All MRO articles – Page 166
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SAA maintains partnership with SR Technics
SR Technics will continue to service the engines powering South African Airways' Airbus A340-200/-300 fleet until 2018, after the contract was extended by five years.
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NewsBoeing in talks with IAM on 777X wing, assembly sites
Boeing confirms talks are underway with its largest union on the location of final assembly and wing manufacturing for the 777X family.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems reports new forward losses on A350 fuselage work
Spirit AeroSystems today disclosed a new, $112 million forward loss on the fuselage sections that it supplies for the Airbus A350 programme.
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NewsCSeries development moves forward, second aircraft nearing completion
Bombardier’s CS100 programme has moved into the product certification phase and the CS300 programme is transitioning from the detailed design phase to the product definition release phase, according to the company’s third quarter report.
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NewsBoeing raises 737 monthly production rate to 47
Boeing today announced that the 737 monthly production rate will rise again to 47 within four years as the re-engined and updated Max version is introduced into service.
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NewsCSeries back in the air for fourth test flight
After a 27-day hiatus, the first CSeries aircraft took off from Montreal’s Mirabel airport today for its fourth test flight.
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NewsBoeing spreads 777X design work to Charleston, Moscow, defence sites
Boeing today announced that many of the component details for the 777X aircraft family will be designed by the company’s engineers located outside the Puget Sound region of Washington state.
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Boeing upgrades 737 Max performance spec
Boeing says today that the 737 Max will be slightly more efficient than expected when it enters service in the third quarter of 2013.
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NewsFAA chief calls for conversation on agency's funding model
US Federal Aviation Administration chief Michael Huerta today endorsed calls for a “thoughtful conversation” about how the agency is funded and which services it should provide.
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Air New Zealand adds Armonia interior to ATR 72-500s
Air New Zealand is in the process of fitting the 11 ATR 72-500s with the Armonia interior developed for the -600 series of the turboprop family.
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Korean Air thrives on diversification unit
The aerospace division of Korean Air, known as KAL-ASD, has developed into a broadly diversified business with a broad range MRO, aerospace and development programmes.
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NewsBombardier identifies CDB as first CSeries buyer in China
Bombardier has identified China's CDB Leasing as a previously undisclosed potential buyer for 15 CSeries aircraft.
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NewsFirst CSeries test aircraft re-enters ground vibration testing
The first CSeries test aircraft has re-entered a series of ground vibration checks less than a month after completeing first flight, Bombardier revealed today.
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NewsMRO slip forced RJ85 to land without nose gear
South African investigators have determined that a BAE Systems Avro RJ85 was forced to land with its nose-gear retracted after mechanic did not properly reconnect a gear-door operating rod following maintenance.
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Used serviceable material challenges MRO spares sales: analyst
Growth in the MRO industry has been challenged by lower than expected shop visits for much of this year, says Canaccord Genuity analyst Ken Herbert in a research note.
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NewsKey core test begins on 777X turbofan
General Electric has started a second series of preliminary tests on a critical component of the 100,000lb-thrust GE9X turbofan engine selected to power the Boeing 777X aircraft family.
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Kalmar launches electric widebody tug with LHT deal
Lufthansa Technik has ordered an electric aircraft tug that can handle widebodies as large as the Airbus A380.
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NewsSuperjet partners discuss corporate overhaul
Radical restructuring of the Russian Superjet programme is in progress, with talks having started between partners Alenia Aermacchi and Sukhoi.
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Civil push is new tack for Marshall
Marshall Aerospace is targeting a return to VIP conversions as part of its growing civilian activities to counteract the UK group’s reliance on the declining military market.
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Air Berlin bids to optimise aircraft surfaces
Air Berlin has developed a software tool to evaluate irregularities on aircraft exterior surfaces as part of efforts to cut fuel costs.