Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the Oct. 8, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
AFI KLM E&M will carry out engine development tests for Snecma of the Safran Group, which is developing the LEAP engine with GE through CFM International.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has developed a robot-supported process for inspecting metallic aircraft fuselage structures.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Spirit Airlines has chosen Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (MBD) wheels, brakes and MRO services for its Airbus narrowbodies.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
FL Technics Training will start a new basic technical course in January 2015.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Rheinland Air Service (RAS) has completed expansion of its central European headquarters in Mönchengladbach, Germany, with an enhanced facility, effectively twice the size.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Safran Group’s Aircelle has inaugurated a new building for its Aircelle Europe Services business at Pont-Audemer in Normandy, doubling capacity to perform MRO on jet engine nacelles.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
ATR and Austrian regional InterSky have signed a three-year agreement for the exchange, repair and overhaul service for leading edges of wing and control-surface ribs.
Maintenance & Training

By Victoria Moores
Association of European Airlines (AEA) chairman Temel Kotil used a keynote address at MRO Europe in Madrid to warn about the mounting dependency on original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for aftermarket support.
Maintenance & Training

MRO News-Oct. 7, 2014
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has appointed Mrs Wuraola Oduntan as its new general manager for Nigeria. The appointment took effect from 1 July 2014.
Maintenance & Training

Abdulrahaman Al-Busaidy, the former CEO of Oman Air has returned to the Muscat-based airline in the role of chief operations officer.
Maintenance & Training

MRO News-Oct. 3, 2014
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the Oct. 1, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
PacAvi Group is spearheading a new passenger-to freighter conversion program for Airbus A320s and A321s.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo has appointed CHEP Aerospace Solutions to maintain and repair its entire fleet of Unit Load Device (ULDs) worldwide under an exclusive five-year agreement.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
RUAG Aviation and Rheinland Air Service are collaborating to provide better support for ATR-42s and -72 aircraft.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Russia’s Yamal Airlines has chosen FL Technics for base maintenance support in 2015.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
UK-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres will establish its first retreading facility in the US.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways has appointed Amina Taher, a UAE national with more than 10 years' experience in the field of marketing and communications, as its new head of media relations.
Maintenance & Training

The international arm of the UK's civil aviation authority developed a bespoke safety management workshop to support the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority's (GCAA) vision to become a world-class regulator.
Maintenance & Training

MRO News-Sept. 29, 2014
Maintenance & Training

MRO News-Sept. 25, 2014
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the Sept. 24, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
FL Technics has passed EASA certification and been granted extended Design Organization Part 21J STC approval to perform major cabin interior modifications.
Maintenance & Training