All MRO news – Page 84
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ARI, Honeywell in MoU for Harbin disassembly centre
Aircraft Recycling International (ARI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Honeywell Aerospace to collaborate in the growth of ARI unit China Aircraft Disassembly Centre (CADC) in Harbin, China.
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EGAT opens fourth hangar for widebody MRO operations
Taiwan MRO provider Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp (EGAT) inaugurated its fourth hangar at Taipei Taoyuan International airport on 17 July
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Indian MRO firm Haveus details ambitious growth plan
Indian MRO firm Haveus Aerotech wants to capitalise on the booming local commercial aircraft fleet, and establish itself as a premier domestic maintainence provider.
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GE reveals major achievements in hybrid electric propulsion
GE Aviation has broken a two-year silence on a major research project in hybrid electric propulsion with a new white paper that discloses several major advances demonstrated in two experiments since 2015 and that confirms the company is in talks with several potential aircraft makers about using the new technology.
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Technodinamika eyes AJW to partner on Russian CFM56 support
Rostec division Technodinamika aims to collaborate with UK parts specialist AJW Group in order to support CFM International CFM56 powerplants in Russia.
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Qantas to upgrade 12 A380s, emphasis on premium seats
Updated with response from Qantas that it has yet to decide where A380 upgrade will take place.
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MRJ test fleet grounded after PW1200G flameout
Mitsubishi Aircraft has grounded its MRJ regional jet flight test fleet, following an engine "flameout" on one of its test prototypes on 21 August.
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ANALYSIS: How Boeing is approaching the future of pilotless airliners
Sometime next year Mike Sinnett, Boeing’s vice-president of product development, will enter a small, experimental aircraft and – he hopes – do nothing.
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EU approves Moog-SIAEC component repair joint venture
EU regulators have green-lit a planned component repair joint venture between Singapore Airlines' maintenance division and Moog.
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Irkut readies second MC-21 for test flights
Russian airframer Irkut is finalising installation of equipment on a second prototype of the MC-21-300, while three other prototypes are still undergoing construction.
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PICTURE: Frigate Ecojet revised as four-engined design
Russian developers of a 300-seat aircraft with a characteristic wide elliptical fuselage have opted to modify the proposal substantially, revising the design as a four-engined transport rather than a twinjet.
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Superjet manufacturer posts interim loss on lower deliveries
Sukhoi's civil aircraft division delivered six Superjet 100s over the first half of the year, compared with nine in the previous interim period.
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HAECO operating profit up 44.3% in first half
The Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO) Group increased its operating profit by 44.3% to HK$466 million ($59.6 million) in the first six months of 2017.
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Avolon urges Boeing to continue tweaking 737 Max family
Boeing should continue tweaking the 737 Max product line-up to help recover parity with Airbus in the single-aisle market, Irish lessor and major single-aisle aircraft customer Avolon says in a newly-published report.
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A320neo offers spoiler for Spirit AeroSystems' tech roadmap
Airbus will deliver a member of the A320neo family to a customer sometime after mid-2019 equipped with the familiar row of five composite spoiler panels on each wing made by Spirit AeroSystems’ facility in Prestwick, UK, except this time something will be very different.
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ATR wins follow-up MRO business from Stobart Air
Irish carrier Stobart Air has extended a maintenance agreement with ATR.
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Insufficient MRO led to hard-landing A321's return flight
Lack of maintenance support to assess a hard landing prompted an Airbus A321 crew to return to Dusseldorf, after which the aircraft was found to have sustained serious damage.
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A321 freighter conversion proposed by US venture
Modification specialist Precision Aircraft Solutions is to offer a freight conversion programme for Airbus A321s, becoming the latest firm to propose a cargo option for the twinjet.
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Airbus again points to higher-weight A350-1000
Airbus has reissued a document indicating plans for a higher-weight A350-1000, although it lists the maximum take-off weight of the variant at 311t.
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A320neo deliveries slip to six-month low
Airbus delivered only nine A320neo-family jets during July, the lowest monthly total since January this year.