All MRO news – Page 268
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Liberty unveils diesel option for XL2
Liberty Aerospace plans to offer its XL2 two-seat trainer with a diesel engine from next year as it seeks to address a growing requirement from flight schools...
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Jetstar inks three new interline aggreements
Jetstar has signed three new interline agreements and ticket settlement relationships with Qatar Airways, Air Pacific, and Royal Jordanian.
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Hawaiian becomes Airbus launch customer for Delta TechOps
Hawaiian Airlines has brokered a $500 million deal with Delta TechOps covering support of its new Airbus A330-200s and extending its current pact covering...
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PICTURES: Finnair provides MD-11 for FC Barcelona
The football club FC Barcelona has hired a Boeing MD-11 (registration OH-LGG) for its US tour.
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NewsEASA to mandate replacing Thales A330/340 pitot tubes
European safety regulators are to mandate the replacement of Thales pitot tubes on Airbus A330/340 aircraft, and expect to issue a proposal in the next two...
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NewsHedging doubles Air France-KLM 1Q loss to €500m
Air France-KLM has turned in a €496 million ($698 million) operating loss over the first quarter, which was heavily affected by a €252 million impact from...
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Business briefs
Continental Airlines is to axe 1,700 positions as part of a cost-cutting effort aimed at saving $100 million,...
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NewsEASA alerts A320 operators of CFM56 anomaly
EASA today issued a safety information bulletin alerting operators of CFM56-5A turbofan engines of an unexplained anomaly that on 30 June caused an aircraft...
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SIA reports Q1 loss of S$307 million
Singapore Airlines swung to a net loss of S$307 million ($212 million) during its fiscal first quarter, its first quarterly loss since the SARS crisis in...
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Lufthansa's MRO division stays profitable as airline slumps
Maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik has turned in a profitable first half, although its operating result was down by nearly 9% to €144 million ($203 million). The...
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SIA Engineering Q1 profits down 23.2%
SIA Engineering's fiscal first quarter net profits fell 23.2% to S$45.1 million ($31.3 million) due to falling maintenance, repair and overhaul revenues.
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SATS Q1 profits up 17% despite falling aviation revenues
Singapore Airports Terminal Services (SATS) has reported a 17% increase in first quarter net profits, even though its aviation business has continued to...
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Icelandair to handle 757 line maintenance for Russia's I Fly
Icelandair Technical Services has signed a three-year contract with Russian start-up I Fly for its four Boeing 757-200s. The deal - worth around $110...
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John Holland Aviation gets Virgin Blue's embraer MRO deal
Australia's Virgin Blue has awarded Melbourne based John Holland Aviation Services a 10-year contract to carry out heavy maintenance on its Embraer passenger...
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Delta builds case for substantial 'FOCIS' IT strategy
Delta Air Lines is in the process of building a business case for developing an information system that harnesses in-flight connectivity and can be incorporated...
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Avery: Supplying experience at AJW Aviation
John Avery, a 40-year veteran of the industry, including 29 years with British Airways, is the new director of supply chain...
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Aircell's top execs swap roles
Aircell's two top executives have swapped positions with long-standing president and CEO Jack Blumenstein assuming chairmanship from Ron LeMay, who in turn...
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Runway vehicle monitoring in the fray as FCC mulls rules waiver
US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) officials are seeking comment on a request to permit certain airports to obtain licences to use the frequency 1090...
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Alaska eyes adding wi-fi to additional aircraft
Alaska Airlines may expand access to Row 44's in-flight Internet offering on a trial basis beyond a single Boeing 737-700 currently outfitted with wi-fi....
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AAR confirms letter of intent with Superjet International
US maintenance, repair and overhaul provider AAR today confirmed the signing of a letter of intent with SuperJet International to become a service centre...