MTU Aero Engines started construction work on its new repair facility for MTU Maintenance Serbia today. The commencement took place in the presence of Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia, and Thomas Jarzombek, Aerospace Coordinator of the German government. The...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
APOC acquires four 737 airframes from large US legacy carrier
APOC has purchased four Boeing 737 airframes for teardown from a large US-based legacy carrier. Built in 2008/9 the airframes have single operator traceability and were fully active until COVID-19. The aircraft are currently being parted-out in Marana, Arizona. It is...
Cathay Pacific Cargo rolls out Ultra Track worldwide
Cathay Pacific Cargo is introducing Ultra Track, its multi-dimensional tracking product, to its network, with a phased introduction at 29 ports across the globe. Cathay Pacific Cargo’s Ultra Track uses the Descartes Core Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)TM Network, Tags and...
AAR signs agreement with Druck for global AOG support
AAR has signed an agreement with Druck, a Baker Hughes business, to offer global aircraft-on-ground (AOG) support for a range of engine pressure sensors. This service will be performed through AAR´s customer support team and worldwide warehouses network. Complementing...
StandardAero completes acquisition of Signature Aviation’s engine repair and overhaul business
StandardAero has received all required regulatory approvals and officially completed its acquisition of Signature Aviation’s Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) business. Signature’s ERO business is an engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider made up of the...
South Sudan launches globally integrated airspace system
Ten years after gaining independence, South Sudan has launched an online airspace management system. In a move that will open up new routes, boost tourism and generate much-needed revenue for the economy, operators of commercial, cargo and aid aircraft can now...
Alton selected for new MRO hangar in Ghana
Alton Aviation Consultancy has been selected by the US Trade and Development Agency and Aerojet Aviation as the lead advisor to prepare a feasibility study, business plan, hangar facility design, and implementation roadmap to support the development of a maintenance,...
ATSG accelerates A321 strategy, acquires feedstock for conversion and lease
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has announced that its Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) leasing business has committed to purchase its first two Airbus A321-200 passenger aircraft, one this year and a second in the first quarter of 2022. The A321-200PCF has the...
GATES opens expanded Helsinki SPAH shop
GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES), the engine heavy maintenance unit of global aviation integrator GA Telesis, has opened its expanded Special Procedures Aeroengine Hospital (SPAH) shop. The newly expanded Helsinki facility focuses on specialized aircraft engine...
DRONAMICS and Hellmann plan pan-European transports with cargo drones
DRONAMICS, the middle-mile cargo drone developer and operator, and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics have announced a partnership to develop and offer a new transport service for the cross-border transportation of time-critical goods. As part of the cooperation, Hellmann...
MTU Maintenance launches ON-SITEPlus product branding
MTU Maintenance has launched ON-SITEPlus, a larger group of on-site, near-wing and quick-turn services. This development and rebranding of the portfolio underscores the importance of on-site and near wing activities as a means to reduce maintenance cost and extend...
Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority awards Adacel an ATM system modernization contract
Adacel Technologies (Adacel) has been awarded a new contract from the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) valued at over USD$3.6 million to modernize its air traffic management system. “We are thrilled to welcome SCAA as our newest customer,” shares Daniel...