All MRO articles – Page 290
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Embraer opens third company-owned service centre in USA
Embraer has opened the last of its three planned company-owned service centres in advance of first deliveries of its...
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FAA calls for check of factory installed 737NG engines
The US FAA is proposing that operators of nearly 500 US-registered Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) aircraft inspect the twin-jet's aft engine mounts to determine...
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Flapping MAV boosts lift by folding wings
University of Maryland researchers have performed flight tests to prove that a bird-like micro air vehicle (MAV) can...
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Malev expects to breakeven in 2009
The Hungarian carrier had hoped its restructuring plan would enable it to return to profitability this year
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Spanish leisure market faces uncertain future
LTE International Airways in mid-October became the latest Spanish leisure carrier to succumb to difficult market conditions. LTE suspended charter and scheduled...
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Lufthansa nine-month income drops but MRO, cargo rise
Lufthansa Group is attributing its fall in nine-month operating profit to negative influences on its passenger transport and catering businesses, but cites...
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Caribbean Airlines goes back into maintenance
Caribbean Airlines is hoping for major cost savings froma bold return to maintaining its own fleet of 737s
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Alliances see key role in tougher times
Global alliances are keen to highlight their important role for airlines during tough times Amid the bleak market outlook...
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Clean Sky filter
Europe is spending a small fortune on green research, but how will the results from its key projects be assimilated, evaluated and brought to the market?
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Lufthansa Technik opens Bulgarian MRO facility
German maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik has formally opened its new Bulgarian facility in Sofia, the country's capital. Lufthansa Technik Sofia,...
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Down with Open Skies
There has never been a worse time for the USA to consider the liberalisation measures required to further progress European Union-US Open Skies, argues Edward...
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MRO providers shift their priorities
As margins become ever tighter, maintenance, repair and overhaul providers are prioritising the most profitable areas of the business
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Airlines look for new ways to reduce maintenance costs
Airlines are on the lookout for cost savings in every area, and maintenance is no exception. But are there any options left to further reduce these costs?
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US Airways delays A350 deliveries; divulges more financing details
Star Alliance member US Airways has pushed back delivery of its 22 Airbus A350 XWBs by one year.
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B/E chief says A350 and 787 awards provide long-term stability
Significant contract awards covering systems for the Airbus A350 XWB and Boeing 787 as well as other new aircraft programmes will provide "an excellent long-term...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS The Wichita, Kansas-based company has significant new business. Mitsubishi contracted it to design and manufacture the engine pylons for...
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JetCorp expands into CRJ conversion market
Missouri-based JetCorp expects to secure within the next few weeks a new supplemental type certificate for converting Bombardier CRJ100/200s into corporate...
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Five-bladed propeller completes testing on Fairchild Metro
Germany's Regional Air Express has completed flight-testing of MT-Propeller's five-bladed prop for the Fairchild Metro and expects to receive European Aviation...
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Congress takes first step to funding ISS to 2020
NASA has until July 2009 to produce a plan to extend the life of the International Space Station to 2020, according to new US legislation. The ISS...
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MRO centre set for New Delhi
EADS and the National Aviation Company of India, the parent of national carrier Air India, have signed an agreement to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul...