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Dublin Aerospace has opened a new landing gear facility in Ireland focusing on models for the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 landing gear overhaul and

Issues extend to everyday business practices, such as using repairs instead of new parts.

DUBLIN AEROSPACE opened €12m, 70,000 sq ft narrowbody landing gear repair/overhaul facility in Ashbourne, Co Meath.

Magnetic MRO has signed a partnership agreement with AerinX to use mixed reality software for streamlined aircraft inspections.

Airlines are on track to lose $50 billion in 2021, and more than $200 billion in 2020-2022 combined.

Demand for cargo conversions does not appear to be declining any time soon.

SWISS-AS opened office in Japan in cooperation with Lufthansa Systems.

Consolidation through fleet changes, acquisitions and partnerships is anticipated from 2022 onwards.

The Beijing-based MRO plans significant growth in 2022.

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS has follow-on GA Telesis order to convert six 737-800s (now 12) to freighters in 2022-2023.

Ricky Vongsiprasom to Maintenance Director-AOG Division of Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems, Greenville, SC.

JORAMCO extended deal with Lufthansa Group to operate three A330/A340 and two A320 heavy maintenance lines for aircraft operated by Lufthansa, SWISS

ANTAVIA opened new 2,500 sq meter wheel/brake MRO facility at Paris CDG, expanding on its current operation at Toulouse.

Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with Mitsubishi’s CRJ support division, MHI RJ Aviation, to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion for regional jets, aiming for market availability in 2028.

The maintenance unit of Iberia and International Airlines Group (IAG) LCC Vueling have reached a long-term agreement for the maintenance and repair of airframes, engines and parts at Iberia’s Barcelona base.

Joramco has MoU with TAT Technologies regarding the servicing of aircraft Heat Transfer Components (HTC).

For all the uncertainties about the coronavirus crisis and the trajectory of aviation’s recovery, one early assumption has held true: that narrowbody

AAR Renews flydubai B737NG Component Agreement AAR has signed an agreement with flydubai to renew its power-by-the-hour component pool and repair

The FAA plans to implement new training and several revised processes that ensure issues flagged by its maintenance inspectors are both accurately identified and properly addressed through safety systems.

As operators expand their go-green efforts, pushback against the use-and-discard pattern that underpins much of the new spare-parts business could grow.

Long-term retirement totals expected to stay the same, but revised timing could create supply chain issues.

The Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre demonstrates its robotic technology for autonomous visual inspections at MRO Europe in Amsterdam.

EMBRAER signed Pool Program agreement with KLM Cityhopper for broad component support for 25 E195-E2s.