21 December 2017

A Bombardier Challenger 604, D-AMSC, made its final journey on December 19, 2017 aboard an Antonov 124. The flight, from Muscat in Oman to Albrecht Duerer International Airport, Nuremberg, Germany was arranged by FAI Germany, which purchased the aircraft for parting out. Formerly operated by Munich-based operator MHS, the 604 made an emergency landing at

ExxonMobil’s Jet Oil II has supported COMAC’s second C919 test airliner on its maiden flight. The second C919 test aircraft took off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on December 17. The first maiden C919 test flight, which occurred on May 5, 2017, also used Mobil Jet Oil II. With nearly 600 million hours of on-wing

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has signed a new base maintenance agreement with La Compagnie. The French airline is a returning customer for MAEL who will carry out a C check in its Luton hangar. The heavy maintenance on a Boeing 757 will start in February 2018. Further Blow to Bombardier CSeries as

Honeywell International has signed a new agreement with Aerotechnic (Aerotechnic) to provide full avionics and mechanical spares support and retrofit, modification and upgrade solutions in Africa for Boeing and Airbus aircraft. With access to Honeywell International world-class avionics and mechanical solutions, Aerotechnic will provide airlines with improved local support, boosting efficiency with faster turnaround on

Magnetic MRO, a Total Technical Care maintenance and asset management organisation, completed the acquisition of a package of four Boeing 737-800 airframes and ten CFM56-7B engines. The pool of assets was acquired by a newly established asset vehicle called Magnetic Parts Trading Limited, a joint venture between Magnetic MRO and Crestline Investors. Crestline Investors is