Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Airpart Supply, the UK aircraft parts distributor supporting commercial airliner, business and general aviation aircraft, has signed a new contract with Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems effective January 2019 as authorised distributor for wheels and brakes in the...
Radio-Canada, Canada’s public broadcaster, has revealed that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has been the victim of a cyberattack, which it alleges it concealed for months and allowed the malware to spread throughout the airline industry. The...
Air BP, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, is rolling out its new Airfield Automation digital technology recently installed at nine locations across South Africa and Mozambique. The cloud-based platform is designed to prevent misfuelling by...
Airbus has published the agenda for its 2019 Annual General Meeting on 10 April, with resolutions including the appointment of Guillaume Faury as Executive Member of the Board of Directors. Shareholder approval will be sought to approve Guillaume Faury’s Board Mandate...
Engineers at Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK, have successfully tested a key component of the UltraFan engine design. For the first time, all composite elements of the Advanced Low Pressure system (ALPS), including fan blades, a fan case and annulus fillers, were tested...
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) aerospace sector has signed an agreement with a contract value of about US$600m (approximately S$813m) to provide aircraft heavy maintenance services to a major North American operator. ST Engineering will support...
Bombardier will invest a total of approximately C$22 million over a three-year period into two major aerospace research projects: Aéro21 and the third phase of the SA²GE project. Both projects will bring together large aerospace companies, SMEs, as well as local...
Bombardier has announced the latest addition to its expanding service and support network – a dedicated Mobile Response Team (MRT) aircraft, based in Frankfurt, Germany. The Challenger 300 aircraft marked its entry-into-service by successfully completing its first...
With the acquisition of property in the Hungarian city of Miskolc, Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has initiated the establishment of a new site for the repair and overhaul of aircraft engine parts. Dubbed Lufthansa Technik Miskolc, a new fully-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa...
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has received certification from EASA to extend the intervals between the Type A maintenance checks from 500 to 750 hours, for all of its aircraft series. This 50% increase in intervals will allow ATR customers a significant reduction in...
Williams Advanced Engineering and JPA Design have joined together to revolutionise future aircraft interiors through the application of world class design and Formula One-derived technology. As airlines invest in new, lighter aircraft made of composite materials, such...
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) and FLYdocs have joined forces to develop a pilot programme demonstrating the use of blockchain technology on an open source data sharing platform for aircraft, engine and component records. The two companies are engaging in...