in Maintenance Posted 23 February 2021
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed long-term lease agreements for seven Airbus A321neo aircraft with IndiGo, India’s largest passenger airline.
in Maintenance Posted 22 February 2021
Spatial, a manufacturer in aviation training equipment, has recently announced its relocation to a bigger facility in RAKEZ.
in Maintenance Posted 15 February 2021
Etihad Airways has partnered with local designers to upcycle obsolete aircraft cabin interiors into pieces of art, as an environmentally friendly alternative of dealing with waste.
in Maintenance Posted 10 February 2021
Rolls-Royce has conducted the first tests of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a business jet engine, as part of its ambition to play a leading role in enabling the sectors in which we operate reach net zero carbon by
in Maintenance Posted 4 February 2021
Etihad Airways and GE Aviation have partnered to launch GE’s 360 Foam Wash, a groundbreaking jet engine cleaning system, to optimise performance of Etihad’s GE90 and GEnx-1B engines on its Boeing 777 and 787 fleets.
in Maintenance / Features Posted 1 February 2021
Customer benefit underpins the uptake of innovation in MRO, where OEM and regulatory approvals compete with cost as the biggest hurdle to overcome. Chuck Grieve reports.
in Maintenance / Features Posted 29 January 2021
The deferral or cancellation of heavy maintenance on the civil aviation fleet could have serious long-term consequences for the MRO workforce. Chuck Grieve investigates.
in Maintenance Posted 28 January 2021
Satair and Honeywell Aerospace have signed a multi-year commercial agreement covering the exclusive worldwide distribution for mechanical and air thermal components for use on Airbus A320, A330, A340, and A380 aircraft.
in Maintenance / Features Posted 22 January 2021
Every problem offers potential opportunities and even the pandemic is no exception, as Alan Dron found out when he spoke to Etihad’s Engineering division.
in Maintenance Posted 19 January 2021
Following the purchase of 80,000 tonnes of Carbon Offsets in November, Etihad Airways is expanding its offset programme in collaboration with Shell. Separately, the airline is also setting up a guest programme to allow guests to purchase
in Maintenance Posted 15 December 2020
Strata Manufacturing (Strata) has delivered its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner vertical fin shipset to Boeing during an official ceremony held following the UAE’s 49th National Day.
in Maintenance Posted 10 December 2020
Jet Aviation is celebrating 15 years of successful operations in Dubai.
in Maintenance Posted 16 November 2020
Rolls-Royce is to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel for the first time in engine ground tests on next-generation engine technology, as part of its ongoing decarbonization strategy.
in Maintenance Posted 13 November 2020
Rolls-Royce has said its Trent engine, housing ALECSys technology, that will be used for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel tests ground tests with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to demonstrate Rolls-Royce engines, can unlock SAF’s
in Maintenance / Features Posted 11 November 2020
A ‘new normal’ for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) is inevitable in the aftermath of Covid-19, but what exactly does that mean?
in Maintenance Posted 10 November 2020
Etihad Engineering, the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has accepted an order for 1.3 million facemasks to be manufactured at its newly established in-house face mask production facility.
in Maintenance Posted 9 November 2020
Sanad has successfully completed the maintenance of 100 GEnx engines on behalf of GE Aviation (GE).
in Maintenance Posted 2 November 2020
A new version of the versatile SmartUE1 inspection tool – tagged the ‘Swiss Army knife’ of non-destructive testing (NDT) – has been released by Airbus company Testia.
in Maintenance Posted 15 October 2020
FL Technics, a provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, and part of Avia Solutions Group, has signed a long-term contract to support international low-cost carrier Wizz Air Abu Dhabi with
in Maintenance Posted 8 October 2020
Rolls-Royce is introducing a new SelectCare option, SelectCare Repair, to complement its existing range of Care services for airlines that operate Trent 700 powered Airbus A330 aircraft.
in Maintenance Posted 7 October 2020
Etihad Airways is the UAE’s first airline to implement electronic technical logs (eTech logs) for airline operations.
in Maintenance Posted 29 September 2020
EPI, the precision engineering company, is expanding its manufacturing capabilities to support the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
in Maintenance Posted 28 September 2020
Sanad, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala, has announced a new one billion dirhams deal with Pratt & Whitney and International Aero Engines (IAE). The new agreement will see Sanad Aerotech providing IAE with
in Maintenance Posted 21 September 2020
Jet Aviation has committed to sustainable aviation in the industry’s first ever (virtual) sustainability summit hosted earlier this week by the Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF Coalition).
in Maintenance / People Posted 16 September 2020
Air Works, India’s largest independent MRO and diversified aviation services provider, which works extensively in the Middle East market, has announced two key appointments to its board of directors.
