MRO

QUICKSTEP has agreed to purchase Boeing Defence Australia’s aerospace MRO business at Tullamarine, Victoria; acquisition includes operating assets
Defense

Gameco Signs Agreement with SF Airlines Co. Ltd. Gameco has signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement with Chinese cargo airline SF Airlines
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
OGMA will become a Pratt & Whitney-authorized maintenance center for the geared turbofan engine that powers the Airbus A320neo.
MRO

By Alex Derber
Of the many aviation sectors poleaxed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, perhaps none has been struck harder than the engine market. Like aircraft
MRO

By James Pozzi
Despite disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, EME Aero says work is gradually ramping up at the facility it opened in January and so far it
MRO Transatlantic

By Lee Ann Shay
Pratt & Whitney and OGMA, the majority of which is held by Embraer, signed an agreement on Nov. 12 to make the Portuguese MRO a PW1100G-JM geared
MRO

OGMA (Embraer Group), Portugal was named by Pratt & Whitney as its fifth authorized GTF maintenance center in Europe, joining EME Aero, MTU Aero
MRO

JAMCO AERO DESIGN AND ENGINEERING (JADE) completed its first passenger-to-cargo cabin conversion on 777-300ER for Singapore Airlines and says
MRO

PRECISION AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS redelivered 757-200PCF (33101; ex-TUI Airlines) to SF Airlines, and has now converted 29 757-200s to freighters; it says
MRO

MID-CANADA MOD CENTER completed installation of UNIVERSAL InSight Display System on a Citation VII (first in Canada).
MRO

EME AERO (Lufthansa Technik/MTU Aero Engines), Poland completed the first regular shop visit on a PW1100G-JM.
MRO

FLYDOCS, UK was selected by Brussels Airlines to provide end-of-lease return service, including a build/audit and digital migration of records, for an
MRO

INTERCONTINENTAL JET SERVICE, OK was named by Raisbeck Engineering as authorized dealer for its King Air products.
MRO

Len Russo to Global Strategic Account Executive-T700 and CT7 of H+S Aviation, Portsmouth, UK.
MRO

AERFIN was selected by Finnair to provide component support for 12 E190s under BeyondPool flight-hour solution.
MRO

GAMECO, Guangzhou completed its first 737-800BCF (29052; ex-Aeromexico) for BBAM, which ordered three; lessee is TBA.
MRO

Chuck Kegley to President of Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, Ronkonkoma, NY.
Business Aviation

PPG

PPG was selected by Magnetic MRO to supply variety of coatings, including DESOPRIME HS CA7755BE epoxy primer, DESOTHANE CA8000 system in five mica
Business Aviation

By Lee Ann Shay
WestJet is hoping to kickstart international travel and increase its operations based on two initiatives designed to return confidence to passengers
MRO Transatlantic

By James Pozzi
Caerdav owner and Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson talks with Aviation Week’s James Pozzi about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the MRO
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The Netherlands Aerospace Laboratory is developing AI software to help operators more easily plan maintenance around their flight program and to automate work packages.
Emerging Technologies

By James Pozzi
CFM International’s LEAP engine aftermarket has increased steadily over the past few years as a growing number of operators have either entered the
MRO

A ‘new normal’ for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) is inevitable in the aftermath of Covid-19, but what exactly does that mean?
MRO

By Henry Canaday
What does the latest vaccine announcement mean for aviation and MRO? Finally real hope, but probably lots of bridges to cross yet. And no one knows
MRO Transatlantic

By Bill Carey, Ben Goldstein, Sean Broderick, Helen Massy-Beresford, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Bradley Perrett
In little more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended industry projections of a pilot shortage by creating a surplus.
Airlines & Lessors