All MRO articles – Page 224
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NewsVirgin America seriously looked at Bombardier’s CSeries before A320neo’s launch
Left with no options before a decision by Airbus to launch the A320neo, Virgin America seriously examined Bombardier's CSeries before becoming the A320neo launch customer.
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American, United join in suit to halt expansion at Chicago’s O’Hare
American Airlines has joined with rival United Airlines in a suit against the City of Chicago to block expansion of O'Hare International Airport that could...
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Lockheed Martin invests in Abu Dhabi's military MRO venture
Lockheed Martin has become a joint venture partner in UAE-based Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Center (AMMROC) between Abu Dhabi Aircraft...
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Accident reports published in the last six months of 2010
Below are brief synopses of accident reports published in the last six months of 2010. For those published in the first half of the year, see the report in Flight International, 3-9 August 2010.
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Interview
Working Week: Mike Turner, StandardAero
With StandardAero dealing in engines, airframes, avionics and completions, keeping priorities and messaging clear is in the hands of Phoenix-based marketing and corporate communications director Mike Turner
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NewsInjector prime suspect in TAAG 777 engine inquiry
Portuguese investigators suspect that the fuel injector system was the source of damage to a General Electric GE90 engine on a TAAG Angola Boeing 777-200...
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Lufthansa Technik inks component support deal with ANZ
Maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik has signed a total component support agreement with Air New Zealand (ANZ) with immediate effect. Under the agreement,...
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IndiGo’s engine choice holds clues for Leap-X and GTF battle
IndiGo's engine selection for the 150 A320neos it plans to order could set a precedent for how CFM International and Pratt & Whitney divide market share for the 4,000 aircraft Airbus intends to build.
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NewsAEI to convert several 737-400s for Russian carriers
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) is planning to convert several Boeing 737-400s for new Russian customers this year, using recently secured certification from...
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Transmile to sell four MD-11 freighters to FedEx
Financially troubled Malaysian cargo carrier Transmile Air Services has agreed to sell four Boeing MD-11 freighter aircraft to FedEx for $68 million to help...
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Hawker Pacific plots expansion after Seacor investment
Australian aerospace sales and product support company Hawker Pacific plans to use funding from new part-owner Seacor to provide fixed-base operations and maintenance repair and overhaul activities in India, Singapore and Shanghai, as well as expanding its Asia-based aircraft salesforce.
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Turkish Technic signs MRO deals with several Turkish carriers
Turkish Technic has won a number of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contracts from Pegasus Airlines, Izair and Sky Airlines. Istanbul-based...
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Business briefs
Aeronautics is set to inaugurate its manufacturing facility in Baku, Azerbaijan, which will manufacture parts of the Israeli company's Aerostar and Orbiter unmanned air vehicles and perform final assembly
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Viking Hellas to boost Iraq services through new joint venture
Greek charter carrier Viking Hellas has teamed up with a consortium of German and Iraqi investors to launch a new joint venture in Iraq called Viking Middle...
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Egyptair to build maintenance facility at Marsa Alam airport
Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering is to open a line- and later build a base-maintenance facility at the privately owned Marsa Alam airport on the Red Sea. The...
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Astraeus contracts JorAMCo for 737 C check
UK-based wet-lease specialist Astraeus has contracted Jordan Aircraft Maintenance (JorAMCo) to provide a C check on one of its Boeing 737-300 aircraft. The...
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Aviation industry under pressure to reduce landfill waste from scrapped airliners
Reducing the level of waste from scrapped airliners that goes to landfill hinges on finding a recycling solution for materials used in aircraft interiors
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BA and Rolls-Royce finally seal $5bn Trent deal
Rolls-Royce and British Airways have finally signed a long-awaited contract for Trent 900 and 1000 engines to power the carrier's forthcoming Airbus A380...
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JetBlue, ViaSat still in talks for definitive in-flight Internet deal
JetBlue Airways and ViaSat are working to reach a definitive agreement covering the installation of Ka-band satellite-based in-flight connectivity across...
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Shuttle repairs continue to pile up
NASA has found 32 stringers on space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank in need of modification and two that will be replaced entirely, the US space...