Today, our offices received notice of a proposed Customer Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) agreement from insolvency practitioners, Smith & Williamson, acting on behalf of Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL). The letters states that more than 10% of the...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
New Sabre technology enables proactive approach to China Eastern’s fare setting strategy
Sabre’s long-term partner China Eastern is the first airline to adopt Strategic Fare Analyzer, a new Sabre technology developed from a close collaboration between China Eastern and the Sabre Operations Research and Data Science Consulting team. Strategic Fare Analyzer...
ECAC EDS CB C3 approval for Smiths Detection technology
Smiths Detection has gained ECAC EDS CB C3 approval for the innovative HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX checkpoint scanner. This eliminates the need to remove electronic devices and liquids from hand luggage (subject to local authority guidelines) to make the process more passenger...
Microbes in the tank: Lufthansa Technik turns to modern analytical methods
Lufthansa Technik is developing modern measuring technology to inspect aircraft tanks reliably and detect critical infestations early on. The development was sparked by the discovery that the rate of biofilm formation in the aircraft fuel tanks had been steadily on...
S7 Technics approved for Boeing 737 MAX maintenance
S7 Technics Holding’s Novosibirsk site is the first in Russia to have won approval for providing maintenance works on the new generation Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, equivalent to A-Check. Earlier this month Russia’s launch operator of the type, S7 Airlines, took delivery...
LG Electronics and Lufthansa Technik establish joint venture for aircraft displays and systems
LG Electronics (LG) and Lufthansa Technik will jointly develop, produce and market LG's innovative OLED displays for commercial airplane cabins, the companies have announced. The new venture will be based in Hamburg, Germany and will commence operation in the first...
GA Telesis engine services achieves Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics Certification in Mexico
GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES) has achieved Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics Certification in Mexico (DGAC). DGAC approval provides GATES with access to a major MRO market for CFM56 engines and will allow the company to develop and expand its customer base...
Safran and Lufthansa Technik sign a cooperation agreement for maintenance and repair of A320neo nacelles
Safran Nacelles and Lufthansa Technik have signed a cooperative agreement for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services on A320neo nacelles powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines. This agreement aims to provide operators with flexible and cost-effective...
Sabre strengthens its partnership with Jet Airways
Sabre has announced a renewed, full content, distribution agreement with Jet Airways - India’s premier, full service international airline. Effective April 2019, Sabre’s extended agreement with Jet Airways provides Sabre-connected agents across India and the world a...
GKN Aerospace officially opens state of the art aero-engine repair facility in Malaysia
GKN Aerospace has officially opened its repair and research facility for aero-engine systems in Johor, Malaysia. GKN Aerospace Malaysia reached this significant milestone on Thursday 4th October. GKN Aerospace Engine Systems Leadership came together with Federal and...
Boeing, Adient joint venture Adient Aerospace starts operations
Boeing and Adient have announced their airplane seat joint venture Adient Aerospace is operational after securing regulatory approvals. The companies also appointed Alan Wittman as Chief Executive Officer and named the team that will lead Adient Aerospace in...
S7 Technics Holding adds engine wash capability
S7 Technics Moscow Domodedovo-based station has recently launched Cyclean engine washing, a new service in Russia. The cleaning technology developed by Lufthansa Technik allows for safe and efficient core engine wash. “Regular engine wash results in significant...