Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Pratt & Whitney has announced more than 800 GTF engine orders and commitments, including spare engines, since the beginning of 2023. Airlines and lessors who have announced orders include Azorra, CALC, Carlyle Aviation Partners, Binter, Croatia Airlines, LATAM...
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC) has selected Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engines to power an additional 10 firm Airbus A320neo aircraft, with options for up to 50 aircraft, bringing their total to 40 firm GTF-powered aircraft. “CALC maintains a...
NEOM and Volocopter marked an important milestone with the successful completion of a series of air taxi test flights in Saudi Arabia. The flight test campaign lasted over a week and built on 18 months of collaboration between NEOM, the General Authority of Civil...
Los Angeles start-up airline, Air Cahana, launched with a mission to decarbonize aviation has placed an order of 250 hydrogen-electric ZA2000 engines with ZeroAvia. Air Cahana plans to deliver sustainable flight, beginning with Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), and...
Virgin Atlantic has selected Sabena technics for providing base maintenance services at the Bordeaux facility its A330-900 fleet for more than five years. The first aircraft expected to land in BOD airport in 2024. “Virgin Atlantic has very high requirements for...
Luxair has signed a five-year extension, till 2028 to the current De Havilland Component Solutions Program agreement. The DCS Program will continue to provide Luxair with comprehensive component maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services and access to a...
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited signed an agreement with Bluebox Aviation Systems for digital solution on Dash 8-400 aircraft. With the Blueview and Bluebox Wow digital solution, the operators of Dash 8-400 can earn ancillary revenue whilst they engage and...
Riyadh Air has signed a deal for 90 GEnx-1B engines to power its new fleet of 39 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The order also includes spare engines and a TrueChoice services agreement. Commenting on the purchase order, Tony Douglas, Chief Executive Officer of...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has expanded its engine support agreement with AFI KLM E&M to provide support for its 32 CFM56-5B engines powering its A320ceo fleet. The maintenance program will cover the performance of 10 shop visits and 22 Quick Turn operations, some...
SkyDrive has selected Thales FlytRise Flight control system for its eVTOL. Thales FlytRise will provide SKYDRIVE with combined benefits of proven experience and adaptation to eVTOL requirements like lightness, compactness, and autonomy-readiness. Commenting on the...
Etihad Airways have partnered with India-based Pine Labs' Qwikcilver for asset management solutions. With the integration of Qwikcilver's Asset Manager solution into Etihad’s online and offline systems, the airline will be able to issue swift, automated, and immediate...
Electra.aero have selected Safran Helicopter Engines to develop 600kW electric turbogenerator propulsion system for electra’s hybrid-electric aircraft. This turbogenerator is an essential component of the disruptive hybrid-electric propulsion architecture for...