All MRO articles – Page 211
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Paris: Morocco calls
manufacturing morocCo calls One of Safran's most ambitious moves has been to establish a manufacturing plant for its Aircelle nacelles business...
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NewsThai to acquire eight 787s and 12 A350s in 37-aircraft deal
Thai Airways International will acquire eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 12 Airbus A350s as part of a 37-aircraft acquisition worth Thai baht (Bt) 119 billion...
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P&W confident in GTF maintenance support plan
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) is confident that the maintenance support strategy it is putting into place for its geared turbofan (GTF) engine will satisfy airline...
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ANZ probes GE CF6-80 engine problem
Air New Zealand (ANZ) is investigating an incident involving a Boeing 767-300, which had its left hand General Electric CF6-80C2 engine shut down after an...
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Alcoa unveils 3rd generation aluminium lithium alloys and technologies
Alcoa has announced new aluminium-lithium alloy and structural technologies enabling airframers to "build dramatically lighter and lower-cost" short-haul...
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NewsWeak Flybe MRO procedures led to Dash 8 dual-engine oil leak
UK investigators recommended the tightening of maintenance procedures at Flybe Aviation Services after determining that several weaknesses led to a Bombardier...
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NewsBoeing prepares for pilot training surge as 787 nears service
The industry will have to train 466,650 new pilots and nearly 600,000 new technicians between now and 2029 according to the latest update of Boeing's industry training needs forecast.
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Virgin Australia to consider global alliances from 2012
Virgin Australia will consider joining one of the three global airline alliances only from 2012.
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EADS cites strong residual values for end of P2F programme
Costly residual values of the baseline Airbus A320 appear to have contributed to a decision by the airframer to cancel its passenger-to-freighter conversion programme.
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Row 44 partners with Lufthansa Technik
In-flight connectivity service provider Row 44 has partnered with maintenance and modification specialist Lufthansa Technik in a bid to provide airline customers...
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NewsKoito pledges to support airline customers as EASA, FAA issue ADs
After urging safety regulators not to issue airworthiness directives covering its aircraft seats, embattled Japanese manufacturer Koito Industries has pledged...
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NewsAirbus cancels A320 freighter conversion programme
Airbus is cancelling its A320 freighter conversion programme, and has started to dissolve its partnership with Russian aerospace firms United Aircraft and...
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NewsDassault still working on 7X trim fault
Following the emergency grounding of the Dassault Falcon 7X fleet on 26 May, the European Aviation Safety Agency on 30 May issued a flight condition approval...
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Boeing Shanghai signs 767 MRO deal with Business Air
Thai carrier Business Air has signed a five-year heavy maintenance and engineering services contract with Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services for its 767 fleet. The...
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Bombardier turns to automation to cut CSeries assembly time
Bombardier aims to cut more than 40h from the cycle time joining fuselage sections for the 100- to 149-seat CSeries, with the assistance of six 10.9t robots. Two...
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PICTURES: Bombardier turns to automation to cut CSeries assembly time
Bombardier aims to cut more than 40h from the cycle time joining fuselage sections for the 100 to 149-seat CSeries, with the assistance of six 10.9t robots. Two...
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Skymark Airlines joins Boeing component service programme
Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines has joined the Boeing 737 Component Services Programme, jointly offered by the manufacturer and Air France Industries KLM...
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MTU wins Pluna maintenance contract
MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg is to provide repair and overhaul services to Uruguayan carrier Pluna's General Electric CF34-8CF engines. The contract...
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787 test aircraft flies Package B Trent 1000
Boeing's 787 test aircraft ZA004 returned to flying on 21 May with the first Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package B engine hung under its right wing. It...
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Experts: GPS at risk with LightSquared 4G
A government/industry panel will warn the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a 3 June report that the expected interference from a new 4G ancillary...