Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
US tech firm Zeevo and UK-based AMS Aircraft Services have announced a strategic alliance aimed to deploy the companies’ capabilities, tech tools, and know-how to deliver commercial aircraft technical services to clients in the Americas and globally. Citing a number...
Safran Landing Systems and Lufthansa Technik AG have signed a long-term contract on A380 landing gear services. The two companies will combine their respective areas of A380 landing gear MRO expertise at their Singapore (Safran Landing Systems) and London (Lufthansa...
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...
Aeronautical Engineers has entered an agreement to provide Nigeria-based Allied Air with up to 4 AEI B737-800SF freighters. The agreement calls for 2 firm orders with an additional 2 options. The first aircraft (MSN 36746) will commence modification in mid-March 2020...
Gulf-based Etihad Cargo has signed a deal with ECS Group, a global sales and support services provider, as part of a move by the freight carrier to expand its global footprint.Etihad Cargo has entered into Cargo Service Provider (CSP) agreements with ECS Group’s...
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...
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines has announced the first flight of a Pratt & Whitney GTFTM PW1200G engine assembled in Japan. The flight was completed in the United States at the company’s Flight Test Center in Moses...
Aviation tech provider Sabre outlined a five point strategic plan to accelerate growth for the Texas-based firm, which includes targeting the low-cost carrier market (LCC) and enhance its tie-up with Google.Sabre set-out a plan to increase both revenues and margins...
AJW Group, an independent specialist in the global management of aircraft spares, has won a long-term power-by-the-hour (PBH) contract with Israeli carrier, EL AL. The PBH support will cover EL AL’s fleet of 26 Boeing 737 Next Generation (aircraft) via AJW inventory...
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...
MTU Maintenance, has opened an office in close to Dubai International Airport, as part of the firm’s global growth strategy. The Dubai opening follows on from the firm’s recently opened office in Singapore and Dublin. “Some of our largest customers are based in...
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...