All MRO news – Page 202
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Qantas grounds two more 767s as strike continues
Qantas Airways has grounded another two aircraft and warns of more to come as the ongoing strike by its engineers continues to cause a backlog on the maintenance...
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NewsDreamlifter Sidebar
To meet its goal of building ten 787s per month transporting its in-process inventory seamlessly between partner sites, Boeing had to conceive a way of moving...
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NewsMaintenance: Keeping the dream flying
As the Boeing 787 nears its service entry, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies are getting into gear for the new-generation jetliner
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NewsHawker Beechcraft looks to take back global market
With an installed fleet of 32,000 aircraft globally, there is a lucrative aftermarket business for Hawker Beechcraft products worth almost $2 billion a year. Unfortunately for Hawker Beechcraft itself, it is failing to see much of that.
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News787 special report: Network revolution
Dreamliner launch customers are finally ready to start earning money with Boeing's 'wonder jet' and to find out if it has been worth the long wait.
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News787 design highlights: systems and materials
The 787 is Boeing's grand innovation, nose to tail, wingtip to wingtip. The aircraft's majority-composite design is at the heart of the airframer's leap...
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NewsPositive reaction for Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney deal
Reaction to the deal between Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney appears positive for both parties.
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NewsFAA and Boeing advise stepped-up 767 wing-skin checks
US FAA regulators have updated an earlier airworthiness directive instructing Boeing 767 operators to increase the frequency of inspections on upper wing...
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NewsLockheed offers Japan F-35 final assembly
Lockheed Martin has dangled the possibility of final assembly of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in front of Japan as part of its plan to win the country's...
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Jazz forms maintenance partnership with THS and Bombardier
Jazz Aviation has forged a deal with aircraft maintenance automated solutions provider Technologies Harness Scanner (THS) and Bombardier for maintenance...
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MRO providers urged to form partnerships
Airlines could be faced with paying higher prices for MRO services if original equipment manufacturers gain more influence and a less competitive maintenance...
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Qantas grounds five aircraft as engineers' strike bites
Qantas Airways will ground five aircraft and cancel around 100 domestic flights a week with union industrial action causing a shortfall in required maintenance...
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Japan's Solaseed picks ST Aero for CFM56 engine MRO
Japanese low-cost carrier Solaseed Air has signed up for ST Aerospace's CFM International CFM56-7B/7BE engine maintenance services. The maintenance...
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NewsBedek homes in on 777 conversions
Bedek Aviation Group, the specialist modification division of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is to concentrate on Boeing 777 freighter conversions following...
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NewsIAG approves 2012 launch for Iberia Express
Iberia's new subsidiary Iberia Express has been given the go-ahead by the board of parent International Airlines Group to launch operations next summer. The...
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Kingfisher Airlines explains exit from low-cost market
India's Kingfisher Airlines has defended its plans to pull out of the low-cost market and concentrate on its premium business, saying that the latter will...
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Boeing selects Nayak as MRO partner GoldCare programme
Boeing has selected Nayak Aircraft Services in Europe to provide Boeing GoldCare maintenance, repair and overhaul services. The GoldCare programme...
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NewsHead Games: Honeywell, Rockwell Collins defend turf
Two US avionics manufacturers are locked in competition to gain the upper hand in development of the latest visual landing aids, via rival philosophies: Honeywell sees head-down displays as the future, while Rockwell Collins makes the case for head-up options
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NewsIndonesian Aerospace to study 19- to 50-seat civil aircraft
Indonesian Aerospace is to look at developing civil transport aircraft from 19 to 50 seats under a strategic co-operation with Airbus Military. This...
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NewsUS Army considers Texas start-up’s design for Black Hawk, Apache replacement
A Texas-based start-up will challenge three rotorcraft industry giants for a possible US Army contract to replace the Apache and Black Hawk ...