All MRO news – Page 163
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IndiGo extends MRO partnership with SriLankan
Indian budget carrier IndiGo has extended its airfame maintenance contract with the engineering division of SriLankan Airlines.
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NewsAirbus indicates potential for 240-seat A321neo
Airbus appears to be intending to lift the A321neo’s potential capacity to 240 passengers, up from a previous figure of 236.
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Lufthansa assesses alcohol-based biofuel
Lufthansa is evaluating the use of alcohol-based biofuel, which could reduce costs versus existing renewable fuel production methods.
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Marilake broadens ATR support capabilities
UK avionics and instrument repair shop Marilake Aerosystems has expanded its support capabilities for equipment on ATR turboprops.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Barfield sale reflects Sabena Technics' strategy shift
Low profitability of its ‘power-by-the-hour’ component maintenance business has prompted Sabena Technics to sell its US subsidiary Barfield and thus abandon the burgeoning Latin American MRO market.
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AFI-KLM readies for GEnx maintenance
Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance is readying its maintenance shops to start supporting the GEnx-1B engine within the next few months, says Ton Dortmans, executive vice-president of KLM Engineering & Maintenance.
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NewsUK coroner investigates 'aerotoxic' case
A coroner based in Bournemouth, UK, will begin the examination this week of the cause of death of a British Airways pilot, Richard Westgate, who died in December 2012 aged 43
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Construction under way on MC-21 wing boxes
Russian manufacturer AeroKompozit has started constructing the composite wing box panels for the Irkut MC-21 twinjet.
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Avianca and Volaris receive IAE Pure-V designation
Avianca and Volaris have both received international Aero Engines' "Pure-V" designation for their V2500 engines.
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Southwest to adopt new airframe maintenance programme
Southwest Airlines will see "significant" savings and improved aircraft utilisation from adopting a new maintenance programme for its next-generation Boeing 737s, says Barry Lott, senior manager, maintenance programmes and reliability.
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LHT wins more CFM56 maintenance work from Travel Service
Czech leisure carrier Travel Service has extended its engine MRO contract with Lufthansa Technik.
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MTU launches mature engine support scheme
MTU is introducing engine lease and teardown services to attract business from operators and lessors of mature powerplants.
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Sunwing adds more 737-800s to AFI KLM E&M component contract
Canadian leisure carrier Sunwing has extended a component repair and overhaul contract with Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance for four new Boeing 737-800s.
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VivaAerobus and AJW ink A320 component contract
VivaAerobus has signed an eight-year power-by-the-hour component agreement AJW Aviation for its A320 and A320neo aircraft.
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Aircelle and Interjet sign nacelle support agreement
Safran's Aircelle and Interjet have signed a four-year agreement to support the nacelles and thrust reversers on the Mexican carrier’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 with Powerjet SaM146 engines.
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Southwest outlines retirement plan for older 737s
Southwest Airlines plans to retire its Boeing 737-300 fleet by the end of the decade, says Jim Sokol, the carrier’s vice-president maintenance operations on the sidelines of the MRO Americas conference in Phoenix.
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GECAS and Nordam strike flight control materials agreement
GECAS will provide flight control material to Tulsa-based MRO Nordam from aircraft teardowns under a new agreement.
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Boeing and AFI-KLM E&M renew 777 component agreement
Boeing and Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance have renewed their Boeing 777 component services programme for several years.
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MROs have yet to embrace sharing of safety data: FAA
Maintenance organisations have yet to embrace voluntary sharing of safety data that will be key to the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) risk-based safety approach going forward, says the agency’s associate administrator for aviation safety Peggy Gilligan during the MRO Americas conference in Phoenix on 8 April.
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Southwest tests tablets for mechanics
Southwest have begun a test programme to provide digital manuals to mechanics via iPads, says Jim Sokol, the carrier’s vice-president maintenance operations today at the sidelines of the MRO Americas show in Phoenix.