All MRO articles – Page 228
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FAA proposes Pratt & Whitney 777 engine directive
The US FAA plans to issue on 2 November an airworthiness directive (AD) requiring US operators of Pratt & Whitney PW4074 and PW4077-powered Boeing 777s to...
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Delta TechOps examines offering V2500 engine maintenance
Delta Air Line's maintenance division is evaluating expansion of its engine overhaul offerings to include services on the International Aero Engines IAE V2500s powering Airbus A320 narrowbodies and McDonnell Douglas MD-90s.
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MAJ Aviation to open Singapore general aviation hangar
MAJ Aviation is investing S$8 million ($6 million) to set up a general aviation hangar at Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park.
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NewsShuttle Discovery's final flight delayed
The shuttle launch originally scheduled for 1 November has been pushed back by one day due to helium and nitrogen leaks on space shuttle Discovery, NASA...
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NewsGulf Air strives to overcome gripes with regional fleet
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air admits that its experimentation with regional jets has thrown up difficulties with passenger perception as well as operational...
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Switzerland's Hello bringing in A320s to replace MD-90s
Switzerland-based carrier Hello is introducing Airbus A320 twinjets to replace its Boeing MD-90 fleet, and has signed a maintenance agreement covering five...
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Kiowa Warrior steals spotlight at AUSA
After surviving two attempts to field a replacement scout helicopter, the Bell Helicopter OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is only getting stronger as the US Army considers...
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Export credit under scrutiny
Difference remains over moves to overhaul export credit agency support as end-of-year target date looms, writes Lori Ranson in Washington
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Focus: bmi turnaround strategy
When former Jet Airways chief executive Wolfgang Prock-Schauer took leadership of bmi late last year, he had a Herculean task ahead of him.
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Regional rise
Aircraft from China, Japan and Russia are poised to enter the regional jet market, but will they make an international impact? Flightblogger MARY...
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Regional cargo conversions' role reversal
The transformation from small passenger airliner to freighter has led to an increase in popularity for some aircraft types BAE Systems Converting...
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Working Week - Joanna Stanley: From the cabin to the courts
From the cabin to the courts Londoner Joanna Stanley studied law at the London School of Economics, but took time out to work as an Emirates crew...
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Japanese start-up Fuji Dream orders E175
Japanese start-up carrier Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA) has purchased its second Embraer 175 aircraft, taking its all Embraer fleet to five.
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NewsIAI secures 29 freighter conversion orders
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured nearly 30 new orders for cargo conversion products, prompting its MRO unit Bedek to spool up its conversion...
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Wagner plans to launch 767 cargo conversion programme
Wagner Aeronautical is preparing to launch a passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion programme for the Boeing 767-300ER, providing a third PTF option for...
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A320 passenger to freighter conversion deal secured despite second delay
Airbus Freighter Conversion's launch customer for the A320 passenger-to-freighter (PTF) conversion programme has found a client to lease three of the jets, but target certification has been pushed back to late 2012.
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Precision follows Pemco in launching 757 combi conversion
Precision Conversions has joined Pemco World Air Services in launching a passenger-to-combi (P2C) conversion programme for the Boeing 757. Oregon-based...
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NewsStandardAero signs APU maintenance deal with Airnorth
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise subsidiary StandardAero has inked a maintenance agreement with Australia's Airnorth for the airline's Hamilton Sundstrand APS2300...
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Iberia officially opens Barcelona MRO facility
Spanish carrier Iberia has inaugurated a new MRO facility at Barcelona's El Prat airport, with operations due to begin in November.