All articles by Michael Gubisch – Page 53
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Orbest selects SR Technics for A320 C-checks
Spanish leisure carrier Orbest has signed up SR Technics for two C-checks on its Airbus A320 fleet. The work is being done at the MRO provider's narrowbody...
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IN FOCUS: LHT maintenance initiatives can improve economics of ageing aircraft
Cost-conscious operators are all-too aware that as an aircraft racks up flight hours and cycles its maintenance, costs rise. So keeping shop visits as cheap...
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AFI’s engine MRO head moves to airframe division
Air France Industries has appointed Anne Brachet to head the company's airframe and engineering division. Brachet was previously senior vice-president...
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Ryanair to expand German footprint in 2013
Ryanair has announced plans to operate flights from Nuremberg next year, as well as increasing services at Cologne and Leipzig. Nuremberg airport...
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EU exempts intercontinental flights from ETS for one year
The European Union is willing to exclude intercontinental flights from the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) until October 2013 as a "gesture of good...
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Airbus to install RFID tags on seats and life vests from 2013
Airbus is to introduce radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for seats and life vests on all in-production aircraft models in 2013. The manufacturer...
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Boeing to decide 777X engine strategy in early 2013
Boeing is expected to set out its engine strategy for its upgraded 777X in the first quarter of next year.
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IN FOCUS: MRO consolidation leads to different airline supplier environment
Airlines are facing a changing maintenance, repair and overhaul market. The sector has been consolidating for some time and continues to evolve. Various...
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Ethiopian finalises 787 component MRO deal with LHT
Ethiopian Airlines has contracted Lufthansa Technik (LHT) for component support on its Boeing 787 fleet. The carrier inked a 10-year total support...
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Lufthansa expects 'noticeable' operating loss in 2012
Lufthansa Group plans to introduce new cost-cutting measures after most of its subsidiaries recorded lower year-on-year operating profits for the first nine...
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QCM partners LTT for ACJ319 and 737BBJ technical training
Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT) and Swiss private aircraft support specialist Quality Control Management (QCM) will jointly provide maintenance type training...
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NewsPICTURE: Airbus unveils A350 tail fin
Airbus has completed manufacturing and painting the vertical stabiliser for the first A350 (MSN1), which is to participate in the flight test campaign. The...
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Adria Tehnika aims to expand after cash injection
Slovenia's maintenance provider Adria Airways Tehnika has received a cash injection from its state owners to turn around the ailing business within one year....
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AFI plans new composite repair shop in Paris
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) is planning to build a new composite repair facility in Paris. The maintenance, repair...
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MRO Europe: AFI KLM E&M and LHT extend Spairliners partnership
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) are co-operating for Embraer 170 and 190 component support....
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MRO Europe: Flight Safety Foundation details scope of MAC
US-based Flight Safety Foundation has identified four key areas for its newly formed Maintenance Advisory Committee (MAC) to tackle. MAC was established...
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MRO Europe: Airbus cautious about bonded structural repairs on A350
Airbus wants to concentrate structural repair development for critical composite parts on the A350 to bolted repairs, as it views alternative bonded repairs...
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MRO Europe: SR Technics employs iPad for type training
Zurich-based MRO provider SR Technics has moved all training material for its maintenance type-rating classes to a digital format for the Apple iPad and...
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MROE: Europe prepares CAMO rule change
EASA is planning to change regulations to make it easier for airlines to outsource continued airworthiness management to external maintenance partners. Air...
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Volga-Dnepr opens line maintenance station in Frankfurt
Volga-Dnepr Technics (VDT) has opened a line maintenance station at Frankfurt International airport and plans to support narrowbody aircraft there. The...