AFI KLM E&M won a contract from TAB Airlines in Bolivia for a spare lease engine as well as an engine shop visit for its DC-10 freighter. The MRO signed another contract with National Airlines for GE CF6-80C2 engine maintenance for the cargo carrier's fleet of Boeing 747-400Fs. The agreement also includes engine leasing.

Airlines counter obsolescence in flexible support solutions.

Mubadala Aerospace chose Frederic Dupont to head its global sales. Dupont joined the MRO network in April and reports to Abdulla Shadid, Mubadala's chief commercial officer of the MRO network.

Baines Simmons welcomes Karen Jones as principal consultant. She has had 23 years of experience in operations roles for regulatory authorities, most recently the UK Civil Aviation Authority and Transport Malta.

Timco's FeatherWeight lavatories have been selected by an airline as part of a cabin reconditioning project for its Boeing 767 fleet. Facilities

VAS Aero Services appointed Andrew Dudgeon as CEO. Dudgeon previously served as CEO of Rolls-Royce Australasia.

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines powering All Nippon Airways' Boeing 787 fleet has completed 4,000 flying hours in five months of revenue service with 99.9% dispatch reliability. Less than one in 1,000 flights have experienced a delayed departure due to an engine issue.

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