Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Orders for CFM International’s two product lines achieved near-record levels in 2018, with the company booking orders for a total of 3,337 engines, including 126 CFM56 engines (commercial, military and spares) and 3,211 LEAP engines (including commitments and spares)....
A Southwest Airlines flight, Flight 1694, departing from Hartford to Tampa, was forced to make an emergency landing back at Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport due to a cabin pressure related-injury. Several passengers had complained about feeling pain and...
Acumen Aviation, the aircraft asset management services company, has further expanded its CAMO approval with both the addition of the Airbus A330 aircraft with all engine variants and 2 – Registration CAMO approval from the Guernsey Director of Civil Aviation. The...
AAR subsidiary Airinmar, which provides intelligent component repair cycle management and aircraft warranty solutions for commercial and defence customers, has signed an agreement with a European low-cost carrier to augment its warranty management capability. ...
Airbus has launched a global competition in quantum computing, inviting experts to propose and develop solutions, for complex optimisation and modelisation across the full aircraft life-cycle, using newly available computing capabilities. The Airbus Quantum Computing...
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the A330-900 for ETOPS (Extended-range Twin engine aircraft Operations) ‘beyond 180 minutes’ diversion time. This means that operators of the A330neo, which is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, will...
Hungarian firm AerinX is developing an augmented reality (AR) solution for the external inspection and maintenance of aircraft and other aerial vehicles. The company has recently started a strategic partnership with MRO facility, Aeroplex, to implement the system in...
GA Telesis has announced the consignment of four Cathay Pacific 777 aircraft for disassembly. The company will position the components at its global distribution centres in immediate proximity to its airline customers. The first disassembly, currently underway in the...
Airbus has begun construction of the company’s A220 Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, US, with an official groundbreaking ceremony. Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus, and Guillaume Faury, President Airbus Commercial Aircraft led the celebration. The new assembly...
KBRA expects continued growth in the regional aircraft market globally, supported by strong demand in the emerging economies of Asia-Pacific (particularly China), Latin America, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), and the Middle East, which will require new...
FLYdocs, the aviation data and records management solution provider, has announced a five-year contract with Swiss airlines, SWISS and Edelweiss Air, which will use the FLYdocs platform for the ongoing management of their maintenance and engineering records across...
Rolls-Royce has developed a redesigned intermediate pressure compressor blade which addresses durability issues on Trent 1000 Package C engines. This blade has now been certified by both the Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency. The...