Maintenance & Training

MRO Briefs-Aug. 18, 2016

Air Zimbabwe has a new chief executive. Ripton Muzenda, son to the late Vice President Simon Muzenda who is taking over from Edmund Makona who was acting CEO since September 2013.

MRO Briefs-Aug. 12, 2016

Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services has been chosen by Russia’s VIM Avia to perform Boeing 777 heavy maintenance.

Fastjet chief financial officer Nick Caine is to leave the African low-cost carrier next year.

Egypt Air Training Center hopes to expand its training capabilities in the African continent after being in a co-operation with RwandAir.

Former Malaysian Airlines and Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller, 54, is to join Emirates as its chief digital and innovation officer.

Etihad has announced a new organisational structure for the growing multi-faceted business to create clearer management responsibilities for the different companies.

MRO Briefs-Aug. 3, 2016

Aerospace and defence contractor AAR has appointed Cheryle Robinson Jackson as its first president of AAR Africa.

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines will build a new 105,000 sq. ft. maintenance hangar at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), the airline announced July 29.

Austrian Airlines’ technical subsidiaries, Innsbruck-based Tyrolean Technik and Austrian Technik Bratislava (ATB), are planning a closer cooperation with an eye on third-party markets.

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that Bombardier Services Corp. has extended heavy maintenance agreements with SkyWest carriers SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines for a further 10 years.

Boeing has released its 2016 Pilot and Technician Outlook and projects a demand for nearly 1.5 million pilots and technicians over the next 20 years.

Embraer and the Mohammed VI International Aviation Academy (AIAC) have signed an MoU for engineering development in Morocco.

Germany-based Lufthansa Technik (LHT) plans to cut 700 of 2,000 jobs at its engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit as new engine types become more efficient.

MRO Briefs-July 21, 2016

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has continued to buy up Western aviation assets, with its aviation division acquiring a majority stake in MRO provider SR Technics.

Boeing has named Greg Hyslop its chief technology officer (CTO), replacing John Tracy.

Norwegian, Jonny Andersen has been appointed as the new chief executive of Kenya Airports Authority on a three year contract.

Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico (LTPR) has opened a third maintenance bay to perform C-checks and cabin modifications.

Farnborough Airshow Briefs-July 14, 2016

Farnborough Airshow Briefs-July 13, 2016

Airbus utilized an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to perform a visual inspection of an A350 XWB at the Farnborough Airshow July 13.

Low-cost carrier Azul Brazilian Airlines has signed a 12-year contract with Airbus for component support and flight training.