Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
AMECO Beijing reports that modification accounted for one-third of its airframe overhaul business in 2013.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
FL Technics Jets has done a C check on its first Bombardier CRJ200, operated by Belavia of Belorussia.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Avtrade, which started work on a new storage, distribution and office building in January 2013, was granted permission for an extension to the new warehouse building by the Mid Sussex District Council.
Maintenance & Training

A number of operators within the MENA region are experiencing an ever increasing shortage of pilots, according to Zenon Aviation Recruitment.
Maintenance & Training

Fly-SAX, Kenya's premier safari and private charter airline, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brown Francis, a veteran of the airline industry in Tanzania, as General Manager of SAX-Tanzania, a new airline established in Tanzania.
Maintenance & Training

Bas Hendriksen has joined Chromalloy as the company's EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Account Manager.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways is enhancing its capabilities in Europe with the appointment of Eszter Ungar as its Head of Corporate Affairs for the region.
Maintenance & Training

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

Saudi Development & Training Company (SDT) has appointed Mark Kane as CEO and he will join the company on 8th September.
Maintenance & Training

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the March 5, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
ST Aerospace reported revenue of S$2.088 billion ($1.64 million) in FY2013, up from S$2.026 million in the prior year.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Singapore’s SIA Engineering Co. has signed a S$350-million ($275.6 million) services agreement with sister company SilkAir, covering a broad spectrum of MRO and fleet management for new Boeing 737NGs.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has inked a seven-year contract for component supply for Luxair’s Boeing 737NGs, in addition to base maintenance services on the aircraft during the winter of 2014 and 2015.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Fokker Services, part of Fokker Technologies, has received an order from Russia’s VIM Airlines to introduce its Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) 7.1 on VIM Boeing 757s.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Flybe Aviation Services’ technical training team has achieved compliance with the latest standards of European Union commission regulations, recognized by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
Maintenance & Training

Raphael Kuuchi has taken up the position as vice president for Africa with the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Maintenance & Training

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

After only a few months of success with the integration of iPad technology into the classroom, FlightPath International has now introduced the use of 60” flat screen monitors at the FlightPath International Training Centre.
Maintenance & Training

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the Feb. 26, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Boeing has included a procedure for using Imperium's ultrasonic imaging device, the Acoustocam, in its 787 Dreamliner Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) manual.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Rockwell Collins has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Russia’s Transas Aviation, a division of Transas Group, to exploit forward-fit and retrofit avionics opportunities for Russian aircraft.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Starting an overhaul layover improvement program in 2012, AMECO Beijing has reorganized its overhaul departments and reduced turnaround time by 10% annually in two successive years.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Avianca has selected ATR to maintain and repair its new ATR 72-600s for 10 years.
Maintenance & Training