All MRO articles – Page 591
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Stevens Atlanta
Maintainer Stevens Aviation, of Greenville, South Carolina, has created "one of the strongest technical services teams" at its Atlanta, Georgia-based centre. It consists of (left to right) Larry Baker, vice-president of operations, recruited earlier this year from Page Avjet; Bob Landy, director of sales, who joined recently from Gulfstream Aerospace; ...
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PC-12 part-shares available
A US COMPANY has launched a fractional-ownership programme offering part shares in the single-turboprop Pilatus PC-12. Massachusetts-based Alpha Flying has ordered five PC-12s for delivery by the end of 1996, and the fractional-ownership company has received its first aircraft, which is being used by Pilatus as a demonstrator. ...
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Appointments
Abacus Distribution Systems has appointed Seiji Fukatsu as its new chairman. He is also president and chief executive officer of All Nippon Airways. John Watson has been appointed city manager, Philadelphia, for United Airlines. He was previously general manager sales, UK and Europe. European ground handling ...
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Suppliers
Air Asia Company and McDonnell Douglas Corporation have signed a licence agreement under which AAC becomes the maintenance centre for McDonnell Douglas aircraft operators in Taiwan. GE Engine Services has been awarded a £380 million contract by Southwest Airlines to maintain the engines of its B737-700 fleet. ...
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Shannon boost
Struggling Irish third party maintenance provider Shannon Aerospace is to receive a I£24 million ($38 million) capital injection, of which I£12 million will come from the Irish government over the next two years following European Commission approval. The other half comes from lessor GPA, which recently sold its 30 per ...
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Third party tussle
Despite excess capacity and reduced demand major carriers are returning to the third party maintenance & overhaul business as a key part of their maintenance and engineering strategies. By Steven Casley.In recent years third party maintenance organisations have been through a turbulent period of excess repair capacity, reduced carrier demand ...
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None the wiser
At a preliminary meeting to lay the groundwork for a quasi plenary session early next year, five members of the European Comité des Sages have begun a campaign to accelerate changes in European aviation policy. Mark Odell reports exclusively on the proceedings.Just when the European Commission thought it was safe, ...
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How much trust in US?
With all nine European countries signed up to open skies agreements with the US, Washington has completed a key part of its international aviation policy announced last November. But the fallout could have serious repercussions for the European Commission's attempts to win an external negotiating mandate with the US, in ...
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New faces sweep Lagos
Nigeria's aviation industry has undergone a massive shake-up, with the sacking of the entire management of Nigeria Airways and the merger of the Federal Civil Aviation Authority and the Nigerian Airports Authority. Group captain Peter Gana replaces managing director Andrew Agom at Nigeria Airways, after what the minister ...
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Stop downsizing
Considerable barriers to rationalising airline maintenance remain. The answer lies not in downsizing but in upgrading training and systems, discarding outdated procedures and making facilities flexible, argues Scott Brandt.Airline maintenance has historically accounted for 9 to 13 per cent of an airline's operating costs. Maintenance cost per ASM varies throughout ...
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KLM builds with caution
KLM's recent agreements with Garuda Indonesia and Jet Airways in India reflect a wariness by the Dutch carrier over the future development of the industry in Asia-Pacific, but in Europe the carrier is still lacking a major partner. As parts of Asia like Thailand and Vietnam develop rapidly ...
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JAL smooths over FAA ban
Japan Airlines was understood to be close to an agreement in early September to end the US Federal Aviation Administration's suspension of its licence to repair US registered aircraft. The airline's FAA authorisation was cancelled in August after a routine annual inspection showed violations of US standards, according ...
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Asia holds Europe's key
The overcrowded European regional jet market has moved closer to further consolidation, spurred on by continued problems at Fokker and Daimler Benz Aerospace (Dasa), the imminent approval of the joint venture Aero International Regional, and a joint European bid to partner China and Korea in building a new regional jet. ...
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A breath of fresh air
After several wrong turnings on the bumpy alliance road, Sabena and Swissair are finally travelling together. In Brussels, Sabena chief executive Pierre Godfroid and alliance supremo Patrick du Bois discuss the prospects for the carrier with Trevor French.The irony is probably lost on Sabena chief executive Pierre Godfroid that almost ...
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Team tactics
International joint ventures pave the way for an expansion of the maintenance market in China. Paul Lewis/BEIJING/GUANGZHOU/XIAMEN A WORLDWIDE OVERCAPACITY in aircraft maintenance and overhaul has left many companies struggling under the weight of intense competition and uneconomical work rates. This gloomy global picture, however, has not ...
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Troubled Endeavour lands
THE 11-DAY Space Shuttle STS69/Endeavour mission ended at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 18 September, while preparations were being made to launch the STS73/Columbia on 28 September for the 16-day US Micro-gravity Laboratory 2 mission. The STS69 was one of the most troubled Shuttle missions, although ...
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Wheel deal
AlliedSignal Aerospace has signed a letter of intent with China Southern Airlines to establish a joint venture in Shanghai to repair and overhaul aircraft wheels and brakes. Operations will begin in late 1995. Source: Flight International
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Bedek's Spanish tie-up
Iberia and the Bedek aviation group of Israel Aircraft Industries are to co-operate on aircraft and engine maintenance work following the signing of a memorandum of understanding in late December. Initially, the two companies are to market their services in Boeing 747 pylon modifications. ...
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Airlines in Wonderland
Sir - I would like to start a debate on airline follies. I refer in particular to those launched with much publicity which were promised to make millions for their masters, thereby saving ailing companies. The latest buzz word is "outsourcing" seen as a means for small operators ...