Thai Airways and Airbus plan to begin construction of a new, expanded MRO facility at Thailand’s U-Tapao airport next year, as part of the airport’s development program.
Rolls-Royce is fast-tracking the removal of certain older Trent 1000 blades and modifying its blade-life calculation methods in the aftermath of a Norwegian Air 787 incident.
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation is confident technical issues with the engines are being adequately addressed, but will not hesitate to take drastic actions if incidents do not subside as fixes are rolled out.
Aftermarket parts specialist Heico Corp. said the Boeing 737 MAX's prolonged grounding is likely helping its bottom line, but the benefits are hard to quantify and are likely offset by lost opportunities linked to the related production slowdown.