Fraudulent UK spares firm generated nearly £7m from unapproved CFM56 parts
UK fraud investigators have disclosed that a small company generated £6.9 million ($9.3 million) in revenues from selling unapproved engine parts, mainly for CFM International CFM56s.
GTF shop visits continue to drive commercial maitnenance revenues at MTU
MTU Aero Engines is expecting continuing strong demand for powerplant maintenance, with the persisting Pratt & Whitney GTF problems having a significant influence on the company’s financial performance.
Ex-GTLK Europe 777-300ERs sold for engine and spares recovery
Joint liquidators of the Russian-linked leasing firm GTLK Europe have sold three Boeing 777-300ERs to MTU’s Amsterdam-based leasing company.
Airbus not supporting Ural’s A320-family life-extension effort
While Ural Airlines has disclosed plans to extend the service life of Airbus A320-family aircraft, the airframer states that it is not supporting any such efforts by Russian operators.
Ex-Spirit A320neos become youngest to be broken up for spares
Two Airbus A320neos which were only produced in the last four years are already being broken up for spares at a facility in Arizona.
Russia’s Ural sets up programme to extend life of A320-family jets
Russian carrier Ural Airlines is embarking on a programme to extend the operational life of Airbus A320-family jets – claiming a first for the country.
Philippine Airlines, Thai extend Airbus component support agreements
Airbus has extended its flight-hour services (FHS) component support provision for two Asian operators.
Xiamen Airlines expands engine MRO agreement with ST Engineering
ST Engineering has extended its engine MRO services with long-time customer Xiamen Airlines.
SIA extends contract with Collins Aerospace for component maintenance support on 777 fleet
Singapore Airlines has extended its component services contract with Collins Aerospace for its Boeing 777 fleet for another five years.
Bent pushrod found after Citation crew battled uncommanded nose-up pitch
US investigators have revealed that a bent elevator pushrod was discovered on a Cessna Citation 560XL following a serious incident in which it entered an uncommanded steep climb and a series of pitch-up excursions to the point of stalling.
