KLM UK Engineering’s (KLMUKE) recent expansion into aircraft recycling gives the Air France-KLM conglomerate another cost-effective option for disposing of narrowbody aircraft and provides third-party revenue potential in both the scrapping and surplus parts arenas.

Morocco’s national airline Royal Air Maroc has signed a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with ATR for its new fleet of ATR-600 aircraft, giving the OEM another boost in its efforts to gain share in the aftermarket. The contract covers the four ATR 72-600s already owned by the airline, which was the launch customer for the -600 series and announced an order for two ATR 42-600s and four of the larger ATR 72-600s plus options for two additional ATR 72-600s in 2009. It took delivery of the first aircraft in 2011.

More MROs are entering the VIP completions market, which not only could lead to increased competition but to overcapacity, as well, fears Walter Heerdt, senior vice president of marketing and sales at Lufthansa Technik.

Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc has signed a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with ATR for the airline's new fleet of ATR '-600' aircraft.

Codeshare partners Etihad Airways and Air New Zealand have signed a wide-ranging agreement to provide reciprocal line maintenance services in Melbourne, Australia, and Los Angeles in the USA.

Emirates Airline is in talks with Airbus Group NV and Rolls-Royce Holdings to create a more fuel-efficient version of the A380 superjumbo, reports The Wall Street Journal.

At a special ceremony Flydubai and CFM International celebrated the airline's achievement of 500,000 engine flight hours with its fleet of CFM56-7B engines.

Fresh from a sizable win for its airline supply chain business, AAR is eyeing an international acquisition that would further boost the segment, CEO David Storch says. Speaking to analysts during a Dec. 19 earnings call, Storch confirmed that Wood Dale, Ill.-based AAR is “looking at a fairly sizable deal that would expand our presence” outside the U.S. The deal would likely be an all-cash transaction, he adds, offering few additional details.