1 July 2010

Direct Maintenance includes A340-500 to 'Scope of Work'

Netherlands-based Direct Maintenance was approved to perform line maintenance on the A340-500, powered by RR Trent 500 engines. The company now has line maintenance approvals for 40 aircraft-engine combinations. A340-500 aircraft are specifically designed to operate ultra long-range routes, up to 16.600 kilometers. The longest commercial route flown today is operated with an A340-500, connecting

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Delta Air Lines to sell Mesaba and Compass Airlines for $82.5 million

Delta Air Lines has entered into definitive agreements to sell two of its wholly owned regional airline subsidiaries, Mesaba and Compass Airlines. Mesaba has been sold to Memphis, Tenn.-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. for $62.0 million, and Compass has been sold to St. Louis-based Trans States Holdings for $20.5 million. Pinnacle and Trans States are both

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Boeing completes firm configuration of 787-9 Dreamliner

Boeing reported the completion of firm configuration for the 787-9 Dreamliner. Boeing reached this milestone after years of collaboration with airline customers and partners to determine the optimal configuration for the new stretch version of the Dreamliner. “Firm configuration means the airplane’s structural, propulsion and systems architectures are defined and not changing,” said Mark Jenks,

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Aviation Technical Services

Aviation Technical Services (ATS) named Executive Chairman Raj Sharma to Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. This follows the earlier appointment of Matt Yerbic to President. Located in Everett, Washington, ATS is the largest third-party single-site transport aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider in North America. Sharma brings more than 18 years of aviation MRO

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