AFI KLM E&M has obtained approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the overhaul of LEAP-1B type engines. With this latest milestone in its LEAP product industrialization program, AFI KLM E&M is henceforth authorized to offer a...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
MTU Maintenance introduces Technical Asset Management Services
MTU Maintenance has launched Technical Asset Management Services (TAMS) for asset owners. This range of services covers comprehensive technical consulting and fleet management, transitions management and housekeeping support for aircraft engines. “We are delighted to...
El Al Israeli Airlines selects ePlane Autopilot to manage its daily aircraft parts sourcing activities
As of August 20, 2018, El Al Israeli Airlines started using ePlane’s multiple sourcing tools. The company’s demands are synced in real time to the ePlane platform, and RFQs are being sent automatically to relevant sellers & MROs worldwide via the ePlane Autopilot...
Boeing and Flightdocs enter exclusive partnership
Boeing and Flightdocs have entered into a multi-year agreement to exclusively market and sell the Flightdocs Enterprise platform, a full-service maintenance, compliance and inventory management solution for the business and general aviation market. The companies have...
StandardAero wins new JT15D Engine Overhaul Contract with Dumont Group
StandardAero has recently extended its long-running relationship with leading aviation services provider Dumont Group through a follow-on contract for Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) JT15D-5R engine overhauls. These engines will power a Hawker 400XP light jet...
AAR Launches AIRVOLUTION
AAR has launched AIRVOLUTION, a new cloud-based solution for component repairs. Intelligent and flexible, AIRVOLUTION combines the best of AAR’s Digital Services and Airinmar’s 30-plus years of expertise in repair cycle management. Integrated analytics and business...
Ethiopian pioneers first GEnx Engine Repair in Africa
Ethiopian Maintenance & Engineering Services has become the first in Africa with capability to repair the GEnx Engine, which powers the Boeing 787 aircraft. The first GEnx engine repaired at Ethiopian Maintenance & Engineering Services facility makes the...
SOAR and Sabena Aerospace join forces
SOAR and Sabena Aerospace have signed a long term working agreement to offer Aircraft On the Ground (AOG) Heavy Recovery and Field Repair Services to the commercial aviation community. Services from these providers include recovery, evaluation, repair and modification...
Airbus, Delta Air Lines partner on Skywise open-data platform and predictive maintenance services
Delta Air Lines has entered into a multi-year contract with Airbus to continue using the Skywise open-data platform and related predictive maintenance services. The airline will expand the use of the tool to its A320 and A330 fleets – comprising around 400 aircraft –...
GA Telesis ramps up its Helsinki, GATES Engine MRO operation
GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES), a wholly owned subsidiary of GA Telesis, has announced its intention to ramp up its engine MRO operations in 2019. With record engine slot inputs in 2018 across all engine models coupled with major commitments from existing and new...
Dragon Aviation Capital to increase engine leasing activities
Being a relatively new player in Asia-Pacific’s booming yet increasingly crowded aviation segment, technical advisory specialist Dragon Aviation Capital (DAC) says the influx of aircraft and engines into the region will provide plenty of growth opportunities which...
Air India aircraft hits wall on take-off
An Air India 737 aircraft, flight IX 611, which was carrying 130 passengers and six crew members, was diverted to Mumbai when it was revealed that the aircraft may gave come into “contact with the airport perimeter wall” during take off from Trichy airport in southern...