All MRO articles – Page 191
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NewsThree Qantas A380s repaired for rib-foot cracks so far
Qantas has discovered, and repaired, limited rib-foot cracking in all three Airbus A380s inspected so far under an airworthiness directive.
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Pakistan begins aircraft inspections after Bhoja Air crash
Inspections of all aircraft operated by privately owned Pakistani carriers are being carried out after the crash of a Boeing 737-200 operated by Bhoja Air...
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NewsMRJ maiden flight pushed back over 12 months to late 2013
The first flight of the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ regional jet will be delayed over one year to October-December 2013, from the previously scheduled second...
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NewsAirbus and Qantas overcame technical and logistical challenges in A380 repairs
Qantas Airways and Airbus engineers faced both technical and logistical challenges in restoring its first A380 back to virtually brand-new condition after...
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Qantas A380 repairs added less weight than expected to aircraft
Repairs to the Qantas Airways Airbus A380 that had an uncontained engine failure in November 2010 added only 94kg to the weight of the aircraft. This...
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NewsQantas A380 in QF32 incident returns to Sydney
The Qantas Airways Airbus A380 that had a mid-air uncontained engine failure after take-off from Singapore in November 2010 has finally returned to Australia. The...
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Repairs to QF32 A380 cost A$139m
Repairs to the Qantas Airways Airbus A380 that had an uncontained engine failure in November 2010 came up to A$139 million. The entire tab was picked...
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NewsQantas orders Leap-1A to power 78 A320neos
CFM International's next-generation turbofan will power the 78 Airbus A320neos ordered last October by Qantas Airways, the General Electric-Snecma joint...
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EasyJet selects FL Technics for A319 line maintenance
FL Technics has signed a three-year agreement with low-cost carrier EasyJet for aircraft line maintenance on nine Airbus A319s based at Manchester airport...
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NewsSwiss installs fire protection system in Avro RJ cargo holds
Swiss International Air Lines will install fire detection and suppression equipment in the cargo compartments of its 20-strong BAE Systems Avro RJ fleet.
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Russia approves OGMA for ERJ 145 MRO
Portuguese maintenance and aerostructure specialist OGMA has been approved by Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency to support Embraer 135/145 aircraft....
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Boeing selects MAEL for 737NG and 787 maintenance
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has received a maintenance contract from Boeing to provide fleet management services for Next Generation Boeing 737 and...
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NewsUTAir revises de-icing procedures after fatal ATR crash
Russian carrier UTAir has revised its de-icing procedures, following an order from the federal transport supervisory agency in the wake of the fatal ATR 72-200 crash at Tyumen.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Air Arabia pushes the attractions of working for a low-cost carrier
Air Arabia has pioneered a multi-base strategy during a period of rapid growth, nut never at the expense of customer service.
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ST Aerospace inks S$540m in MRO contracts in Q1 2012
Singaporean MRO firm ST Aerospace has secured maintenance contracts worth S$540 million ($432 million) in the first quarter of 2012 for its Aircraft Maintenance...
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Government approves Rs300bn Air India bailout
The Indian government has approved a restructuring plan to save cash-strapped state-owned carrier Air India. Over Rs300 billion ($5.8 billion) will...
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New paint faster, cheaper, better with Boeing-Australia technology
Boeing and Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have extended their strategic research programme for a further five years.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Early Superjet experience points to trials and promise
In the year since type certification was gained, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) has demonstrated mixed results.
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MROAM: Consolidation ahead for MROs, says airline exec
Financial pressure will force significant change to come to the maintenance, repair and overhaul companies, says Jim Keenan, senior vice president of technical...
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MROAM: TAM's MRO unit joins Airbus MRO network
Brazilian carrier TAM's maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business unit has joined Airbus' MRO network.