Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Dublin Aerospace has been awarded a five-year contract with easyJet to overhaul its A319 series aircraft landing gears and to carry out the embodiment of a number of wing inspection service bulletins on its Airbus A320 family fleet. The new contract will begin at...
AFI KLM E&M and Malaysia Airlines E&M have signed a 10-year component support contract for the airline’s fleet of 35 737-800s. The contract provides for AFI KLM E&M to create a component spares pool in Malaysia Airlines’ E&M facility to exclusively...
Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency have awarded Aircraft Type Certificates for Bombadier’s CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet. The largest member of the CRJ Series family of regional jets, the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft was officially launched on...
Lufthansa has replaced a Rolls-Royce engine on one of its A380 aircraft after maintenance checks detected a problem not connected with the oil leaks found on Qantas and Singapore Airlines jets. The engine has already been replaced and the aircraft is back in service....
Iberia Maintenance, AJ Walter Aviation and British Airways have signed a contract for the supply and repair of components of the 22 A320s and seven A330s operated by Thomas Cook Airlines UK and Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia. The agreement covers the replacement of...
Boeing has announced the availability of a rotable exchange services program to support the operation of the 787 Dreamliner. The program, the manufacturer says, will help airline customers reduce inventory costs by providing access to a Boeing-managed inventory pool...
ST Aerospace has won around S$370 million worth of new maintenance contracts in the third quarter of this year. The airframe contracts include heavy maintenance checks, passenger-to-freighter conversions and interior refurbishments on various commercial and military...
Due to the popularity of BAE Systems aircraft in Africa, the company is intending to develop a regionalised African strategy to support the growing numbers of its commercial aircraft in operation in the continent. Sean McGovern, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft director...
China Airlines and ST Aerospace have signed a seven-year component maintenance contract worth $16.2 million. The contract is for the component Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBHTM) support of China Airlines’ fleet of 10 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This contract includes repair...
Jet Aviation has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform maintenance services on Dassault Falcon 7X and Cessna Citation X aircraft at its Teterboro location. “This approval also means we now have authority to support these aircraft...
Jordan Aviation has selected Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners (GSP) for a three-year Engine Management Program agreement. Pratt & Whitney GSP will use its web-based Advanced Diagnostics & Engine Management tools to provide engine performance...
British Airways Maintenance Glasgow (BAMG) is beginning a recruitment drive to take on more than 30 aircraft technicians and mechanics to cope with demand. Bill Armstrong, the manager of BAMG, said the additional of 30 staff and 10 apprentices is a vote of confidence...