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NewsPhilippine Airlines, Thai extend Airbus component support agreements
Airbus has extended its flight-hour services (FHS) component support provision for two Asian operators.
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NewsXiamen Airlines expands engine MRO agreement with ST Engineering
ST Engineering has extended its engine MRO services with long-time customer Xiamen Airlines.
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NewsSIA extends contract with Collins Aerospace for component maintenance support on 777 fleet
Singapore Airlines has extended its component services contract with Collins Aerospace for its Boeing 777 fleet for another five years.
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NewsBent pushrod found after Citation crew battled uncommanded nose-up pitch
US investigators have revealed that a bent elevator pushrod was discovered on a Cessna Citation 560XL following a serious incident in which it entered an uncommanded steep climb and a series of pitch-up excursions to the point of stalling. The aircraft entered an unusually high nose-up attitude immediately after landing-gear ...
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NewsTAP to set up maintenance centre as part of Porto investment
Portuguese carrier TAP is to establish a maintenance centre at Porto, in the north of the country, which is scheduled for completion in 2028. The engineering hub will be able to accommodate two Airbus A321-sized aircraft. TAP says the plan is a “decisive step” for its expansion strategy in the ...
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NewsAeroflot Group carries out CFM56 engine repairs at newly-certified in-house MRO division
Russian operator Aeroflot Group has carried out initial repairs to Airbus A320 engines at its newly-certified maintenance division AeroTrustTechnics. The company completed overhaul work on three CFM International CFM56 engines for the twinjets in December. Aeroflot Group disclosed that it had secured FAP-145 certification in mid-October for the Moscow Sheremetyevo-based ...
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NewsVietjet tops out new MRO facility at Long Thanh airport
Vietjet has topped out its new MRO facility at the in-development Long Thanh international airport, located outside of Ho Chi Minh city.
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NewsITP Aero continues to build MRO business with Aero Norway acquisition
ITP Aero is to further reinforce its growing MRO business with the acquisition of Stavanger-based Aero Norway.
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NewsInquiry traces ANZ A320neo shutdown and similar incidents to fire-button pin flaw
New Zealand investigators probing an in-flight engine shutdown involving an Airbus A320neo believe the event is linked to overhead fire-control panel damage which could result in uncommanded activation of an engine-fire switch. The inquiry into the Air New Zealand incident, on 1 December last year, has highlighted five other similar ...
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NewsDirector of UK firm AOG Technics convicted of CFM56 engine parts fraud
UK law enforcement personnel have secured the conviction of a company director charged with fraud over the distribution of components for powerplants including the CFM International CFM56. The Serious Fraud office says the UK-based company, AOG Technics, sold the engine parts with forged documentation. Source: CFM International CFM56s ...
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NewsEmergency flight-control modifications complete on vast majority of A320-family jets
Precautionary rectification of a suspected vulnerability on some 6,000 Airbus A320- and A320neo-family jets have largely been completed. Airbus states that fewer than 100 affected aircraft remain from the global fleet. The airframer had already indicated that most of the airframes would only require a relatively quick change of flight-control ...
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NewsCorrosion on MD-87 and BAe 146 firefighters traced to incompatible retardants
US investigators have determined that insufficient testing of a new retardant resulted in significant corrosion damage to two aerial firefighting aircraft owing to chemical incompatibility with the retardant already in use.
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NewsKorean Air to build new MRO facility at Seoul Incheon
Korean Air is to construct a new airframe MRO hangar at Seoul’s Incheon airport, with operations targeted to commence in 2029.
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NewsUPS inquiry yet to explain MD-11F’s failure to climb after shedding engine
US investigators have yet to determine why a UPS Boeing MD-11F failed to climb away from Louisville after shedding an engine on take-off. Preliminary findings from the National Transportation Safety Board confirm the left-hand GE Aerospace CF6-80 engine and pod broke away on rotation, being flung backwards over the wing ...
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NewsEmirates to bring some Trent 900 engine maintenance work in-house
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to construct a new maintenance facility to start performing its own servicing of Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines fitted to its Airbus A380s. Emirates says it wants to “secure” its own capability to maintain the powerplants. It has reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce under which it ...
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NewsWestJet 737-800 gear-collapse probe analyses fractured trunnion pin
Investigators probing the WestJet Boeing 737-800 landing-gear collapse at St Maarten in the Caribbean believe the aircraft did not make a hard landing. Transportation Safety Board of Canada states that this finding is based on flight-data recorder evidence. The twinjet’s right main-gear collapsed, and its engine nacelle contacted the ground, ...
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In depthUPS MD-11F crash evokes spectre of American 191 but the depth of parallels is unclear
Confirmation that the UPS Boeing MD-11F which crashed in Louisville suffered a separation of its left-hand engine during take-off is likely to draw comparisons to the watershed McDonnell Douglas DC-10 accident in Chicago more than 45 years ago.
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In depthAfter FAA certification, Philippines’ Dornier Technology eyes expanded MRO capabilities
Philippines MRO company Dornier Technology is looking at growth opportunities in areas like end-of-lease checks, after clinching FAA certification.
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NewsQatar Cargo’s Mammoth 777 converted freighters delayed by US government shutdown
Qatar Airways Cargo’s first converted Boeing 777 freighters from Mammoth are delayed until January due to the US government shutdown stalling certification processes.
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NewsKratos and Lockheed Martin in South Korean defence partnerships
US defence contractors Kratos and Lockheed Martin have established strategic partnerships with South Korean aerospace companies, focusing on manned-unmanned teaming technologies and maintenance capabilities.