Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Lufthansa Systems has acquired Fan Air as a new customer. The Ukrainian startup airline will use Lido/mPilot from Lufthansa Systems for the next five years. This navigation solution was implemented for the airline in the space of just two weeks after the...
Late last week, MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce ITP GmbH (known as MTRI), jointly with its partners MTU Aero Engines, Safran Helicopter Engines, Rolls-Royce and ITP Aero, approved AIA Bordeaux (Atelier Industriel de L’Aéronautique de Bordeaux) as the first...
Mobil JetTM Oil 387, a synthetic High Performance Capability turbine engine oil, has been approved by GE Aviation for use in its CF6 engines, which includes the CF6-6, CF6-50, CF6-80E and CF6-80C2 commercial as well as L1F and K1F military variants. CF6 engines are...
SR Technics has signed a contract with Malta Enterprise and Malta Industrial Parks to expand its aircraft maintenance facility in Malta, following last year’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement includes the construction of a modern multi-bay hangar...
Avianca has adopted the Amadeus Altéa NDC (New Distribution Capability) solution, which allows the airline to provide its travel agency and metasearch customers with a more personalized product and rich media capabilities. By implementing Altéa NDC, the airline is...
In the second quarter of 2018, Embraer delivered 28 commercial and 20 executive (15 light and 5 large) jets, compared to the 35 commercial and 24 executive (16 light and 8 large) jets in the prior year quarter. The company's firm order backlog was US$ 17.4 billion at...
AXIS Flight Training Systems, the independent flight simulator manufacturer, is announcing its latest ATR simulator for Aviation Academy Austria (AAA) is ready for training, after the successful completion of its EASA FSTD qualification. To produce the innovative...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has entered into an agreement with CFM International (CFM) that they say will lead to increased competition in the market for maintenance, repair and overhaul services (MRO) on engines manufactured by CFM. "Airlines...
Vance Street Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has announced the recapitalization of Jet Parts Engineering (JPE), which designs proprietary OEM-alternative parts and repair services for the commercial aerospace industry. This is Vance Street’s fifth...
FLYdocs, the aviation data and records management software provider, which also manages the lease transfer of aircraft and assets, has announced that CDB Aviation Lease Finance (CDB Aviation) has selected FLYdocs to provide the software and technical services to...
The first Ultra Long Range Airbus A350 XWB to be delivered to launch customer Singapore Airlines has rolled out of the paintshop in the carrier’s distinctive livery. Now at an advanced stage of production, the aircraft will undergo further testing before being...
Pattonair, the global supply chain provider for the aerospace and defence industry, has renewed its parts support contract with Bristol, UK-based McBraida for a further three years. McBraida Group is a high precision, high quality machined parts supplier to the UK and...