Reading Time: < 1 minute Lufthansa Technik will extend its base maintenance capabilities by adding the Boeing 787. Lufthansa Technik Shannon has announced a multi-million-euro investment that opens the doors for the 787 later this year. The Shannon-based MRO will also be able to offer modifications, cabin and interior refurbishment, interior repair and paint, external paint repairs, specialized inspections, airworthiness […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Changes as designed for the A380plus upgrade package will be available for entry-into-service by 2020, according to A380 marketing head Frank Vermeire. Airbus gained authority to offer the package, but has not yet received firm commitments from either existing or new customers. The A380plus project targets a cash operating cost reduction of 13% to be […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes CFM to add 800 engines to production plan driven by increased orders for Airbus, Boeing and COMAC aircraft, CFM International plans to add an extra 800 CFM56 and LEAP engines to its already bulging production plan between 2018 and 2020. The GE Aviation-Safran joint venture company already expects to deliver 1,900 engines this year, the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus estimates demand for 550,000 new maintenance engineers over the next 20 years as the value of the global MRO market doubles. Between 2017 and 2036 the manufacturer reckons that global airlines will need 34,170 new passenger aircraft (and 730 freighters) to support average annual traffic growth of 4.4%. This will lead to a doubling […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lithuania’s FL Technics will provide component spares for a number of Asia-Pacific airlines along with one of the region’s largest maintenance providers following approval. The likes of Asiana Airlines, AirAsia X, Nok Air, Bangkok Airways, and T’way Airlines and Indonesian MRO GMF AeroAsia have all approved FL Technics to provide the services from its warehouse […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus has approached predictive maintenance from two approaches but plans to converge them in 2018. The first, its aircraft-centric method, is a digital program called Prognostics and Risk-Management (PRM) that Delta Airlines became launch customer for in 2016 following a year-long collaboration with Airbus. This Web-based application combines calculations based on a tailored aircraft condition […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Since the end of last summer, United Airlines has been preparing for this summer’s busy flying season, which kicks off June 1. “I think we’re better prepared this summer than I’ve ever seen us prepared, so I’m conservatively having a very positive outlook on what our performance will be,” says Don Wright, VP maintenance operations. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute After a dip in the market, The Aviation Maintenance Holding now predicts Russia will experience an upswing in the next five years. When will we see growth in the MRO sector and how soon? Igor Panshin, Deputy GD Sales & Planning, Engineering, for The Aviation Maintenance Holding, says, “I think you will see growth in […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Aviation companies are increasingly exploring automated systems in areas such as parts tracking in the warehouse, but are met with implementation challenges. Satair, the wholly owned Airbus aftermarket logistics subsidiary, is started investing heavily in re-automation throughout its network with new systems introduced at its Ashburn facility last year. Development of systems are ongoing in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR is eyeing further aftermarket expansion across the Americas after signing three contracts covering regional airlines with maintenance services. The first of the three Global Maintenance Agreements (GMA) is an extended deal with Colombia’s Avianca, providing 15 ATR 72-600s operated under different brands of the airline group in Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras. […]