Many factors are involved as A&D companies move to support customers in new geographies. Once a contract is won, A&D companies need to determine how best to establish operations and build the infrastructure to support the new business.
UTC Aerospace Systems and Revima Group entered into a long-term agreement to provide MRO services for landing gear on Boeing 777-300ERs operated by Emirates Airline.
Eastern European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has renewed two eight-year MRO contracts with Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI) and Lufthansa Technik Budapest (LTB) for line maintenance services on its fleets based in Romania, Slovakia and Hungary.
Pacific Aerospace Resources and Technologies—a global MRO, aircraft storage and tear-down firm—has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Yinchuan Free Trade Zone to assist Yinchuan in creating an aviation park that combines aircraft manufacture, repair and maintenance service and aircraft financial service.
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) and SOC Limited Aviation Training Academy (ATA) recently held an international aviation graduation ceremony in Johannesburg.
Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company Mubadala, and Etihad Airways have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore further areas of cooperation, including a possible European MRO facility.
What was described as the Middle East’s largest MRO facility should be open for business by the end of 2016, Saudi Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) at the Dubai Air Show.
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) to establish an authorized service facility (ASF) for Bombardier’s Q Series turboprop regional airliners.
The final panel session at the Aviation Africa event looked at the shortage of human capital in the region and the need to train young people to make sure the industry thrives.
Former director of CAA in Lebanon (twice), Dr Hamdi Chaouk, now managing partner, Aviation Minds, opened the second day of the first Aviation Africa conference and exhibition in Dubai by explaining how African nations need to take a close look at themselves before they can put together an aviation strategy that has any chance of success.
Dr. Nicklas Dahlstrom, director of human factors for Emirates Airline, addressing the Aviation Africa conference in Dubai today, told the audience that human factors training is essential, especially when people from different cultures work together.
Revenue-generating numbers touted by OEMs for airliner cabin modifications are not necessarily produced in reality, a senior executive at Singapore-based low cost carrier Tigerair cautioned.
Skilled labor shortages and land-space constraints are among the biggest difficulties facing the MRO industry in Asia-Pacific countries, a region that is forecast to become the world’s largest in terms of fleet size and MRO market value.
The Asia-Pacific region will surpass others in airliner fleet size and MRO market value in a decade, attendees at the Aviation Week Network MRO Asia-Pacific conference in Singapore were told Tuesday.
Qatar Airways has partnered with Six Seconds to introduce enhanced emotional intelligence training. Seventeen members from the Customer Experience Training Team have successfully completed a customised training programme developed by Six Seconds, to become certified practitioners in Emotional Intelligence.
New-found airline focus on investor return is good news for MRO suppliers, but the industry needs more support hubs in the fast-growing air traffic emerging markets such as Asia.
