Kenya Airways has selected AFI KLM E&M to provide component support for nine Boeing 787s scheduled for delivery between March 2014 and the end of 2015.

Engines form the largest portion of maintenance cost, and maintenance is by far the largest portion of engine lifecycle cost. So choosing a maintenance strategy for engines is a critical determinant of airline success.

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AviAssist has successfully completed is third Pan-African safety seminar "2Gether 4Safety" with an event in Entebbe, Uganda designed to help develop safer operations for African aviation.

John Cameron has joined FlightSafety International as regional director, business development, commercial simulation to support FlightSafety's flight simulator sales efforts in Africa.

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Lufthansa Technik (LHT)—currently the largest independent MRO provider—is eyeing future growth.

Briefs from the March 26, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest

AAR is acquiring inventory and customer contracts from Sabena Technics Brussels in the first week of April.