Japan Airlines have signed Collins Aerospace’ Ascentia maintenance performance monitoring solution on its Boeing 787 fleet. "Ascentia is a valuable addition to our maintenance program," said Harada Kuniharu, Manager Reliability Group, System Engineering Office, JAL...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Garuda Group signs MoU with GE Aerospace for engine service and support
Garuda and its subsidiaries, Garuda Group, GMF AeroAsia and Citilink, have signed an extensive Memorandum of Understanding with GE Aerospace that encompasses training and skills development, lease engine support and overhaul services for Garuda Indonesia’s fleet of...
Republic Airways places order of 37 CF34-8E engines for its E-jets fleet with GE Aerospace
Republic Airways have selected GE Aerospace 37 CF34-8E engines for its fleet of Embraer E170-175. The order includes spares and an extension of the airline’s TrueChoice services agreement. The airline operates 214 Embraer 170/175 aircraft all powered by CF34 engines....
Auxitrol Weston signs Proponent as exclusive distributor for components and spares
Proponent signed 4-year exclusivity agreement with Auxitrol Weston with Proponent becoming the exclusive distributor for various commercial components and parts manufactured by Auxitrol Weston. Proponent’s distribution rights extend beyond their existing contract,...
NORDAM inks deal to develop and manufacture D328eco engines for Deutsche Aircraft
Deutsche Aircraft and NORDAM signed a contract for the design, development, industrialization and manufacturing of the D328eco nacelles. NORDAM will develop and manufacture the D328eco engine nacelles at their facilities in the US and Mexico. “This partnership with...
Airbus develops mixed reality technology to revolutionise cabin interior customisation
Airbus is developing an industry-first collaborative solution based on mixed reality technologies for aircraft interior customisation. Airbus claims that this new concept will transform and boost the cabin interior solutions by enabling live and remote interactions...
MTU working on two technology demonstrators
As part of the European research programme Clean Sky 2, MTU Aero Engines is further optimising its components, the low-pressure turbine (LPT) and the high-pressure compressor (HPC) and building two demonstrators. The Engine Material Validation (EMVAL) engine...
Embraer Launches next-Gen version of AHEAD
Embraer launched the next generation version of AHEAD (Aircraft Health Analysis and Diagnosis) system. The tool will help airlines and customers to implement digital predictive maintenance on their E-Jet or Embraer Executive Jets fleets, using data to identify and...
Recaro Aircraft Seating to develop seats for Embraer planes
Recaro Aircraft Seating (Recaro) and Embraer have agreed a deal to develop a Supplier Furnished Equipment (SFE) catalogue of seats for E1 and E2 aircraft. The catalogue will include the BL3710 and SL3710 economy class seats. Development of the SFE catalogue will...
Green Aerolease signs engine agreement with ZeroAvia
ZeroAvia has signed an agreement with French renting company Green Aerolease, to provide ZA600 hydrogen-electric engines. Green Aerolease plans to use the powertrains in its leased fleet, as an example with French airline Finistair, which will look to deploy them to...
GKN partners with Materialise to manufacture new parts
GKN Aerospace has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with 3D printing company, Materialise, aimed at advancing the research, design and production of polymer additively manufactured (AM) parts for the aviation industry. The LOI was signed at the Paris Air Show and...
GE signs MOU to explore collaboration opportunities for the future
GE Aerospace and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), to explore opportunities to collaborate on research and development for next generation aerospace technologies, materials and manufacturing processes. GE has...