AMETEK MRO makes leadership appointment AMETEK MRO announces the appointment of Tom Wilson, a highly experienced aerospace industry executive, to the position of divisional vice-president and business manager for maintenance, repair and overhaul – Europe…
RPI supplies Rolls-Royce with five iMAPs RPI UK, developer and manufacturer of precision positioning devices for high accuracy rotary and angular inspection systems, has supplied five integrated measurement assembly platforms (iMAPs) to Rolls-Royce and its approved…
Three-year project to transform aircraft maintenance through digitisation A project to develop an innovative aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) system has opened up opportunities for further research by the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)…
Oerlikon and Lufthansa Technik to jointly accelerate AM processes and standards Oerlikon, a leading technology and engineering group and Lufthansa Technik, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish robust and repeatable processes for additive manufacturing (AM) in the aircraft…
Trimming down the turnaround With the demand for engine maintenance and repair increasing, in a Q&A session Ed Hill speaks to Rune Veenstra, chief business officer at engine maintenance and repair specialist Aero Norway,…
Dedienne signs LTA with Pratt & Whitney for PW1100 GTF engine stands Pratt & Whitney has announced it has entered into strategic long-term agreement with Dedienne Aerospace for PW1100 Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine stands at the MRO Americas Conference in Orlando, Florida.…
Sticking it to the plane Ed Hill speaks to Invert Robotics about its innovative surface crawling robot now being used to carry out visual inspection tasks on aircraft. In the highly competitive world of the…
Dedienne selected as GE9XTM engine tooling licensee GE has announced Dedienne Aerospace as its choice of tooling licensee for the GE9XTM engine. Dedienne and GE have collaborated on many projects and developed a strong relationship. A tooling…
Air-Rail and Tecnove By Jofrauto deliver over 80 brand-new Ambulifts During 2017 and the first months of 2018, over 80 new Ambulifts (including two A380 models) have been delivered to several Spanish airports after the AENA public tender won by…
Tork exelCLEAN helps aircraft get back in the air faster Tork, a global provider of professional hygiene products and services, has launched its exelCLEAN cleaning cloth range to make aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul work more efficient than ever before.…
Leading Irish MRO provider set to build on its strong UK presence Dublin Aerospace, one of the leading Irish providers of aerospace MRO services says it is projected to reach a €70 million turnover target by 2020. In addition, the company has…
Aerospace tooling stands tall Mike Richardson hears the views of aerospace maintenance tooling specialists, Dedienne Aerospace and how its large array of aircraft tooling, engine tooling and ground support equipment has enabled it to…
Business as usual for Monarch Aircraft Engineering Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has announced it is to continue as a standalone business, operating as usual, despite Monarch Airlines and Monarch Travel Group entering into administration. MAEL employs…
Graduating to new heights Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), celebrated the graduation of its aircraft engineering apprentices at an event that took place at Monarch Aircraft Engineering’s Training Academy last week. Launched in 1971,…
Bombardier expanding MRO capabilities Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services has expanded its MRO capabilities in Belfast, UK, to include hydraulic component maintenance and repair. The MRO operation based in Northern Ireland now offers full…
The dawn of digitisation for MRO The drive is on to increase efficiency and reduce complexity in maintenance, repair and operations in aircraft, and as Mark Venables explains at its core is digitisation. The buzz words…
Bombardier Business Aircraft to open London-area service centre Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced its plan to establish a new, wholly owned Service Centre in the London area. The Bombardier Service Centre will offer complete tip-to-tail heavy maintenance capabilities,…
