All MRO articles – Page 225
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NewsAvianova slashes A320 seat layout as Russian taxes bite
Russian budget carrier Avianova is pulling more than 20 seats out of the cabins of its Airbus A320s as a result of higher costs emerging from new customs...
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Airports special report: Crossing the line
Research suggests there is huge untapped revenue potential for airlines and airports if they simply co-operate. But this is easier said than done ...
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Airport special report: crossing the line
Research suggests there is huge untapped revenue potential for airlines and airports if they simply co-operate. But this is easier said than done ...
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Airport IT Trends 2010: Sharing the experience
As increasing numbers of IT projects request funding, information technology chiefs are turning to initiatives such as common-use passenger processing systems to do more with less
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EASA orders A300 checks for wrong pitch uncoupling fit
European safety regulators are instructing operators of Airbus A300-600s to check for incorrect installation of pitch uncoupling units.
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NewsAirlines not rushed on real-time credit swipes in-flight: GuestLogix
GuestLogix's new onboard store platform can support real-time credit card transactions in-flight, but the firm says it hasn't yet seen a rush of carriers...
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Investigation: cabin door déjà vu for Bombardier CRJ
A stuck main cabin door on a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 in Phoenix in October drew the attention of a National Transportation Safety Board official who happened...
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Tunisair-linked Mauritania Airways blacklisted by Europe
Tunisair affiliate carrier Mauritania Airways has been included on the European Commission's latest revision of blacklisted airlines.
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NewsPICTURES: UAE's first PC-21 makes flight debut
Pilatus has performed the first flight of a PC-21 turboprop trainer for the United Arab Emirates ...
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India assesses future pilot needs
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation has asked the leading Indian carriers to submit a five-year hiring and training plan along with details of...
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AB25: Lufthansa chairman, Juergen Weber
Stability and control are the essence of safe flying and succeeding as a business. On average, the airline industry is confronted with the challenge of new innovative cycles every 10 to 20 years. Keeping the craft on course and in trim and finding the right power-setting to master any potential ...
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Business briefs
DANISH TIE-UP BOOSTS MAINTENANCE BUSINESS ACQUISITION Copenhagen-headquartered engines and aircraft maintenance firm DAO Aviation has acquired Danish...
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Air Canada's pilots union fights to keep age-60 rule
Air Canada's pilots union has appealed to the country's Federal Court to maintain a mandatory age-60 retirement rule at the carrier.
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Investigation: Cabin door déjà vu for Bombardier CRJ
A stuck main cabin door on a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 in Phoenix last month drew the attention of a National Transportation Safety Board official who happened...
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AB25: Spencer Stuart executive Michael Bell
What have the past 25 years taught us about leadership in the airline industry? In a few words: "It's tough as hell" writes Spencer Stuart's Michael Bell
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AB25:Use of standards in maintenance data: blessing or nuisance?
Is the use of standards in maintenance data a blessing or a nuisance ask Christian Eickhoff, quality management, and Dierk Kruetzmann, engineering, Lufthansa Technik
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AB25: Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Girma Wake
Despite the fact that a great number of African States succeeded to become independent and to create their own national airlines in the early 1960s, African airlines have faced numerous challenges in formulating and maintaining a safe, efficient air traffic system, mainly due to the inability of African governments to ...
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NewsRolls-Royce could tap Airbus to secure spare Trents
Airbus says it is prepared to supply Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines from A380s on its production line to operators that require replacements following mandated...
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R-R powered A380 airlines review their crisis options
Qantas remains resolute in its decision to keep its A380 fleet grounded until Rolls-Royce produces a "fix" for the faulty Trent 900 engine component that...
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NewsGoodrich wins tender to provide landing gear for A350-1000
Airbus has selected Goodrich to provide the main landing gear for the -1000 variant of the A350 XWB, opting for a different gear supplier than for the A350-900...