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JORAMCO (DAE) has LATAM Airlines contract to perform C-Checks on three 787s starting in July 2024.

Canada-based M1 Composites will repair several proprietary parts for the narrowbody aircraft.

Aviation Week Network and Airlines for Americas each honored two people with their prestigious annual awards.

CFM's new reverse bleed system (RBS) is designed to prevent a fuel nozzle problem linked to carbon deposits and expects to have retrofits available by mid-year.

With only a handful of regulators left to approve the merger, Korean Air is working on the transition and integration of new fleet and manpower.

ZeroAvia and FEAM Aero have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore maintenance, retrofit and technical support opportunities.

Pem-Air Turbine Engine Services’ new facility will grow its engine portfolio, capacity and staff.

STANDARDAERO completed its 12,000th APU repair out of Maryville, TN.

MASCO SERVICE, TX was licensed by Honeywell to serve as Level 3 repair center for TPA-100 TCAS components.

CHALLENGE TECHNIC, Malta is poised for a strategic expansion in 2024, including adding three new aircraft to the Challenge Group fleet, opening of a new maintenance station, and adding partnerships with three new customers.

THE CARLYLE GROUP is reportedly considering strategic options, including a potential sale, for STANDARDAERO.

SAMCO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE acquired AUSTRIAN AIRLINES TECHNIK BRATISLAVA (regional aircraft MRO).

AIRBUS forecasts North America's commercial aircraft services market will grow from $31b in 2023 to $45b by 2042: maintenance market will grow 2% per year from $25.9b to $37.8b; market for enhancements and modernization will grow 4.1% per year from $1.9b to $4.1b; and market for training and operations will grow 0.8% per year from $2.5b to $3b.

Mikael Draoui to Sales Director-Middle East & North Africa of GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES), Finland.

QUALITY AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES, OK acquired assets of APPROVED TURBO COMPONENTS (engine repair/overhaul).

VALLAIR completed update and build of its aerostructure repair and engine teardown & component repair facility in Châteauroux to sustain lifecycle of large components that might otherwise be scrapped due to the associated costs.

Holger Beck to Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Technik Philippines, Manila.

SWISS successfully digitally mapped >1,500 dents on control surfaces of a 777 and A220 from hailstorm using 8tree-s dentCHECK-as-a-Service.

Matthias Gruber to Managing Director of Eurowings Technik, Germany.

AVIATAR (Lufthansa Technik) launched Reliability Solutions series of applications, initially with Engineering Analytics Suite, to modernize fleet management.

Rubin Siddique to Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey, Germany.

CTS ENGINES received approval from GE for CF6-80E1 test cell correlation using its Turbine Control Structure (TCS).

MTU MAINTENANCE was approved to test CFM56-7Bs at Berlin and Dallas.

Creativity isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks about aircraft maintenance.

AAR spent $845 million acquiring two companies about a year apart. Is a third a year away?