Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
AFI KLM E&M and Atlas Air have signed a contract to organize component support for the US carrier’s fleet of Boeing 747s-400. The agreement covers flight hour closed loop repair services taking in close to 600 part numbers (PN), along with exchange solutions where...
MTU Maintenance has signed a twelve-year GE90-115B maintenance contract with United Airlines. The fly-by-hour contract covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul of 49 engines powering the airline’s 777-300ER fleet and includes MTU proprietary repairs as well as...
MTU Maintenance has launched its redefined services portfolio MTUPlus Intelligent Solutions. The portfolio has been conceived to fulfil the exact and specific needs of operators, who increasingly require tailor-made solutions across the lifecycle in order to control...
Saft Skyzen batteries that enable maintenance intervals to be doubled are now in service on the Airbus A320 aircraft Family. The Skyzen batteries are the latest development in Saft’s ULM range of nickel-based aviation batteries that have a well-established track...
Airbus received orders for 58 jetliners in March – led by the A350 XWB widebody family in transactions that included a new customer; while delivering 74 aircraft to 40 customers from across its A220, A320, A330, A350 XWB and A380 product lines. Pacing the month’s new...
AeroBase Group, an aircraft and defense part distributor located in the Melbourne, Australia area has recently received a prestigious certification, the AS9120 Rev B. This certification is based on a standard developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and...
AJW Group has signed a Pool Access Agreement with private and business jet aviation services provider, TAG Aviation. The contract covers TAG Aviation Boeing 757 aircraft, which is operated in a VIP configuration offering high-end, round-the-world tours. TAG selected...
The shop visits for two XL Airways CF6-80E1 engines will be handled one after the other by teams at Amsterdam in the first quarter of 2019. During this period, the A330-303 will be equipped with a replacement powerplant provided by AFI KLM E&M. For the carrier,...
Aircraft maintenance company MESA has started construction of its new hangar project at Beja Airport, Portugal. The work, which has already begun, is expected to last around 18-months, with the start of hangar activity scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2020....
Trenchard Aviation Group, which provides aircraft cabin repair, maintenance and overhaul services, has renewed its long-term contract to provide aircraft cabin materials management services to Virgin Atlantic. This comprehensive, wide-ranging contract will be...
A technical glitch with Aerodata, which is used by several airlines to plan weight and balance for flights, led to delays at major US airlines. Although the issues was resolved quickly, it led to travel disruptions on Monday in Chicago, New York, Miami and Boston...
On 9 January this year, AFI KLM E&M was awarded Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) certification authorising AerCap’s three 777s to resume operations. AFI KLM E&M had reconfigured and retrofitted the cabins with Zodiac Aerospace’s RAVE IFE system – a world...