in Maintenance Posted 7 September 2020
AMAC Aerospace has announced that two Head of State aircraft arrived at the end of July in Basel, Switzerland for completion. The company has also been awarded several new maintenance projects.
in Maintenance Posted 2 September 2020
Rolls-Royce has announced two breakthroughs in artificial intelligence ethics, which it said could help gain society's trust of the technology and accelerate the next generation of industrialisation, known as industry
in Maintenance Posted 31 August 2020
Irish eyes are smiling on Joramco, the Jordanian MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) which kicked off the industry re-start with a new agreement from Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, Ryanair.
in Maintenance Posted 13 August 2020
Rolls-Royce has started its latest phase of testing on its low-emissions technology for its next generation of engines.
in Maintenance Posted 13 August 2020
GECAS has signed an agreement with Boeing converting 11 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter options to firm orders and adding nine additional options to the GECAS Cargo order book.
in Maintenance Posted 12 August 2020
MRO services provider FL Technics has renewed its GCAA Part 21 (Design) certificate for another year.
in Maintenance Posted 11 August 2020
A batch of Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines has successfully reached their planned time on wing.
in Maintenance Posted 4 August 2020
With MRO industry revenues directly related to aircraft utilisation, 2020’s total MRO spend will be less than half of the approximately $90bn forecasted, according to the leading aviation data and advisory company IBA.
in Maintenance Posted 31 July 2020
Boom Supersonic, an aerospace company building the world's fastest civil aircraft, and Rolls-Royce, has announced an engagement agreement to explore the pairing of a Rolls-Royce propulsion system with Boom's flagship supersonic
in Maintenance Posted 27 July 2020
Rolls-Royce has said there are zero Boeing 787 aircraft on the ground (AOG) due to Trent 1000 durability-related issues.
in Maintenance Posted 23 July 2020
Unilode Aviation Solutions, an outsourced Unit Load Device (ULD) management and repair solutions company, and Dnata have signed an agreement to equip all Dnata warehouses with Unilode's Bluetooth readers.
in Maintenance Posted 23 July 2020
EDGE has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the remaining 40 per cent stake currently held by Lockheed Martin Corporation and Sikorsky, in Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Centre (AMMROC).
in Defence / Maintenance Posted 21 July 2020
The UAE has signed a support and maintenance agreement with Saab for the advanced airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) solution GlobalEye.
in Maintenance Posted 6 July 2020
Al Ain based company Strata Manufacturing (Strata) has successfully delivered 100 shipsets of the assembled A350-900 Inboard Flaps (IBF).
in Maintenance / Features Posted 3 July 2020
The MRO industry is braced for major fall-out from the global pandemic crisis. Will independents be able to weather this perfect storm? Chuck Grieve searches for answers.
in Maintenance Posted 23 June 2020
ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval to perform line and base maintenance on the Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy models.
in Business Aviation / Maintenance Posted 18 June 2020
A new partnership in the business and private aviation market has been signed in a bid to stimulate a market that has been affected by the Covid19 pandemic.
in Maintenance Posted 16 June 2020
Strata Manufacturing (Strata) has completed works on the Strata Solvay Advanced Materials (SSAM) high-tech facility in Al Ain, a joint venture with Solvay, Belgium’s materials and chemicals company.
in Maintenance Posted 12 June 2020
Following the news that Bombardier is planning to cut 600 jobs at its Belfast facility manufacturing A220 wings. Nicolas Jouan, Aerospace and Defence Analyst at GlobalData offers his view on
in Maintenance Posted 10 June 2020
Etihad Engineering has been expanding its operations in aircraft maintenance and parking, to meet the new requirements of airline operators as fleets have been grounded due to the COVID-19
in Maintenance / Features Posted 5 June 2020
Engineering access equipment is the basic, yet essential, ingredient of any MRO operation. Though much of it is low tech, these pieces of equipment are anything but out of date in their conception and specification. Chuck Grieve reports.
in Maintenance Posted 20 May 2020
Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, has announced a strategic collaboration between its wholly owned subsidiary, Strata Manufacturing, and Honeywell, to produce N95
in Maintenance Posted 12 May 2020
Teams across the world are providing Rolls-Royce customers with the individual support they need to protect their aircraft engines in readiness for a return to the skies.
in Maintenance / Features Posted 6 May 2020
The engine aftermarket is proving to be a moveable feast as numerous factors – some predictable, others not – converge. Chuck Grieve reports.
in Maintenance / Features Posted 23 April 2020
Saudi Arabia is to fund a new aircraft repairing and maintaining facility at an abandoned air base in Bangladesh. Jon Lake reports.
in Maintenance Posted 20 April 2020
AMAC Aerospace has been awarded several new maintenance projects.
