Briefs from the Jan. 15, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is preparing to begin inspecting foreign aircraft repair shops, fulfilling a mandate Congress issued 10 years ago and ending a moratorium on the FAA authorization of new overseas repair stations.

ST Aerospace was awarded new orders worth $780 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.

In 2013, French regional turboprop manufacturer ATR Customer Support signed 15 Global Maintenance Agreements (GMA) covering more than 160 aircraft and valued at over $330 million.

PEMCO World Air Services has partnered on Boeing 737 freighter conversions with COOPESA.

Safran’s Cenco has won a contract with Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries for construction of a 14-meter test-cell facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Swiss-AS signed up 12 new customers for its AMOS MRO software in 2013.

Japan Airlines (JAL) said a “main battery failure occurred” on one of its Boeing 787-8s parked at Tokyo Narita Airport on Tuesday. The airline reported that “white smoke” was seen in the incident, which resulted in no injuries.