Brazilian budget carrier Gol has contracted MTU to maintain the engines across its fleet.
The airline inked an exclusive five-year MRO deal worth $440 million, covering both on-wing maintenance and shop visits for its CFM International CFM56-7B engines.
Gol operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet which comprises 25 737-700s and 81 737-800s, according to Flightglobal's Ascend Online database.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft is shaking up its leadership, with the heads of Yakovlev and Tupolev set to leave their posts under a consolidation effort. United Aircraft has recently appointed a new chief, Vadim Badekha, who formerly led powerplant specialist United Engine. But Badekha is also set to assume ...
SR Technics has entered an agreement with Air India to provide MRO support for the carrier’s CFM56 engines.
British Airways is to expand its Cardiff maintenance station in Wales in order to handle Airbus A350 twinjets. The base is currently able to service only Boeing 777s and 787s. British Airways started introducing A350-1000s in mid-2019. It operates 18 of the type. The carrier states that it will expand ...
