All MRO news – Page 149
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NewsAirbus net orders pass 1,000 as first A330neos firmed
Airbus recorded three orders covering 120 Airbus A320-family jets during November, when it also booked its first firm agreements for the re-engined A330neo.
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Iberia MRO arm to repair CAE simulators
Spanish operator Iberia's maintenance division has secured an agreement to repair avionics and components for CAE simulators.
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OBITUARY: Jean-Paul Bechat, the industrialist who steered the Safran merger
The announced merger of state-controlled French engine maker Snecma and privately-owned defence electronics group Sagem 10 years ago may have been greeted by scepticism by analysts and been more about Gallic industrial machismo than smart business. After all, Safran, the seemingly unweildy conglomerate it created, made everything from photocopiers to ...
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Magnetic MRO adds engine on-wing support arm
Estonia's Magnetic MRO has opened an engine on-wing maintenance unit and begun offering related support packages.
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Opinion
OPINION: Airbus goes back to the drawing board with A350 training
With the imminent entry into service of the Airbus A350, another modern aviation development comes to fruition – not just the A350 hardware or software, but the “liveware”.
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ANALYSIS: MTU Maintenance Zhuhai geared for expansion
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai – the engine overhaul joint venture between one of China's big-three airlines China Southern and German powerplant specialist MTU – is seeking to expand across its current narrowbody engine portfolio and has an eye on maintaining new types like CFM International's Leap and Pratt & Whitney’s PW1000.
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TAE granted EASA Part 145 approval for Adelaide ops
Australian MRO company TAE has received Part 145 approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its Adelaide turbine shop.
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NewsA350 training wins industry approval
As Airbus A350 launch customer Qatar Airways prepares to put its aircraft into service next month, Toulouse, France-based Airbus Training sees its revolutionary “learning by discovery” pilot and engineer type-rating training system being put to the test for the first time.
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NewsRussia flies first Mil Mi-171A2 prototype
Russian Helicopters has completed first flight of the Mi-171A2, marking another major step in the commercialisation of the country’s military-oriented rotorcraft industry.
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NewsBoeing blames delivery schedule for Delta A350 deal
Boeing attributes the loss of a 50-aircraft Delta Air Lines order announced on 20 November to a lack of available delivery slots.
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NewsDelta confirms A350, A330 order
Delta Air Lines has confirmed an order for 25 Airbus A350-900 for delivery beginning in 2017 and 25 A330-900 aircraft that will start entering the fleet in 2019.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What are the prospects for the stretched CS300?
On 16 November, the first Bombardier CS300 was glimpsed outside the factory for the first time. The stretched CSeries model is still within days or weeks of entering pre-flight taxi tests, but emerged to perform a battery of checks on its fuel flow system.
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NewsUS FAA requires 777 operators to inspect pitch rate sensors
A new airworthiness directive issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration requires Boeing 777 operators to inspect and potentially replace the aircraft's dual pitch rate sensors (PRS).
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Air Niugini contracts Vector Aerospace for engine MRO
Papua New Guinea’s Air Niugini has selected Vector Aerospace as engine maintenance provider for its Bombardier Dash 8-200 and Q300 turboprop fleet.
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Air France-KLM’s MRO arm readies engine shop for GEnx
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has gained an initial approval to service General Electric GEnx engines for its on-order Boeing 787 fleet.
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Lufthansa Technik deploys inflatable hangar at Budapest
Maintenance provider Lufthansa Technik has opened an inflatable hangar at its facility in Budapest to temporarily increase MRO capacity during the winter 2014/15 period.
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Boeing resumes 787-8 ecoDemonstrator flights
Boeing has launched the latest round of ecoDemonstrator testing using a 787-8 flight test aircraft loaded with 25 new technologies.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How airlines are rethinking MRO schedules
Airlines are taking different approaches to how they schedule their maintenance requirements, as they weigh up the gains of shorter, more regular work against the traditional bigger block checks.
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GE inks MRO co-operation with MTU
General Electric and MTU have finalised their MRO partnership for the turbine centre frame on the GEnx family.
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NewsAirbus relaxed over firming A330neo commitments
Airbus has yet to firm the commitments to its A330neo but insists that it is not facing uncertainty from initial customers.