Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
The ITP Group, which makes and maintains commercial jet engines, reported revenue of €627 million ($864.4 million) in 2013, up 8% from 2012.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
AJW Aviation has signed a CFM International CFM56-7 fan blade exchange agreement with Denmark’s Primera Air.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Part 145 certification to AerSale’s aircraft heavy maintenance and storage facility in Roswell, New Mexico.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Kenya Airways has selected AFI KLM E&M to provide component support for nine Boeing 787s scheduled for delivery between March 2014 and the end of 2015.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Engines form the largest portion of maintenance cost, and maintenance is by far the largest portion of engine lifecycle cost. So choosing a maintenance strategy for engines is a critical determinant of airline success.
Maintenance & Training

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

AviAssist has successfully completed is third Pan-African safety seminar "2Gether 4Safety" with an event in Entebbe, Uganda designed to help develop safer operations for African aviation.
Maintenance & Training

John Cameron has joined FlightSafety International as regional director, business development, commercial simulation to support FlightSafety's flight simulator sales efforts in Africa.
Maintenance & Training

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Lufthansa Technik (LHT)—currently the largest independent MRO provider—is eyeing future growth.
Maintenance & Training

Briefs from the March 26, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
AAR is acquiring inventory and customer contracts from Sabena Technics Brussels in the first week of April.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Lufthansa Technik Group (LHT) reported a 2013 operating profit €404 million ($562 million), up 23.2% from €318 million the previous year.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has entrusted its entire spare-part logistics to Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS) as part of a three-year agreement.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Gogo has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) from FAA to install Ku-band satellite equipment on Airbus A330s.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
DAC International has received parts manufacturer approval (PMA) from FAA its electronic flight bag system, which includes RPU, display and tray assemblies.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Fokker Technologies had revenue of €762 million ($1.05 billion) in 2013, down 1% from the prior year.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has acquired full control of Barfield from Sabena Technics.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Thai Airways International has signed a letter of intent with Airbus for development of Airbus Smarter Fuel Efficiency and Smarter Mobility solutions.
Maintenance & Training

Lufthansa Technik (LHT), which has been performing some Airbus A380 wing rib feet repairs for over a year, is about halfway through the repairs.
Maintenance & Training

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

Lufthansa Technik Group (LHT) reported a 2013 operating profit €404 million ($562 million), up 23.2% from €318 million the previous year.
Airlines & Lessors

Seven Kenya Airways cadets have graduated from the first integrated professional pilot course delivered to the Nairobi-based airline by South Africa's Progress Flight Academy.
Maintenance & Training

Ethiopian Aviation Academy has announced that it has graduated 21 pilots, 21 aviation technicians, 68 marketing professionals and 20 cabin crew at a ceremony held at Ethiopian Headquarters earlier this month.
Maintenance & Training

Briefs from the March 12, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. (HAECO) posted revenue of HK$7.4 billion ($953 million) in 2013, up 28% from HK$5.8 billion in 2012.
Maintenance & Training