Bombardier Aerospace added further bench strength to its fast growing support network in Africa by naming one of the continent’s leading carriers, Ethiopian Airlines of Addis Ababa, as an Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for commercial aircraft. Bombardier has signed a Letter of Intent to authorize the airline to perform line and heavy maintenance on Q400 […]
Sunrise Airways, a new start-up airline based in Port-au-Prince, recently opened a dedicated Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility located at Cibao International Airport (STI) in Santiago, Dominican Republic, becoming the only Haitian airline with its own, in-house maintenance capabilities. Measuring 8,000 ft² in size, the facility has the capacity to store three of the
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AFI KLM E&M and KLM Cityhopper have signed a maintenance agreement covering the regional carrier’s Fokker 70 fleet. In addition to heavy maintenance checks, the contract also includes modification work on the same aircraft type. The work will be carried out by KLM UK Engineering, a KLM subsidiary within AFI KLM E&M’s global MRO network
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Supported by the Trade Commissioner Service of the Canadian Government, Lufthansa Technik has recently established an Airline Support Team (AST) for engine services in Montreal, Quebec. Being operational since a few weeks, the Airline Support Team currently offers CFM56-5A/5B engine on-wing/on-site services, including module and blade replacement, top and bottom-case repairs, to Lufthansa Technik’s customer
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Magellan Aviation Group and Boeing have signed an aircraft disassembly and consignment agreement. Over the term of the contract, Magellan expects to dismantle several aircraft and engine types for resale in the aftermarket. The first aircraft in the program is a P&W-powered 747-400 (MSN 27067).
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The Airbus A380 sets a benchmark for low fuel burn and low noise. The world’s largest commercial aircraft owes its high efficiency and amazing noise level to no small degree to its GP7000 engines, in which MTU Aero Engines has a stake of 22.5%. Three months ago, the 250th engine was handed over to Airbus
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Constant Aviation, a Directional Aviation Capital company offering full-service maintenance capabilities with a nationwide network, has been appointed by Williams International as an FJ44-3AP Authorized Service Center. Constant Aviation is now able to offer Nextant 400XT operators in-house engine maintenance, on-site parts and warranty claim processing.
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Flying Colours, the Ontario, Canada based aviation Company specializing in business aircraft completions, maintenance and refurbishments, has been appointed by aircraft improvement manufacturer, Raisbeck Engineering as an Authorized Sales and Installation Centre for the entire King Air product line. The new status for its Ontario location enables Flying Colours to further expand its King Air
The Regional Express Group (Rex) has purchased the entire Saab 340 spare parts holdings from Pinnacle Airlines in the USA. The Pinnacle spare parts package consists of spares from Mesaba Airlines and Colgan Air who together in the past operated over 80 Saab 340 aircraft. The spares package has over 215,000 items and includes engines,
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Meridiana based on Sicilia, Italy, has awarded another support agreement to Direct Maintenance for A330 line maintenance, this time applicable to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Meridiana is a long standing loyal customer of Direct Maintenance for A330 line maintenance services in Mombasa (MBA, Kenya) and Zanzibar (ZNZ, Tanzania). Its partnership with Direct Maintenance was extended to
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