All MRO news – Page 218
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Boeing Shanghai signs 767 MRO deal with Business Air
Thai carrier Business Air has signed a five-year heavy maintenance and engineering services contract with Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services for its 767 fleet. The...
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Bombardier turns to automation to cut CSeries assembly time
Bombardier aims to cut more than 40h from the cycle time joining fuselage sections for the 100- to 149-seat CSeries, with the assistance of six 10.9t robots. Two...
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PICTURES: Bombardier turns to automation to cut CSeries assembly time
Bombardier aims to cut more than 40h from the cycle time joining fuselage sections for the 100 to 149-seat CSeries, with the assistance of six 10.9t robots. Two...
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Skymark Airlines joins Boeing component service programme
Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines has joined the Boeing 737 Component Services Programme, jointly offered by the manufacturer and Air France Industries KLM...
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MTU wins Pluna maintenance contract
MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg is to provide repair and overhaul services to Uruguayan carrier Pluna's General Electric CF34-8CF engines. The contract...
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787 test aircraft flies Package B Trent 1000
Boeing's 787 test aircraft ZA004 returned to flying on 21 May with the first Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package B engine hung under its right wing. It...
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Experts: GPS at risk with LightSquared 4G
A government/industry panel will warn the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a 3 June report that the expected interference from a new 4G ancillary...
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NewsPassenger experience in the spotlight as technology advances
Airlines are reacting to their customers' demand for constant connectivity by using the latest technology to interact in new ways designed to improve the...
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NewsSukhoi could unveil Superjet stretch in June
Sukhoi Superjet marketing specialist Superjet International indicates that a stretched version of the twinjet could be unveiled in June, as it prepares to hand over Aeroflot's first example of the baseline model.
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Business people
PEOPLE moves Aerosur, ILFC, Qinetiq, Ruag, Signature, ThyssenKrupp Signature Drew: Signature sales Sergio Sanzetenea is now interim...
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Improved Trent 1000 to fly on Boeing's 787
Boeing's 787 test aircraft ZA004 will return to flying on 20 May with the first Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 'Package B' engine hung under its right wing, marking...
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PowerJet launches aftermarket support service
PowerJet, the joint venture between Snecma and NPO Saturn for the SaM143 engine on the Sukhoi Superjet 100, has launched its aftermarket support service...
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Cargo key in Air France-KLM return to profit
Air France-KLM believes a strong rebound in its air cargo business over the last 12 months vindicates its shift in strategy to put more focus on utilising...
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Partial power loss on Qantas A380 caused by oil leak
An oil leak in a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine has been identified as the cause behind a partial power loss on a Qantas Airways Airbus A380 this February.
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ATSB focuses on Rolls-Royce's quality control in QF32 probe
Australian investigators are reviewing Rolls-Royce's quality control procedures as a probe into last November's uncontained Trent 900 engine failure on a...
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NewsInitial AF447 evidence does not require operator action
Airbus has issued an information telex to operators stating that no immediate action is required as a result of preliminary data from the Air France Airbus...
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TAME and GE sign five-year CF34 maintenance deal
Ecuador's TAME and GE Aviation have signed a five-year OnPoint services deal for the maintenance of the carrier's General Electric CF34-10E engines, which...
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Aveos wins new maintenance business from Mexico’s interjet
Canadian aerospace services company Aveos has secured new business from Mexican carrier Interjet for the repair of Airbus A320 components. The five...
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Lifting hopes: new production freighters' prospects assessed
After a long period during which new freighters were rare, three new types have come along almost at once. How will these widebody cargo carriers change the sector?
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Tide rising for deal makers
Mergers and acquisitions were up in the first quarter of 2011 - and there is more to come