in Maintenance / Features Posted 16 April 2020
The way spares and replacements are located and procured has been transformed by digital technology, with online marketplaces making life easier for buyers and suppliers, writes Chuck Grieve.
in Maintenance / Features Posted 14 April 2020
Older airliners are staying in service longer than anticipated, which, as Alan Dron reports, is good news for maintenance companies such as Sharjah-based VD Gulf.
in Maintenance / Features Posted 8 April 2020
Few scenarios are more time-sensitive than aircraft on the ground (AOG) situations, and it has given rise to ultra-fast delivery of spares. Chuck Grieve looks at how leading players meet the demand.
in Maintenance Posted 18 March 2020
AMAC Aerospace has announced that a Boeing BBJ 747-8 will undergo a re-configuration of the cabin and an update of the whole interior to the latest level.
in Maintenance Posted 16 March 2020
Strata Manufacturing (Strata) has deployed two of the latest generation MTorres Automatic Tape Laying (ATL) machines to support its Airbus A350-900 manufacturing capabilities.
in Maintenance / Features Posted 10 March 2020
Joramco is going places. Its transformation from a regional maintenance, repair and overhaul operation to a global player with world-class standards – a work in progress – shows what’s possible with the right vision, strategy and approach. Chief
in Maintenance Posted 10 March 2020
DC Aviation Group and Comlux have signed a cooperation agreement. DC Aviation has been selected to perform the line maintenance and warranty work for Comlux customers based in Europe and CIS.
in Maintenance Posted 27 February 2020
The Rolls-Royce BR725 engine recently achieved another impressive milestone by reaching one million flying hours.
in Maintenance Posted 26 February 2020
Collins Aerospace is participating in MRO Middle East 2020, taking place this week in Dubai, UAE, presenting the extensive range of aftermarket services and support it has to offer in the region.
in Maintenance Posted 26 February 2020
MTU Maintenance, an aero engine solutions provider, has opened its new office in Dubai.
in Maintenance Posted 26 February 2020
Aerostructures Middle East Services (AMES) has opened a facility at Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone to accommodate fan stator module repair services for the GE90 engine.
in Maintenance Posted 26 February 2020
Safran Nacelles has strengthened its on-site repair capabilities worldwide through a long-term agreement signed today with Sabena technics' GO TEAM support services. It covers support and
in Maintenance Posted 25 February 2020
From the end of March this year, KlasJet, a European private and business charter carrier, will be operating a newly refurbished Boeing 737-VIP LY-JMS aircraft from Saudi Arabia.
in Maintenance Posted 25 February 2020
Emirates and Spairliners have signed a General Terms Agreement (GTA) to provide component aftermarket solutions for Emirates' A380 fleet.
in Maintenance Posted 25 February 2020
EngineStands24, a subsidiary of a global provider of Total Technical Care for aircraft operators and lessors, Magnetic MRO, and Rhinestahl CTS, have signed an engine stand service agreement, covering the
in Maintenance Posted 25 February 2020
The building extension provides additional capacity for AMES' newest activity: preventive maintenance inspections (PMIs) and associated repairs on fan stator modules for General Electric GE90
in Maintenance Posted 25 February 2020
Revima, an independent Landing Gear & APU MRO, has signed a six-year contract at Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East with Air Arabia, the leading low-cost carrier in the Middle East & North Africa, for the full support of its A320
in Maintenance Posted 25 February 2020
Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI), a Honeywell certified service centre, has completed more than 100 auxiliary power unit (APU) repairs from its Jet Propulsion Center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
in Maintenance Posted 24 February 2020
Etihad Engineering has announced its performance indicators for 2019 revealing that the leading maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider has signed off with a very positive record.
in Maintenance Posted 24 February 2020
AMAC Aerospace has been awarded with several new maintenance projects in Basel, Switzerland, and a successful re-delivery of a Boeing BBJ 737 on time.
in Maintenance Posted 24 February 2020
Representatives from Lufthansa Technic, Rolls-Royce, Etihad Airways Engineering and Joramco will be among the industry leading experts discussing the industry landscape at the MRO Middle East Summit at the Conrad Hotel, 24 February 2020.
in Maintenance Posted 23 February 2020
Etihad Engineering collaborated with EOS and BigRep, both leading 3D printing technology providers, to open the region’s first additive manufacturing facility with Design and Production Approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency
in Maintenance Posted 18 February 2020
Joramco, the Amman based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has announced that it has entered into the first maintenance agreement with the operator, Avion Express, one of the largest narrow-body
in Maintenance Posted 17 February 2020
Two Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines have successfully powered the brand new Gulfstream G700 to the skies for the first time.
