Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Last week Airbus and Georgia Institute of Technology officially opened the Airbus / Georgia Tech Center for Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)-enabled Overall Aircraft Design (OAD). This Center will contribute to the development and demonstration of a concurrent...
Embraer delivered 15 commercial and 24 executive aircraft (17 light jets and 7 large jets) in the third quarter of 2018, for a total of 39 jets delivered during the quarter. This compares to the company’s total aircraft deliveries of 45 jets in 3Q17, of which 25 were...
GE Additive and GE Aviation have announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given ‘change in design’ approval to replace a conventionally manufactured power door opening system (PDOS) bracket, used on GE Aviation’s GEnx-2B commercial airline...
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has received FAA approval of repair specifications for selected aircraft parts using the Supersonic Particle Deposition (SPD) process commonly known as...
Mike Bradley is returning to Seaborne Airlines as Vice President of Maintenance and Engineering. In the new position, Bradley will serve as the airline’s FAA Part 119 director of maintenance (DOM). Bradley, who started his aviation career as an aircraft maintenance...
Airbus has reported its nine-month 2018 consolidated financial results and provided updated full-year guidance. “The nine-month results mainly reflect the good performance on the A350 and the aircraft delivery profile. Even though we delivered more aircraft than a...
AJW Group has secured a new Power-by-the-Hour (PBH) support contract with the Brazilian cargo unit of Azul Airlines, Azul Cargo Express. The multi-year contract, which marks an extension of AJW’s relationship with Azul, will see the business use its industry-leading...
Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to carry out maintenance work on the Airbus A320neo. For Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico, based at Rafael Hernandez Airport...
GA Telesis has acquired an Airbus A319-200 (MSN 1541) equipped with CFM56-5B engines. The disassembly is taking place in the UK, where key components will then be routed to its UK and US-based distribution facilities. The inventory will be used in support of GA...
HAECO Hong Kong, a member of the HAECO Group, has introduced the ENVISION nGen maintenance information system – a web-based digital platform developed by global aviation software solutions company Rusada – to support its engine maintenance operations. Rusada’s...
Enrollment in the TRUEngine program continues to expand at a rapid rate, with more than 18,000 engines now included in the program. More than 200 operators and lessors have now enrolled their engines in the TRUEngine program. "Customers understand the significant...
Lufthansa Technik Malta is officially ready to perform all work required for the Base Maintenance of the Airbus A350-900, as the company has been licensed by the German Federal Aviation Office (LBA). The granting of the "Base Maintenance Approval" certificate by the...