Hopes to decide this year if it will launch its own program

MTU Maintenance Zhuhai finds way to cope with unpredictable workloads

Egyptian carrier AlMasria Universal Airlines has called on the services of AFI KLM E&M to deal with an AOG (Aircraft on Ground) situation concerning CFM56-5B engines fitted to one of its aircraft.

The first Irish Aerospace Pavilion in Middle East will be hosted at the co-located two-day Aircraft Interiors & MRO Middle East Exhibitions which open in Dubai tomorrow (Tuesday)

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sent an investigator to Japan to study the latest incident involving a Boeing 787.

An unusual split winglet design, strikingly similar to the “dual feather” wingtip feature revealed by Boeing in May 2012 for its upcoming 737 MAX derivative, has been launched by Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) for retrofit on up to eight versions of the current Next Generation 737. The winglet development, dubbed the Split Scimitar, has been officially launched with an order from United Airlines and initially will be certified for retrofit of 737-800s.

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) expects to receive a supplemental certification from the FAA certification by the end of this week for its program to convert MD-80s to freighters, enabling the company to begin production on the first of 20 orders by the end of this month. Those 20 orders bolster AEI’s confidence in its expectation for orders for more than 200 converted MD-80s in the next 10-15 years, says Robert Convey, VP-sales and marketing for the Miami-based conversion specialist. AEI is the only company performing conversions on MD-80s.

Syphax Airlines has selected CFM International's LEAP-1A and CFM56-5B engines to power three Airbus A320neo and three Airbus A319/A320ceo aircraft, respectively.