Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) is to open a new component maintenance centre in Northampton in September 2018. The new Centre, in which MAEL has invested approximately £2 million, is being located in Northampton as that is mid-way between its Luton and Birmingham...
AFI KLM E&M and China Eastern Airlines have signed a component support contract for the Chinese company's Boeing 787-9 fleet, which will eventually include 15 aircraft. The agreement covers repair services, access to a regional spare parts pool as well as the...
Air Transat has selected Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power 17 firm-order A321neo family aircraft: two A321neo and 15 long-range A321LR aircraft, the latest variant of the A321neo. All aircraft will be leased from AerCap. This follows the Air Transat...
Boeing and an unidentified customer reached an agreement during the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow for an additional 100 737 MAX airplanes, the company announced. The commitment carries a list-price value of $11.7 billion and will be reflected on Boeing's...
Boeing and two undisclosed airlines have reached agreements to buy a total of 15 787-9s valued at $4.2 billion per current list prices, the company announced at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow. One of the airlines would become a new 787 customer. The second...
Embraer and Kenya Airways have signed a multi-year contract for the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP) program. Under this contract, Embraer will take over the planning and replenishment of a sizeable portion of Kenya Airways’ spare parts stock covering...
GE Aviation delivered a custom built used CF6-80C2 engine to 3TOP Aviation Services late last month as part of its TrueChoice Transitions agreement. Under the TrueChoice Transition agreement, GE Aviation acquired a used CF6-80C2 engine and overhauled it based on the...
The first of five BelugaXL aircraft to fly landed at Toulouse-Blagnac, France at 14:41 hrs local time on July 19 after successfully completing its first flight lasting four hours and 11 minutes. The crew in the cockpit on board this flight comprised: Captain...
A customer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 10 A320neo aircraft at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow.
Air France-KLM and China Eastern Airlines have broadened their cooperation and extended their joint venture. AFI KLM E&M, Air France-KLM's MRO arm, and China Eastern Airlines have signed a new component support contract for the Chinese company's Boeing 787-9...
GKN Fokker Elmo and the State of Maharashtra (India) have signed an MOU for investment in a second manufacturing facility for wiring interconnection systems in India at the Farnborough Air Show today. The new site, a fully owned GKN Aerospace business, is located in...
Boeing and four customers have signed commitments for a total of 93 737 MAX airplanes, including a carrier that has committed to 40 of the high-capacity version of the MAX 8 airplane. The commitments, valued at nearly $11 billion at current list prices, were announced...