All MRO Articles – Page 2

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    Ukrainian court orders seizure of five An-124s

    2019-06-18T11:10:42Z

    A court in Ukraine has ordered the seizure of five of Volga-Dnepr’s An-124 aircraft.In a statement, Ukraine-based law firm Ilyashev & Partners claimed that the Podilskyi District Court of Kiev had ordered the arrest and prohibited the operation of the aircraft on the grounds that maintenance checks have not been ...

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    Cathal Kilmartin joins Atlantic Aviation Group

    2017-06-06T13:07:52Z

    Cathal Kilmartin has been appointed a non-executive director at Shannon Airport-based Atlantic Aviation Group, a company specialising in aircraft maintenance, aviation training, design engineering and continuing airworthiness management.Kilmartin, a consultant to the aviation industry who was chief executive of aviation and leasing industry consultancy and asset management company Santos Dumont ...

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    AN-124 repair certificate for AMTES

    2015-09-17T15:04:58Z

    AMTES, part of the Volga-Dnepr Technics subgroup, has been issued with a Part 145 (AR-145) certificate by the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), extending its maintenance and repair capabilities for the An-124 freighter aircraft.IAC Aviation Rules, Part 145 (AR-145) establish the requirements for MRO organisations and certification procedures.The document issued to ...

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    Eagle MRO has landed for Volga-Dnepr Gulf

    2015-08-17T10:35:22Z

    Volga-Dnepr Gulf (VDG) has signed a contract with Malaysian charter operator Eagle Express to provide maintenance services for the airline’s Boeing 747-400 fleet.The contract covers maintenance services for A4-check, Out-Of-Phase Routine Tasks and AD/SB performance.Work under the contract will be carried out in Volga-Dnepr Gulf’s hangar complex located in Sharjah.Managing ...

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    DHL wins Lufthansa supply chain contract

    2015-03-20T15:26:49Z

    DHL Global Forwarding has won the transatlantic supply chain contract to distribute spare parts and tools for Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS).The annual volume is estimated at 25,000 shipments per year with a total weight of 550 tonnes, including shipments from Germany to the US, as well as from Canada, ...

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    CHEP acquires Airworld

    2015-03-05T12:43:12Z

    ULD repair specialist CHEP Aerospace Solutions has acquired Airworld Services and Airworld Containers, a unit load device maintenance organisation (MRO), with facilities at London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester and East Midlands airports in the UK.The transaction increases the number of CHEP-owned MRO facilities to 29 stations worldwide.Airworld employs 86 staff ...

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    Flightstar Aircraft Services completes new hangar expansion project

    2015-02-25T14:43:53Z

    FLIGHTSTAR Aircraft Services, LLC will complete its newest aircraft maintenance hangar at its Cecil Airport (VQQ) headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida on 31 October. The facility design allows for maximum flexibility of fleet types and is capable of accommodating four to seven aircraft from B717 up to the B767. "The addition ...

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    EFW lands Egyptair as launch customer for A330-200P2F conversion

    2015-02-25T11:34:42Z

    Airbus subsidiary EFW has signed a launch contract for its A330-200P2F passenger to freighter conversion programme with Egyptair Cargo.The deal comprises the conversion of two passenger aircraft currently owned and operated by Egyptair, plus two further options.The conversion of the first two A330-200s from passenger-to-freighter configuration comes as Egypt’s flag ...

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    P2F alliance targets Asia's A320/321 conversion market

    2015-02-24T15:09:06Z

    PacAvi, the aircraft sales, leasing and conversion group, is partnering with Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co (Gameco) to address the Chinese and Asian markets for Airbus A320 and A321 passenger-to-freighter conversions.PacAvi Group chief executive Stephan Hollmann said: "We view Gameco as an exciting addition to our global network of MRO ...