All MRO news – Page 208
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News
IAE will not halt V2500 commercial production in 2016
International Aero Engines and Pratt & Whitney have further clarified comments by the CFO of parent company United Technologies stating V2500 commercial...
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Fleet forecast: cargo's big transition
The latest edition of the Commercial Fleet Forecast illustrates the continuing move towards large widebody freighters and increasing shift eastwards.
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NewsMRO companies need to form partnership networks
As competition with the OEMs becomes tougher, independent maintenance companies need to build new alliances to keep a foothold in the future MRO market.
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NewsAirbus working to keep deadline of final A350-900 assembly
With production of the Boeing 787 properly under way, after the airframer delivered the first example to Japan's All Nippon Airways in September, the pressure of attention will switch to Toulouse where Airbus is trying to keep to its deadline of beginning final A350-900 assembly by the end of this ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Welcome aboard White-Label Airlines
An industry sage once unkindly observed that the airline business is one which has never yet seen a box it cannot think within, so perhaps it is time to...
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Brussels Airlines signs up for LHT Malta maintenance
Belgian carrier Brussels Airlines has entered into a maintenance contract with Lufthansa Technik (LHT) Malta for its services on the carrier's fleet of Airbus...
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NewsBoeing plots 787 line ramp up
Opening of second Dreamliner assembly line in Charleston to bring 10-a-month production target within airframer's sights
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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...