MRO

Neil Russell, chief operating officer at Aero Norway, talks to James Pozzi about why the CFM56-3 was a valuable market during the pandemic and how it has continued to shift focus between different models in the engine family.

Panelists at Aero-Engines Europe in Stavanger, Norway, say MROs need to embrace new technologies and expand their recruiting scopes to fill future workforce pipeline.

CHINA, HONG KONG and MACAU signed joint maintenance management cooperation arrangement to enable aircraft maintenance technicians licensed by CAAC

Keiron McNeill to Managing Director of RAS aircraft completions and interiors, UK.

ST Engineering has launched its Component Health Management solution, which it says will help avoid defect-related delays and cancellations.

Global Jet Technic and National Aviation Services are partnering to offer line maintenance services at two airports in the United Arab Emirates.

Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results.

If 2020 was characterized by the frantic attempts of the aviation industry to respond to the unfolding COVID-19 crisis, this year has provided time to

The Vietnamese low-cost carrier has signed several new MRO agreements to expand engine maintenance, technical training and software capabilities.

AMETEK MRO DRAKE AIR, OK was named by AMETEK Aerospace & Defense Hughes-Treitler as authorized repair center for its commercial thermal management

DIRECT MAINTENANCE was selected by Nordic Aviation Capital to maintain five E175s currently stored at Twente Airport.

AEOLUS ENGINE SERVICES, Ireland was selected by Comlux, Malta and Oryx Jet, UK to provide CFM56-3 technical support.

4THRUST (ALL4JETS), Poland was approved by FAA to perform engine/APU maintenance, upgrades and inspections.

AIR ASTANA completed its first in-house C-Check at Nur-Sultan Airport on an A321; seven more are planned through 2022.

SR TECHNICS secured MOU from VietJet Air to provide CFM56-5B maintenance, technical and training services, component requirements and repair, plus

National Aviation Services (NAS) will now provide best-in-class line maintenance services to airlines at the two international airports in Dubai and Sharjah.

As airlines return aircraft to service from temporary storage, their ability to swap out equipment instead of performing maintenance will diminish.

CTT Systems, which specialises in absolute humidity control products for aircraft, has said it has seen more interest in dehumidification systems as sustainability becomes paramount.

Etihad has welcomed its first graduates from the Aircraft Mechanics Development Programme.

This week’s TATV news from the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Turkey looks at a major breakthrough in the development of an eVTOL cargo carrier.

COLLINS AEROSPACE was selected by Japan Airlines to support its 787s through Dispatch flight hour program providing global pool access, maintenance

EFW began its first A321-200 pax-to-freighter conversion in US at VT SAN ANTONIO AEROSPACE for GTLK Europe for lease to SMARTLYNX. It also received

VD GULF, UAE was selected by Yamal Airlines to perform base maintenance/cabin refurb on three A320 Family aircraft.

HUTCHINSON agreed to acquire 20% of CHINA AIRCRAFT SERVICES (CASL), Hong Kong from Gama Aviation for US$2m.

A steady increase in global air transport demand has some big-picture aftermarket metrics approaching pre-pandemic territory, while a projected jump in engine maintenance will help total commercial MRO revenues surpass 2019 levels in 2023, a Naveo analysis shows.