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Jan 24, 2020
Senegal’s Blaise Diagne International Airport (BDIA) in Dakar has joined forces with global MRO player, Air France International/KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFIKLME&M), to provide support for both Air Senegal and airlines using the airport that opened in December 2017.
Jan 24, 2020
MRO Holdings submitted a proposal to acquire Mexicana MRO for an undisclosed sum. Greg Colgan, MRO Holdings’ CEO, would not disclose the terms but said the proposal addresses the challenges and opportunities of Mexican MRO. “This is not just a marketing play…we did our homework,” he says.
Jan 24, 2020
Sabena Technics opened its sixth maintenance hangar at its Bordeaux site this month. Philippe Rochet, the company’s CEO, speaks to James Pozzi about its plans for the facility.
Jan 23, 2020
American Airlines has donated the last of its retired MD-80 aircraft to Lewis University, a Chicago-area school with more than 700 students currently…
Jan 23, 2020
CARTAGENA, Columbia--Most airframe MROs start operations focused on aircraft MRO, and then add component backshop capabilities to quicken turnaround…
Jan 22, 2020
The MRO market in Latin America is projected to reach more than $4.2 billion by the end of 2020. Single aisle aircraft will dominate this market with…
Jan 21, 2020
Operating leases are moving toward covering half of commercial aircraft. Anything that makes this lease market more flexible and efficient is a clear…
Jan 21, 2020
The ongoing probe into the October 2019 failure of a GE Aviation GE90-115B on a Thai Airways 777-300ER prompted GE to recommend immediate removal of…