MRO

AMAC Aerospace has won additional land that will enable the Swiss company to further expand its services to its existing, and potential new clients, from its Bodrum (BJV) facility.

Factors such as new engine durability issues and extended lead times for engine parts are presenting challenges for MRO giant Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance.

Robert Pierson to Regional Sales Manager-Southeast US, based in Atlanta, of C&L Aerospace.

Grazia Vittadina to new Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Technik.

RELIANCE AIRCRAFT INTERNATIONAL, TX was authorized by Honeywell Aerospace as channel partner for repair management services.

SKYSELECT, CA was selected by MTU Maintenance to provide solution to digitize its engine parts sourcing processes.

LCI has completed maintenance on 100 LEAP engines at its FAA repair station facility in Tamarac, FL.

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES completed conversion of third/final 767-300BDSF (33769) with PW4000s at Addis Ababa.

Greg Emerson, American Airlines VP base maintenance, explains the base maintenance changes at three facilities.

Current figures show about 670 PW1000G-powered Airbus A220s, A320neo-family, and Embraer E-Jets on the ground for at least 30 days—a 6% increase since Aug. 1

The acquisition is likely to be finalized by the end of this year and motivated by Leap aftermarket growth.

Aviation Week's MRO team in Amsterdam report what they are hearing from executives at this year's Aero-Engines Europe conference.

The Japanese conglomerate becomes the latest lessor to enter the used parts market following its acquisition of Irish company Killick Aerospace.

SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES announced contemplated acquisition of US-based CRT, which specializes in repair of large parts (cases/rotating parts) for CFM56, LEAP and large turbofan engines out of Mentor, OH; deal is to close in 2024.

QOCO SYSTEMS was selected by Swiss-AS to provide its MROTools.io SaaS solution for integration into AMOS for tooling management.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK is developing retrofit program to apply AeroSHARK drag-reducing riblet film on A330s.

The airline’s recent MRO partnerships and in-housing strategy could impact its interest in purchasing AIESL.

ITOCHU, Japan made strategic investment into Ireland's KILLICK AEROSPACE to enter aircraft aftermarket business.

Felipe Garcia to Component Shop Manager (for landing gear and wheel/brake services) of C&L Aviation Services, Bangor, ME.

MY FREIGHTER AIRLINES, Uzbekistan received certificate of organization for A320 Family aircraft line maintenance.

LATAM AIRLINES GROUP launched $360m cabin reconfiguration program for its 24 787s that includes new Premium Business cabin with RECARO R7 seats, including doors for privacy; mods are scheduled to be completed in 2H26.

DNATA was selected by easyJet to provide ground handling at Zurich.

SIA ENGINEERING (PHILIPPINES) completed 6YE maintenance check on a 12th A321neo for Hawaiian Airlines.

FTAI AVIATION completed acquisition of LOCKHEED MARTIN COMMERCIAL ENGINE SOLUTIONS (LMCES), which operates 526,000 sq ft CFM56 maintenance/repair facility in Montreal, from Lockheed Martin Canada; coupled with QUICKTURN in Miami, FTAI now has capacity to perform 1,350 CFM56 module overhauls and >500 engine tests annually.

Lufthansa Technik confirms it is developing a drag-reducing riblet film retrofit plan for the Airbus A330.