Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Sabre Corporation has renewed a distribution partnership with Jeju Air, the South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC), that will allow the airline to expand into new markets as part of its growth and expansion plan. Jeju Air has renewed with Sabre to scale its global...
Sabre Corporation has signed a multi-year agreement to provide Sabre’s Market Intelligence with Global Demand Data (GDD) solution to China Southern Airlines. “The expansion and profitability of our network is a core tenet of success for China Southern Airlines as we...
STS Component Solutions grows its aviation aftermarket portfolio by strategically acquiring UJet Group, an aircraft interior modification and refurbishment company based out of Shannon, Ireland. Through this acquisition, STS Component Solutions will now offer aircraft...
Colibri Aircraft, which specialises in the marketing, resale and purchase of pre-owned private aircraft, has announced that 2017 was a record year for the company. The London headquartered business which launched in 2011, saw the number of pre-owned aircraft it...
Lufthansa Technik has concluded an exclusive contract with its long-standing customer EVA Air to supply components for the Taiwan-based airline's new Boeing 777F fleet. The integrated supply of components for the freighter aircraft within the scope of Total...
Boeing’s 787-10 Dreamliner has received an amended type certificate (ATC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), clearing the airplane for commercial service. The awarding of ATC caps a successful flight test program that began in March 2017 and involved...
Norway-based engine MRO facility Aero Norway AS is looking at a year of positive change as preparations to manage demand for CFM56-3, CFM56-5B and 7B engines repair and maintenance services come to fruition. CEO, Glenford Marston, explains: “At Aero Norway the focus...
From mid-2018, Lufthansa Technik will start connectivity modifications on several Boeing 737 MAX aircraft of an undisclosed airline customer at its overhaul facility Lufthansa Technik Budapest. The five-day modification includes the installation of a broadband...
Airbus’ Commercial Aircraft deliveries in 2017 were up for the 15th year in a row, reaching a new company record of 718 aircraft delivered to 85 customers. Deliveries were more than four percent higher than the previous record of 688 set in 2016. The 2017 total...
Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS) is driving digitalization forward by purposefully using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. The aim is to improve the efficiency of operational processes and lay the foundation for reducing the workload of...
Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement with StandardAero to provide maintenance service for RB211-535E4 engines from its base in San Antonio, Texas. The first engine inductions will take place in early 2019. Around 1,000 RB211-535E4 engines are in service, powering...
As preferences for aircraft leasing develop further, management of maintenance becomes even more critical as both a percentage of total costs and as a means of conserving asset value and return on investment. As a result, IBA suggests that the need to manage...