Air Transport Maintenance & Training
Nov 07, 2019
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has withdrawn three of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft from service after the discovery of cracks located between the aircraft’s fuselage and wing.
Nov 01, 2019
Marking the largest move yet in the overhaul of the aerostructures sector, provider Spirit AeroSystems will buy Bombardier’s aerostructures businesses in Northern Ireland and Morocco.
Oct 17, 2019
Over the coming month, a group of aviation stakeholders will announce a collaborative MRO blockchain project that will give greater visibility over the lifecycle of aircraft parts.
Oct 16, 2019
Minimizing aircraft downtime is a mantra of MRO, but UK LCC easyJet is finding that as some of its Airbus aircraft get older, the ground-breaking maintenance program that it started using in 2004 to break up big maintenance checks into smaller overnight packages is not working.
Oct 16, 2019
Another round of ownership changes are expected in the MRO sector, driven by high valuations and private-equity (PE) companies reaching the end of their investment cycle.
Dec 20, 2021
The U.S. Justice Department has unveiled an ongoing antitrust investigation into labor market allocation in the aerospace engineering market, revealing indictments against six executives who are alleged to have established an anti-poaching regime among their companies.
Dec 16, 2021
Korean Air becomes the eighth MRO provider in Asia to announce it will support the PW1100G-JM engine, but only three have come online so far.
Dec 14, 2021
Safran expects services on current-generation Leap engine family to grow from 2025.
Dec 10, 2021
Rodney Luetzen, United Airlines’ VP line maintenance, talks about the operation's holiday planning and how the airline is ramping up for growth, which is scheduled to include 500 new aircraft, in this five-question interview.
Dec 06, 2021
The 10-year deal will see the SIAEC engine test facility (ETF) upgraded with data acquisition and control systems from Safran Test Cells.
Nov 24, 2021
Part of the COMAC Large Aircraft Demonstration Industrial Park, the facility is built to “support the stable operation” of domestic commercial aircraft in the region, starting with the ARJ21.
Nov 23, 2021
The move comes as GE Aviation Engine Services Singapore prepares to hire 300 new staff in 2022 to get ready for the expected post-pandemic recovery in the Asia-Pacific region.
Nov 23, 2021
The Moscow facility will specialize in maintenance and repairs of thermal acoustic insulation mats.