Six airBaltic Airbus A220s grounded due to lack of spare parts
Six of airBaltic’s Airbus A220 aircraft are grounded due to a lack of spare parts, the airline’s chief…
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Learn about aircraft maintenance, a critical aspect ensuring safety and performance.
SpiceJet warned by Indian authorities over safety oversight and maintenance
Indian civil aviation authorities have issued a warning to low-cost carrier SpiceJet over what they described as poor…
Bombardier expands maintenance station at Paris Le Bourget Airport
Bombardier announced it has expanded its Line Maintenance Station (LMS) facility at Le Bourget Airport (LBG) in Paris,…
Recovery on the horizon? How MROs are adapting to a changing aviation market
Following a two-year period of mass aircraft grounding, the aviation industry’s recovery is underway as air travel demand seeks…
Apollo fund considers €500 million investment in Air France-KLM spare engines
Apollo Global Management entered into exclusive negotiations with Air France-KLM to become a shareholder in one of the…
Ryanair opens $10.5M heavy maintenance bay in Ireland
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair opened its first heavy maintenance facility in Ireland at Shannon Airport (SNN). The €10…
BCAA bans MRO services for 635 Russian planes registered in the country
The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) has suspended all aircraft maintenance certificates for all Russian-operated aircraft registered in…
Mark and Lisa’s story: from hangar friendship to wedding bells
Female mechanics are quite rare in the aviation sector. Not only is Lisa Krzywinski a fully qualified aviation…
LOTAMS completes world’s first D check on Boeing 767 with 50,000 flight cycles
LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services (LOTAMS) announced it has completed a heavy maintenance check on a Boeing 767 aircraft, which…
First Qantas A380 returns to Australia from Dresden, Germany
The first Qantas A380 aircraft made its way back to Australia on November 9, 2021. Flight QF6023 departed…
Incorrect wiring behind deadly PenAir turboprop runway excursion in Alaska
Incorrectly wired anti-skid sensors were behind the fatal runway overrun of a Saab 2000 turboprop aircraft in Alaska…
3D printed spare parts – a market worth US$400 billion
For several years, industry analysts have been predicting that 3D printed aircraft spare parts will be the next…
A small jet engine accident, a big bill
As with almost everything in aviation, engine maintenance is an expensive, but necessary procedure, and one that must…
Forgotten screwdriver tip leads to Jetstar Airways A320 incident on takeoff
Jetstar Airways A320 takeoff incident in 2020 was caused by a forgotten screwdriver tip, left in the Airbus…
Aircraft reactivation: has how we store aircraft changed?
The operational ecosystem of a commercial aircraft relies on its near-continual use. The average lifetime of a jet can…
BA expedites Boeing 787 nose-gear modification after repeated incident
British Airways plans to accelerate a security fix to avoid the repetition of a nose-gear retraction incident…
Storm Aviation buys UK line station network from SR Technics
Storm Aviation Limited, a leading international provider of line & base maintenance services and training, a subsidiary of…
Fingermind: MRO industry needs innovation to rationalize itself
The MRO sector, much like the rest of the aviation industry, focuses its energy on rationalizing costs. As…