Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
The Russian government continues to tighten its grip on the aviation market while carrying through the promise to take back the skies for Aeroflot, this time JSC Saratov Airlines is the victim. The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) ordered Saratov to...
The Dublin Aviation Summit closed yesterday after another successful day welcoming visitors to the exhibition hall and delegates enjoyed the panel discussions on the second day of the asset management and aircraft lifecycle management conference. On Tuesday...
StandardAero recently signed an agreement with Beijing Reignwood Star General Aviation Company Limited to provide support to its fleet of Rolls-Royce M250 and RR300 engines powering the company’s Bell 407GX, 206L4, 206B3 and Robinson R66 helicopters. Over the...
The UK air traffic management service provider, NATS, has announced it has invested in Aireon, the company pioneering a space-based air traffic surveillance service. Through a network of 66 low earth orbiting Iridium NEXT satellites, AireonSM will monitor the...
CloudCARDS has launched its new Asset Management Product at the MRO Global Dublin Aviation Summit. This product is a comprehensive system aimed at both leasing companies and airlines to manage the day-to-day technical and financial transactions required to...
The first A330neo for launch operator TAP Air Portugal - MSN1819 - has completed its 4:32 hours maiden flight. The aircraft now joins the fleet of two A330-900 test aircraft already performing flight tests since 19 October 2017. MSN1819 is the first aircraft...
PA Consulting Group’s latest research found that airports are ill-equipped to deal with a major cyber attack. The report, ‘Overcome the Silent Threat’, says that the emergence of a hyper-connected model - where passengers in airports want fast internet and digital...
A Sichuan Airlines A319 was forced to make an emergency landing in the southwest Chinese city of Chengdu after a windshield on the right side of the jet’s cockpit broke off. No passengers were injured in the incident but the pilot sitting in the right seat...
GKN Fokker Services has sold its 1000th Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution for iPad to European wet lease specialist airline Hi Fly, one of the first customers of the EFB solution in 2012. An EFB is a physical device combining hardware and software that...
Myrtle Air Services, Inc. (MASI) has earned its 145 Air Agency Certificate from the FAA. The FAA regulates civil aviation safety and stipulates that aircraft parts must be repaired by a certified repair station to be legally installed in an aircraft. The...
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for the AEI CRJ200 SF passenger-to-freighter conversion. The EASA approval (STC 10061615) allows for the operation of European registered CRJ200 SF freighters. AEI...
Boeing and Israeli company Assembrix have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that will enable Boeing to use Assembrix software to manage and protect intellectual property shared with vendors during design and manufacturing. "This agreement expands Boeing's...