Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed a new long-term Fleet Management Program (FMP(R)) contract with Denmark's Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). The deal was signed yesterday at the 2013 European Regions Airline Association (ERA) General Assembly in Salzburg,...
AJW Group (AJW) has entered into a strategic supplier relationship with Air New Zealand to provide an integrated range of aircraft support services that maximises the strengths of each business. Boris Wolstenholme, CEO of AJW Aviation says: “Together we will develop a...
TAP M&E has been awarded an eight-year contract to provide landing gear repair and overhaul services for the NATO E-3A AWACS Programme. A first ship set will be serviced before the end of 2013. The contract was signed in a ceremony held in Lisbon. After more than...
AJW Aviation has signed a three year repair management power-by-the-hour agreement with Las Vegas based airline, Allegiant Air. The comprehensive support contract is for Allegiant’s new fleet of A320 family aircraft, three of which have already been delivered....
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services (Boeing Shanghai) has been awarded its first 777 heavy maintenance contract through an agreement with Russia-based Orenair. Boeing Shanghai will perform a C-check on one of Orenair's 777-200ERs in October 2013. Boeing Shanghai...
AAR has ramped up a third line of maintenance to support Air Canada’s fleet of commercial aircraft as part of a multiyear agreement to perform maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) at its Duluth repair station. The expansion solidifies AAR’s position in the region...
GMF AeroAsia, was due to release 30% of its stock through an IPO in the second quarter of 2013. GMF AeroAsia is the maintenance unit of Indonesia's national flag carrier. The company hopes to gain about USD $100 million through the IPO. Despite good perspectives in...
UTC Aerospace Systems has signed a long-term agreement with Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd. (ST Aerospace) to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner nacelle systems for both the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 and General...
Aerostar S.A., of Romania, has won a contract from Starbow of Ghana to carry out ‘C’ checks on its fleet of four BAe 146 aircraft.The first aircraft, a BAe 146-300 (9G-SBB; msn E3123), arrived at Aerostar’s Bacau facility on May 31 and departed on schedule on 2 July....
Air France has selected UTC Aerospace Systems to be the maintenance, repair and overhaul services (MRO) provider for various actuation, air management and electrical systems on Embraer E-Jet fleets that Air France supports for its customers. This is UTC Aerospace...
Tajikistan carrier Asian Express Airline has been granted an Air Operators Certificate (AOG) and has also had its provisional summer schedule approved by the Tajik Civil Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport. Asian Express intends to use its three...
A United Boeing 787 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing during an internal US flight, due to a problem with its brake system. "United flight 94 from Houston to Denver returned to Houston Sunday due to a brake indicator issue," the US carrier said in a...