MRO

AIRSTART, Canada purchased two ex-Flybe Dash 8-400s (4077/4085) from Aergo Capital for part out.

AIRBOURNE COLOURS, UK is building £6.5m, 27,000 sq ft paint hangar at Teesside International Airport for 3Q24.

The project is the company’s answer to an identified need for storage and end-of-life services in China.

Lufthansa Technik and Air India Express have signed an agreement in the field of Engine Maintenance Services (EMS).

Chun Kiat to Sales Director-Asia Pacific of GA Telesis Engine Services Group (GATES).

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS delivered 28 converted freighters (18 737-800SFs; five 737-400SFs; two MD-80SFs; three CRJ200SFs) in 2023, including its 600th, vs 41 in 2022. It sees a slight decline in 2024, but says it plans to use predicted slowdown to complete studies on potentially introducing new AEI freighter programs for the 737-900 and CRJ900.

Short life-cycles, bureaucratic hurdles and a focus on upfront costs may be hindering African airlines’ usage of digital MRO software.

SATA Air Açores Group plans to add Airbus A320 A check capability as it targets more independent MRO operations.

Saab and UAE Ministry of Defence have signed a contract for in-service support for the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW+C) solution.

Aviation Week Network, in collaboration with Accenture, has revealed the winners of the 2024 20 Twenties Awards program.

Aviation Week projects that the growth of North America’s engine fleet over the next decade will increase MRO spending.

Air India Engineering Services' GTF MRO plans first announced in 2020 have failed to materialize.

ARROW AVIATION SERVICES, Kolkata was named by Hartzell Propeller as first Recommended Service Facility in India.

ECUBE, UK began its 400th aircraft part out. It als reports accepted 89 aircraft in 2023 for storage/part out/transition.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK was selected by Air India Express for CFM56-7B maintenance (minimum of three overhauls).

Indian MRO provider signed agreements to partner with Lufthansa Technik and Spirit AeroSystems on maintenance services.

Safran Aircraft Engines and France’s national aerospace research agency ONERA have begun first wind tunnel tests with the ECOENGInE, a 1:5 scale demonstrator of the future Open Fan.

FAA recommends visual inspections of Boeing 737-900ER mid-cabin door plugs after some operators have found loose bolts during earlier voluntary inspections.

Aer Lingus is seeking to appeal a local government decision to grant Ryanair planning permission to develop Hangar 7 in Dublin.

The maintenance shop and warehouse will have an expected annual capacity of around 15,000 repairs and overhauls.

SAIEC was selected by Rolls-Royce and Vietnam Airlines to replace fan attrition liner panels on Trent XWBs (A350s).

Wind tunnel evaluations are giving Safran confidence about meeting the targeted noise levels of the RISE open-fan engine demonstrator, company executives say.

Stratos, an independent aircraft asset manager, has arranged the sale of two Airbus A330- 200 aircraft for Etihad Airways.

The country's government is reportedly assessing an aquisition of Mexicana MRO Services.

AERFIN purchased two A330-200s (825/831) from Etihad Airways for part out in deal arranged by Stratos,