Think “brake container” and safety might not be one's first consideration. Perhaps it should be. Extricating aircraft brakes from traditional containers entails lots of tugging and plenty of manhandling. That's because “the brake lies horizontally,” says Ron Miller. He chairs the Joint Air Transport Safety Committee at the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers. He estimates, depending on the aircraft, those brakes weigh 100-400 lb.

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG) has purchased the European MRO business, for Hawker Beechcraft and will be serving the Middle East.

Pegasus Airlines has signed a contract with KLM UK Engineering a with a Lease hand back including painting and a C-Check on one of its Boeing 737 New Generation aircraft.

Bombardier Aerospace today announced the start of production at its transitional facility in Morocco.

Bahraini maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider Gulf Technics is considering component repair to supplement its multi-million-dollar spares inventory, which ST Aerospace has helped manage and support since 2011. The MRO provider recently started offering Airbus and Embraer airframe maintenance services and plans to build a two-bay widebody hangar at Bahrain International Airport in Muharraq.

The Airbus A350 XWB programme has received a European Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) award of the Engine Type Certification of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB turbofan. This certification covers Trent XWB engines which will power the A350-800 and A350-900 variants. A higher thrust version of the Trent XWB is currently under development for the A350-1000.

Turkish Technic and Nordwind Airlines have signed an agreement for APU maintenance.

Etihad Airways has opened a line maintenance base at Singapore's Changi International Airport, the carrier's eighth outside Abu Dhabi.