MTU Maintenance Dallas, MTU Maintenance’s center of excellence for on-wing and on-site services, has moved to a new facility thereby expanding its engine maintenance business and associated storage capacity. The new building has a floor space of 3,800 m² – more than three times the size of the old shop – and six engine maintenance bays as well as the capacity to store up to fifteen engines. The opening of the new facility is accompanied by additional contracts which MTU Maintenance Dallas has recently signed with a major low-cost carrier based in the US as well as with a European engine lessor. The contracts include engine storage and housekeeping services and establish the fundament for further development of MTU Maintenance Dallas’ services while securing capacity utilization for the coming years. The new building is conveniently located close to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and fully air-conditioned providing the capability to store any engine type. Further the new shop offers MTU Maintenance Dallas the best scaffolding to minimize down-time and to support customers with full-service on-time maintenance solutions.

AAR acquires Trax to accelerate digital solutions strategy
Chicago-headquartered AAR CORP. (AAR) has announced its acquisition of Trax Corp. (trax), a leading independent provider of aircraft MRO and fleet management software to accelerate its digital solutions strategy. AAR is a global aerospace and defence aftermarket solutions company with operations in over 20 countries. It supports commercial and government customers through two operating segments: