocontrol asks if joint pan-European system of route charges is still fit for purpose
In its latest “Think Paper” Eurocontrol assesses whether the European Route Charges System, which has effectively funded en-route air navigation services (ANS) across the pan-European network for 50 years, is still fit for the future in the wake of a pandemic that has...
Meggit signs MRO deal with FL Technics
Meggitt has signed a three-year, multimillion euro SMARTSupport contract with FL Technics to supply MRO (Maintenance Repair and Overhaul) services for sensors, valves, actuators, and fire extinguishers to operators across Eastern Europe and the CIS. Stewart Watson,...
Fitch: New Covid variants ground recent traffic improvements for airports
New Covid variants could impede recent improvements in vaccination rates and recent subsequent increases in passenger traffic at airports throughout the world, according to Fitch Ratings in its latest quarterly Global Airport Traffic Tracker. Vaccination rates have...
LorEau Aviation Group ratify business partnership with ELMS Aviation
ELMS Aviation and sister company Complete Aircraft Group have signed a wide-ranging MoU with newly established MRO consultancy LorEau Aviation Group, based out of Dubai World Central Airport, UAE. ELMS Aviation was selected as a key contributor to LorEau Aviation...
Embraer renews pool program agreement with TAP express
Embraer has signed the renewal of the pool program with TAP express, TAP Air Portugal’s subsidiary. The contract includes broad support for components to the airline’s E-Jets fleet. Currently, Embraer’s Pool Program supports more than 50 airlines worldwide. “Over the...
LHT renews base maintenance services contract for easyJet
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has renewed a substantial base maintenance contract with easyJet for more than 140 aircraft of the airline's A320 family, which was initially signed back in 2016. This has now been extended by another five years. The base maintenance services...
Air Austral inks deal with AFI KLM E&M for A220 components
AFI KLM E&M and Air Austral recently signed an agreement to provide component support for the airline's fleet of three A220 aircraft. The terms of the contract include parts availability and repair, as well as engineering support and adaptive services management....