Heike Tamm

Air Transport Components to open MRO facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma

During this year’s MRO Americas in Dallas, Texas, Air Transport Components (ATC) has announced plans to establish a new MRO facility in Tulsa, Okla. The company has selected a 60,000 ft² facility located on Historic Route 66. At the Tulsa facility, ATC will offer HVOF thermal spray coatings, grinding, NDT and painting, and plans to […]

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Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems announce new 737 MAX MRO agreement

Boeing Global Services has announced a new agreement with Spirit AeroSystems and its affiliates to combine aftermarket resources, expanding the MRO footprint in support of nacelle and flight control repairs for the global 737 MAX fleet. The agreement will enhance Boeing support for nacelle and flight control surface removals with a more robust MRO footprint

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Mesa Airlines signs contract to procure ExxonMobil aviation lubricants across fleet

ExxonMobil has released that Mesa Airlines has signed a five-year contract with Boeing Distribution (formerly Aviall) to procure ExxonMobil aviation lubricants across its entire fleet. Mesa Airlines, which will use Mobil Jet™ Oil II and Mobil™ HyJet™ IV-Aplus for its fleet of over 160 aircraft, cited the ability to stabilise price points and simplify its supply

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Breeze Airways selects Airbus Flight Hour Services for A220 fleet

Breeze Airways, headquartered in Utah (U.S.), has chosen Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS) to provide long-term material services support for its A220 fleet, including spare parts pooling, multiple on-site stocks, components repairs, and engineering. Breeze Airways will benefit from Airbus’ A220 established supply chain and large stock availability to support its operations and secure fleet

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Topcast Group and Darchem Engineering sign MoU on cooperation of aerospace and defence OEM distribution in Asia-Pacific

Topcast Group (Topcast) and Darchem Engineering (Darchem), a TransDigm Group company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the second day of MRO Americas 2022 on strengthening the strategic partnership to bolster potential business opportunities in the aerospace industry. This agreement will facilitate the two leading aviation corporations to utilise their joint expertise and

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Boeing reports first-quarter results

Boeing has reported first-quarter revenue of US$14.0 billion, driven by lower defence volume and charges on fixed-price defence development programmes, partially offset by commercial services volume. GAAP loss per share of (US$2.06) and core loss per share (non-GAAP) of (US$2.75) also reflect US$212 million of pre-tax charges for impacts of the war in Ukraine. Boeing recorded

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Airbus and ITA Airways partner to develop urban air mobility in Italy

Airbus and ITA Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on urban air mobility (UAM) in Italy. The two companies will explore the creation of tailored UAM services, by identifying strategic use cases for emission-free mobility solutions. The agreement foresees a joint approach toward local mobility stakeholders in order to onboard additional partners

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STS Aviation Services set to open aircraft base maintenance facility in Manchester, UK

STS Aviation Services (STS) has reached an agreement to lease an aircraft base maintenance facility in Manchester, United Kingdom. The hangar, capable of undertaking multiple lines of aircraft maintenance, will create more than 200 new jobs in the region over the next two years. Mick Adams, CEO of STS Aviation Services in Europe, says “In the

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SITA Airport Technology helps Athens International Airport streamline its operations

SITA has completed the implementation of its airport management solution at Athens International Airport, delivering significantly improved airport processes, as well as operational and cost efficiencies. Using SITA’s Airport Management, Athens International Airport is, for the first time, able to share key operational data by opening its Airport Operating Database to its stakeholders – airlines,

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British judge sides with Airbus over cancelled Qatar Airways A321 order

Qatar Airways has failed in its bid to have a contract for 50 Airbus A321neos reinstated after Airbus revoked it as a consequence of the feud between the two companies over A350 safety issues which has been escalating over the past year. After paint problems were discovered on A350s that Airbus had delivered to Qatar

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