in Maintenance Posted 17 February 2020
Trenchard Aviation Group's MRO facility in Dubai, Aero Technics FZCO, has been confirmed as an approved Repair Station by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
in Maintenance Posted 13 February 2020
Rolls-Royce data innovation catalyst R2 Data Labs has launched Yocova – a new data exchange and collaboration platform for the aviation sector.
in Maintenance Posted 4 February 2020
Key industry partners have launched the MRO Blockchain Alliance, the air transport’s first industry-wide investigation into the use of blockchain to track, trace and record aircraft parts.
in Maintenance Posted 10 January 2020
AMAC Aerospace has announced a successful re-delivery of a Boeing B737 on time. In addition, the headquarters of AMAC Aerospace in Basel has also been awarded with several new maintenance projects.
in Maintenance Posted 24 December 2019
Strata Manufacturing (Strata) have extended their 10-year association by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development and fabrication of composite aero-structure
in Maintenance Posted 18 December 2019
Joramco, the Amman based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has announced that it has extended its United Arab Emirates approval, the GCAA, to include the Boeing 777 and the Airbus
in Maintenance Posted 27 November 2019
Rolls-Royce and Oman Air have agreed to a five-year contract for engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services for eight Trent 700-powered Airbus A330 aircraft.
in Maintenance Posted 22 November 2019
Etihad Engineering along with its consortium partners tested and presented its revolutionary intelligent and smart cabin, i+sCabin, for the first time on Boeing’s 777 flying testbed, the
in Maintenance Posted 22 November 2019
Sanad Aerotech (Sanad) has launched its first move towards disruptive Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technology implementations that will help reduce engine turnaround times by 15%.
in Maintenance Posted 21 November 2019
Royal Jordanian Airlines has recently entrusted Hawker Pacific Aerospace, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG, with landing gear services for the airline's regional aircraft fleet of Embraer E-Jets.
in Air Transport / Maintenance / Flight Services & Support / People Posted 20 November 2019
Boeing Global Services (BGS) is continuing to outpace the market as it pursues a target of achieving $50 billion in revenues by 2025, according to the division's new CEO, Ted Colbert, speaking at the Dubai Air Show yesterday
in Maintenance Posted 20 November 2019
Sanad Aerotech signed a landmark MOU deal with Emirates Airline, through its leading aircraft engine MRO division, Emirates Engine Maintenance Centre (EEMC).
in General Aviation / Maintenance / Flight Services & Support Posted 20 November 2019
Infinity Support Services (ISS) and ITP Aero has signed a three-year contract to support General Electric CT7-8A engines operated on Sikorsky S-92 Helicopters.
in Maintenance Posted 19 November 2019
Bolloré Logistics India signed a contract for aircraft engine transportation including customs clearance documentation with CFM Aircraft Engine Support South Asia at the Dubai Airshow.
in Maintenance Posted 15 November 2019
Qatar Airways has selected CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power its new fleet of 50 A321neo family aircraft, the largest order of A321neo family aircraft in the Middle East.
in Maintenance Posted 15 November 2019
The Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine has received certification to power the new Airbus BelugaXL air transporter.
in Maintenance Posted 23 October 2019
Safran Nacelles has confirmed its Tier 1 supplier role for the complete nacelle on Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 turbofan engines that power Gulfstream Aviation’s G700 business jet, which was unveiled at this week’s 2019
in Maintenance Posted 22 October 2019
Rolls-Royce is introducing an enhanced version of its technical publications, a digitally optimised version of the technical documents and maintenance manuals for business aviation customers.
in Maintenance Posted 21 October 2019
Winning its first contract with Ryanair for heavy checks on aircraft in its fleet of Boeing 737s – the world’s largest – is a coup for Joramco and further evidence of its determination to transition from a regional to an international MRO
in Maintenance Posted 17 October 2019
Joramco, the Amman based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has signed a new base maintenance agreement with MNG Airlines; a Turkish cargo airline headquartered in Istanbul, to perform
in Maintenance Posted 17 October 2019
Turkish Technic and Satair have signed a strategic General Terms Agreement (GTA) to facilitate further business growth between the two entities.
in Maintenance Posted 14 October 2019
Joramco and Kenya Airways, the flag carrier airline of Kenya, have signed a heavy maintenance agreement for the first time to perform OOP check for six B787 from the carrier’s fleet in addition to major modification tasks related to
in Maintenance Posted 9 October 2019
Amman-based Joramco, the MRO and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has become the first independent MRO in the MENA region to receive the EN9110:2018 certification.
in Maintenance / Features Posted 9 October 2019
Qatar Airways engineers are using a ground-breaking virtual reality (VR) tool from Rolls-Royce for refresher training on the Trent XWB engine after the Gulf carrier became the global launch partner for the tool in April.