MRO

IAI plans 2H24 to begin converting its first A330-300 (1574; ex-Air Europa) to freighter; certification is planned for mid-'25.

GA TELESIS has disassembly consignment agreement with European-based lessor for a 737-800 with two CFM56-7Bs.

AAR identified PMA development as a new business opportunity about a year ago.

Supply-demand imbalance working in favor of lessors, says Air Lease founder Steven Udvar-Hazy.

The FAA plans to mandate inspections of certain structural fittings on some Boeing 787s after learning from Boeing the parts are made from the wrong material.

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) have completed application of AeroShark surface film on 12 Boeing 777-300ERs.

NTE AVIATION, TX purchased ex-Amelia International ATR72-200F (461) from TrueNoord for part out.

The company will carry out base maintenance at Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

Tata Group is investing in Air India’s Bengaluru MRO facilities as Air India airlines merge.

Finnair is replacing flip-down video monitors with 3D printed blanking panels to reduce aircraft weight and update passenger experience.

The new platform, announced earlier this month, aims to build up a portfolio of roughly 1,000 assets over the next decade.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI Corporation could maintain U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s and Boeing F-15s based in Japan.

COMMERCIAL JET has FAA certification to maintain, modify and overhaul 737 MAXs at Dothan, AL in addition to Miami.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK has 5-year Eurowings Technik contract to provide base maintenance for Eurowings' A320 Family aircraft out of Budapest and Sofia starting in 2H24; it expects to complete letter checks on 40 aircraft over coming years.

Christian Ceruti to Chief Commercial and Development Officer of Tarmac Aerosave, France.

MRO Baltics, Eastern Europe Region (BEER) returns to Vilnius, Lithuania, this year, in June from 26 to 27, at the Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva.

Embraer is planning for 72-80 commercial aircraft deliveries this year ahead of getting back to pre-pandemic production levels in 2025 and 2026.

Nathan Engel to Vice President of Maintenance and Engineering of Horizon Air, Seattle.

CFM MATERIALS purchased two CFM56-7Bs from Sanad.

Will Shaffer to Vice President of Growth Strategy of Boeing Global Services, TX.

LAUNCH has acquired PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DEVELOPMENT (PSD), FL, which provides staffing/workforce solutions for aircraft conversions.

SIA ENGINEERING COMPANY had S$97.1m net income on S$1.1b revenues for year ended March 31 vs S$66.4m on S$796m a year ago; it performed 89 heavy checks and 773 light checks at Singapore Changi vs 94/568 a year ago.

GLOBALIA MAINTENANCE opened new 11,000 sq meter widebody maintenance hangar at Madrid-Barajas; it began work on first 787 for Air Europa under partnership that calls for facility to be AE's center of technical excellence.

SIA ENGINEERING COMPANY (SIAEC) was appointed by Air India as strategic partner to develop base maintenance facilities, including associated repair shops, in Bangalore for operation in 2026 to support widebodies/narrowbodies.

Swiss is expected to receive its first of five Airbus A350-900s in the second quarter of 2025.