Maintenance and Modifications
News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.
Lineage and Legacy operators will benefit from improved aircraft availability and reduced maintenance costs based on analysis of in-service performance.
Low-cost carrier Flyadeal will have CFM56-5B engines for its A320 fleet overhauled by Caerdav under a TrueChoice support agreement with GE Aviation.
Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries has been appointed an authorized service center for Honeywell's 131-9 auxiliary power units for 737 NGs and A320s.
Opportunities with flag carriers exist, but have become more limited due to growing in-house capabilities.
Lufthansa Technik has identified VIP charter and private world tours as promising business segments in the Middle East region.
As 360 Foam Wash engine-cleaning washes accumulate and customer numbers grow, the sustainability benefits of GE’s product increase.
A partnership between Mid-Canada Mod Center and JD Aero will enable them to provide expanded services to regional aircraft operators.
Bombardier's new Dubai maintenance facility is based at Al Maktoum International Airport.
Qatar Airways doubles capacity of engine production facility to allow cut in annual MRO costs
More and more passenger airliners have undergone conversion to freighter aircraft in response to the acute air cargo capacity crunch.
