Aeronautical Maintenance / MRO News



The world's first Airbus A320 freighter takes off
2021/12/09 | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | MAINTENANCE / MRO

We knew its first flight was near, but Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) was able to keep the surprise until the end. The first Airbus A320P2F (Passenger to Freighter) took off...


NYCO signs a major strategic agreement with Air France to develop sustainable aircraft lubricants
2021/12/09 | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | MAINTENANCE / MRO

NYCO, the French specialist in aeronautical lubricants, has signed a strategic agreement with Air France to cooperate on engine oil field service evaluation and on th...


New long-term agreement between Safran and SIAEC on CFM International's LEAP engines
2021/12/09 | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | MAINTENANCE / MRO

Safran Aircraft Engines has just signed a new 10-year engine MRO contract with SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC). Under the agreement, Singapore Airlines' MRO divisio...


Boeing to add two 737-800BCF conversion lines at STAECO's facility in China
2021/12/09 | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | MAINTENANCE / MRO

Conversion capacities for the Boeing 737-800BCF are further increasing. Boeing announces that it has joined forces with its Chinese partner Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft ...


2021/12/09 | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | MAINTENANCE / MRO

Belgian company Sabena Aerospace announces the takeover of Lufthansa Technik Brussels NV as well as the acquisition of LTMI (Lufthansa Technik Maintenance Internationa...


Lufthansa Technik wins CFM56 maintenance contract with Frontier
2021/12/09 | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | MAINTENANCE / MRO

Frontier Airlines has chosen Lufthansa Technik (LHT) to repair and overhaul 21 CFM56-5B engines. This five years contract also includes surgical repairs that can be do...


OGMA strengthens its collaboration with Pratt & Whitney on the GTF
2021/11/25 | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | MAINTENANCE / MRO

This is a logical new capability for OGMA (Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal S.A). Just one year after boarding Pratt & Whitney's PW1100G-JM engine support network, the ...


Numerous P2F conversion contracts announced in November
2021/11/25 | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | MAINTENANCE / MRO

This month of November was particularly prosperous in announcements of Passenger to Cargo Conversions (P2F). Texas-based Aero Capital Solutions (ACS) has ordered 1...


Gulf Air selects AFI KLM E&M for the MRO of its CFM56-5B fleet
2021/11/25 | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | MAINTENANCE / MRO

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Gulf Air have signed a full support contract for the CFM56-5B engines powering the Bahrain's carr...


MTU Maintenance launches CORTEX, a new engine fleet management software
2021/11/25 | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | MAINTENANCE / MRO

MTU Maintenance has launched a new engine fleet management software called CORTEX. LATAM Airlines, with a fleet of over 200 V2500 engines, is the launch customer. The...