Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services has signed an agreement in September with Baku, Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines to provide line maintenance service for the cargo carrier’s recently acquired 747-8 freighters. “Silk Way West aims to be one of the leading cargo...
Vector Aerospace Corporation, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has renewed its Engine Service Agreement with Gander Aerospace Manufacturing/Evas Air based in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. As per the terms of...
Vector Aerospace Engine Services (ES-A) has signed an Engine Services Agreement with Aerway Leasing based in Waterford, Wisconsin. The services agreement calls for ES-A to provide Aerway Leasing with comprehensive engine repair and overhaul support for the Pratt...
Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has signed an engine services agreement with Provincial Aerospace Ltd, based in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. As per the terms of the one-year agreement,...
An AFI KLM E&M joint venture located in Miami, Bonus Aerospace was already approved to handle Pratt & Whitney's best-selling JT8 jet engines since the 1990s. In March 2013, the American MRO has expanded its service portfolio when it obtained FAA approval to...
EPCOR has signed a long-term contract with Air Canada covering maintenance of the APS 5000 APUs installed on its fleet of 37 Boeing 787 Dreamliners already in revenue service or scheduled for delivery through to 2019. The contract also provides for spares provisioning...
InterSky, the Austria-based regional carrier, and ATR have signed a three-year agreement for a brand new exchange, repair and overhaul service for leading edges of the wing and control surface ribs. Casting this new service, ATR adds greater flexibility to its wide...
Snecma (Safran), which is developing the LEAP engine with GE through its 50/50 joint company CFM International, has signed an agreement with AFI KLM E&M to carry out engine development tests. The LEAP is the successor to the best-selling CFM56 and has already been...
As the first passenger-carrying flight of the A350 took off on 2 June 2014, AFI KLM E&M was shaping its industrial development program and is now poised to become a major maintenance player for the newly certified aircraft. Without waiting for the first commercial...
Evelop Airlines has signed an exclusive contract with AFI KLM E&M to organize the repair and overhaul of the Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) equipping its A320-200 and A330-300 aircraft. EPCOR, the AFI KLM E&M subsidiary specialized in maintenance for APUs and a...
AJW Aviation has signed a five year power-by-the-hour contract with new start-up Salvadorian operator, VECA Airlines. The contract will be managed by AJW’s Miami base and will cover the supply of spare parts for the airline’s fleet, providing essential support for the...
British Airways’ line maintenance team has recently won the contract to provide technical handling for Qatar Airways’ 787 flights in Edinburgh. British Airways has also been selected this year to support the Qatar Airways operation at Dallas Fort Worth, Kigali and...