Row 44 says it has installed its broadband entertainment system on 250 aircraft in North America, Europe and Africa. The IFE provider recently launched several new services, including live streaming IPTV and movies and television shows on demand.

Scandinavian Airlines selected AirVault's cloud based maintenance records management system. It is in the process of converting a backfile of 45 million documents and expects to add millions more each year.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering signed a line maintenance agreement with Air France for full maintenance support on its Airbus A320 service to Malaga, Spain.

Safran is expanding its nacelle and thrust reverser repair services in the U.S. A new accord with Applied Composites Engineering in Indianapolis builds on that company's existing three-year agreement with Safran's Aircelle division to repair Aircelle thrust reversers for the Embraer ERJ-145, which is powered by Rolls-Royce AE3007 engines, as well as the 170 and 175 twinjets, which use GE CF34 engines. Marc Laubreaux, senior VP-customer service, said at Aviation Week's MRO Americas Conference that Aircelle also is pursuing repairs for single-aisle aircraft parts.

FL Technics received a design organization approval from EASA to design and approve minor changes and repairs to aircraft interiors, as well as changes to avionics and structures. In addition, the MRO is adding new line maintenance stations in Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh, Malta, Russia and Poland that planned to start operations between mid-April and the beginning of June.

Bombardier inaugurated a new Shanghai office for its commercial aircraft teams working with the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China.

Cargo traffic tumbles, some cargo conversion lines stumble, but cargo maintenance and conversion shops press on.

Airlines in the booming Asia-Pacific market, are becoming far more aware of life-cycle costs and are seeking more flight-hour-based, comprehensive solutions, extending to spares accessibility and obsolescence management. “The more mature carriers are starting to understand that back shops are not delivering a high-value proposition, and are moving toward outsourcing,” says Bob Still, general manager of operations for Rockwell Collins Melbourne (Australia) Service Center.