Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Kuehne+Nagel has named Alexandre Muratore as managing director of its west Africa operations, with Bradley Francis, the regional business development manager, healthcare, Middle East and Africa, replacing him as managing director in Qatar. Muratore will run the cargo...
Etihad Airways Engineering partnered with Ramco Systems to implement its Aviation Suite V5.9. Ramco’s integrated Aviation Suite will streamline multiple operations across Etihad Airways Engineering, offering the organisation a single source of information with...
Freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel enjoyed record air-based revenues in 2022, reporting a 7.6% increase on the year before to CHF 11.7bn (US$ 12.4bn). The 20.7% earnings jump in air cargo contributed to the overall net profit of around CHF 2.8bn, a 30% increase on 2021,...
Aircraft controls manufacturer and systems designer Moog has announced several executive appointments, including the naming of Pat Roche as chief executive and the election by the board of Mark Trabert as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Trabert...
US company 321 Precision Conversions has announced that Sichuan Aviation Industry Development (SAID) "has committed to the A321-200PCF conversion product". The conversion and heavy maintenance are to be carried out by SMECO, a Chengdu-based business, with work on the...
German aircraft engine servicer MTU Maintenance is expanding in Australia, Brazil and the US. MTU Maintenance Service Centre Australia recently was given Part 145 approval from Australia's CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) for CF34-series aero engines, while MTU...
Lufthansa Technik has announced the signing of "two major contracts" with Emirates for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of its Airbus A380 fleet. Lufthansa Technik will overhaul the main landing gears of the aircraft and will provide the airline with "highly...
Avia Solutions Group (ASG) has shifted its headquarters to Ireland. ASG said the move to Dublin, a centre for the global aircraft leasing business, will see it become the second largest Irish-registered aviation business behind Ryanair. "Moving the company's...
Storm Aviation has been given UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) approval for its calibration laboratory in London Stansted. The FL Technics business said the go-ahead means it is "now authorised to perform accredited calibrations in accordance with its scope...
Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Lufthansa Technik Middle East are to collaborate in aircraft component services, the German company has announced. The collaboration means LT is to help service and maintain Saudia's 57 Boeing long-haul aircraft by...
Joramco signed a new maintenance deal with Emirates to perform nose to tail C checks and modifications on B777 aircraft from the Emirates fleet. This latest collaboration will commence in March, and will continue until June of next year. Commenting on the deal,...
Logistics and air cargo business Kuehne + Nagel has announced Vesna Nevisitic will stand for election for the board of directors at the company's annual general meeting in May, as Renato Fassbind steps down. Nevistic was a partner at McKinsey and a managing director...