Harbour Air will transform its short-hop seaplane fleet into an all-electric commercial fleet with help from MagniX, who will supply the company with the magni 500 engine, a 750 horsepower all-electric motor. The magni500 electric motors will produce around 2,075...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Collins Aerospace continues to support Airbus A320neo
Collins Aerospace Systems has delivered its the 1,000th nacelle for the A320neo program, delivering the 9,000th V2500 nacelle, and continuing to support the ramp-up of the A220 nacelle program. The relationship with Airbus, which now spans 45 years, dates back to the...
Air New Zealand uses GEnx-1B engine to power its Boeing Dreamliner fleet
Air New Zealand will use the GEnx-1B engine to power its eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft with option up to 20 aircraft. The firm engine order is valued at more than $480 million list price. Aircraft delivery will begin in 2022. Air New Zealand and GE also...
Lufthansa offers technical support for South African carrier Comair
Lufthansa Technik has announced a partnership with South African owned carrier Comair for technical services and integrated fleet management. Operations at the first two local line maintenance stations of the MRO company have already begun. Comair has contracted...
FL Technics posts full year financial results
MRO specialists FL Technics has said its revenue reached €119 million in 2018, up 14% from €103 million experienced in 2017. The firm has also reached net profit of €10.8 million – up from €5.7 million last year. Zilvinas Lapinskas, CEO at FL Technics, said:...
Ryanair signs pilot training software partnership with CEFA Aviation
Ryanair has announced a six-year deal with CEFA Aviation, which provides flight safety and pilot training software and services. The deal is said to provide world first cloud-based mobile service CEFA aviation mobile services (AMS) for Ryanair’s pilot training...
Industry leaders join together for Dublin Aviation Summit
Worldwide leaders in the areas of aviation leasing and MRO gathered together for talks, exhibitions and networking opportunities at Airline Economics’ Dublin Aviation Summit. Lasting for three days, the Dublin Aviation Summit, began with a golf tournament at the K...
Wizz Air introduces Comply 365 to speed up documentation process
Wizz Air is transforming its content authoring process for both company and operating manuals by adding Comply365’s end-to-end content management and distribution platform. The company says its needed an innovative way to speed up its documentation process to support...
Bombardier establishes Dubai new line maintenance station
Bombardier has signed an agreement with Jetex for the establishment of a new line maintenance station in Dubai, UAE. The group believes this will further complement the tip-to-tail maintenance services provided by Bombardier’s service and support network in the Middle...
Honeywell updates investors
Honeywell recently hosted its annual investor day at its US headquarters in Morris Plains, New Jersey, which focused on driving organic growth acceleration, continuous margin expansion and cash flow improvement. In the latest equity research by Jeffries, it is...
Embraer reports $42.5 million loss in Q1 2019
Embraer has reported a loss of $42.5 million in its first quarter 2019 financial results. Adjusted net loss for the group’s first three months of 2019 was $61.8 million, an increase from the adjusted net loss reported in the same period last year of $60.5 million. The...
ST Engineering posts 4% revenue rise in Q1 2019
ST Engineering Aerospace has posted S$623 million (approximately $448 million) total revenue for the first three months of 2019 – a 4% rise from the same period last year. Increases in revenue from component and engine overhauls, as well as engineering and materials...