Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Telair International has received certification for its new Flexible Loading System (FLS) for all current production and in-service Boeing 737 aircraft. The system allows 737 operators to carry containerized cargo (baggage, mail, and parcel freight) in the...
Orolia and AFI KLM E&M have begun work to develop a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the A320 family of aircraft to retrofit the GADSS-compliant Kannad ELT-DT as part of the European Commission's H2020 HELIOS project. Both Orolia and AFI KLM E&M...
The newest member of the A330neo Family, the A330-800, has rolled out of the paintshop, on track for its first flight mid-2018. The A330-800 is the new generation 250 seater from Airbus’ leading twin aisle family. With its 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight...
GE Aviation will invest S$42 million in a new facility located in Singapore to manufacture components for its GE9X engine that will power Boeing's 777X aircraft. This facility will expand GE Aviation's presence in the country where the company operates a...
The SIA Group’s KrisFlyer frequent-flyer programme is to launch a world-first blockchain-based airline loyalty digital wallet capability that will help unlock the value of KrisFlyer miles to enable everyday spending at retail partners. A new KrisFlyer digital...
Rolls-Royce has run a demonstrator engine specifically devoted to the optimisation of a new lean-burn and low-emissions combustion system for the first time. This system is being designed for future jet engine programmes. The ALECSys (Advanced Low Emissions...
Turbine Services & Solutions (TS&S), a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider for gas turbines and driven equipment wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company, and Atlas Copco, a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions,...
The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engine, the latest and most powerful variant of the Trent XWB, is appearing at the Singapore Airshow as it prepares for entry into service with Qatar Airways. The 97,000lb thrust engine, which will exclusively power the Airbus...
ENGINEERING Holding, the Russian aviation MRO service provider, has announced its transition to umbrella brand S7. As a result, the holding itself and its subsidiaries S7 Engineering (with bases at Domodedovo and Mineralnye Vody airports) and Sibir Technic...
Seven months after finalizing their partnership agreement, AFI KLM E&M and Sabena technics announced the opening of Singapore Component Solutions (SCS) with an official ceremony during the Singapore Airshow. The joint venture is helmed by Co-CEOs Jacques...
StandardAero was recently awarded an exclusive, eight-year agreement to provide Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW127M engine maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services for Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation’s (FAT) fleet of ATR72-600 aircraft. FAT...
Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) has officially approved Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen as their first MRO service provider in China for ARJ21 engine nacelles and components. Prior to the approval, the Lufthansa Technik...