MRO

MRO majors in the Asia-Pacific are calling for the industry to generate an organic pool of aircraft technicians and engineers, even as talent is either moving away from the industry or to other players.

The U.S. MRO provider saw rises across multiple business segments in its fiscal first quarter.

GA TELESIS announced its Ohio-based Specialized Procedures Aeroengine Hospital (SPAH) was certified by AFRA.

Brett Dickey to Vice President of Technical Services of Empire Airlines, ID.

SICHUAN AIRLINES agreed to lease A321P2F (2974; ex-Vietnam Airlines) with V2500s from Cinda Financial Leasing; aircraft is the second converted by SICHUAN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING (SMECO) for 321 PRECISION CONVERSIONS.

FARSOUND, UK opened 28,000 sq ft warehouse/office facility in San Antonio, TX.

HONEYWELL has $1.1b VietJet contract to provide avionics and APU maintenance programs for its A320s/A330s in deal that includes Flight Efficiency solution to provide emission reduction and fuel-efficiency monitoring across the fleet.

AMETEK MRO ASIA was appointed by Honeywell as authorized TCAS repair center with full test and repair capability.

Airframe MRO GMR Aero Technic on its strategies for expansion, training, technology and supply chain.

StandardAero announced the launch of its initial public offering (IPO) process on Sept. 23, seeking to raise $1.1 billion at a valuation of up to $7.5 billion.

Philippine Airlines is prioritizing aircraft retrofits and is setting a 2025 deadline to decide on the fate of other aircraft programs.

Embraer is planning to increase the value of spares and components in its Singapore distribution center to support its growing fleet in the Asia-Pacific region.

High reliability rates from recent deliveries could generate aircraft orders outside China.

PRATT & WHITNEY has 17-year airBaltic contract to provide EngineWise maintenance services program for its GTFs.

AERSALE, FL was selected by "a major global transportation company" as partner to manage/sell its surplus parts inventory, including A300, 757 and MD-11 components as solution to current challenges from supply chain constraints.

AIR INDIA launched US$400m cabin upgrade program for 67 aircraft (27 A320neos and 40 777s/787s); project is being coordinated by its Engineering team with COLLINS AEROSPACE, ASTRONICS and THALES selected as suppliers.

EFW was selected by Global Airlines to perform airframe maintenance at Dresden on A380 (120) for return to service.

AAR has 5-year, $1.2b US Navy (follow-on) contract to provide P-8A Poseidon depot airframe maintenance and depot field team support, including scheduled/unscheduled MRO and AOG, for the US Navy, Australia, and FMS customers.

STANDARDAERO launched proposed IPO on NYSE of 46.5m shares, plus options for another 6.975m, at $20-$23 each.

ST Engineering and Airbus joint venture Elbe Flugzeugwerke are re-entering the Airbus A380 heavy maintenance market, securing a contract with Global Airlines.

IndiGo is boosting technology initiatives and training to prepare for its fleet expansion.

DRAYTON AEROSPACE, Dubai acquired ex-Cebu Pacific ATR 72-500 (784) for part out.

The airline has started retrofits on its Airbus A320neos and will move on to its Boeing widebodies in early 2025.

Yingling Aviation continues to grow with the acquisition of Bevan Aviation.

Swiss MRO outfit SR Technics is now the 17th active repair shop in the GTF network and will conduct full disassembly, assembly and testing on PW1100G-JM engines.