Beijing Tells Provinces, Cities To Cut Subsidies
BEIJING—The Chinese central government is demanding a reduction in industry subsidies, an important source of income for Chinese airlines and for some routes operated by foreign carriers. Reduction and standardization of subsidies was one of several points mentioned by Vice Premier Liu He at a state council (cabinet) meeting on Nov. 12, according to an […]
China and Boeing’s 787
Privately owned airlines in China have more than the usual challenges in making money out of widebody aircraft: the big state carriers use their political heft to secure the best routes. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2DpI9N3 via IFTTT
ST Engineering To Service Japanese Domestic Carrier
James Pozzi ST Engineering has signed a 15-year services agreement with domestic carrier Japan Transocean Air for its Boeing 737NG aircraft fleet. Under the agreement, signed this week in Singpore, services include off-wing maintenance support, on-wing services and technical support for the narrowbody aircraft. Services will begin from 2020 at the company’s MRO facilities in Singapore. read […]
The Power Of Paperless For Small Carriers
Henry Canaday Major carriers and MROs are moving toward digital rather than hardcopy MRO processes, at least within their own organizations. As a result, software providers are increasingly looking to add paperless workflows for smaller aviation companies, one of which is Aviation Intertec Services (AIS). read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & […]
Jat Tehnika Gains EASA Part-145 Approval For SSJ100
James Pozzi Serbian MRO Jat Tehnika has achieved EASA Part-145 approval for line and base maintenance activities on the Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional aircraft. Under the terms of the certification, granted by the European regulator on Nov.12, the maintenance provider will carry out services at its main facilities at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla airport while also conducting line […]
Indigo Races to Modify Older GTFs
Alex Derber The ongoing problems of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 and GE9X engine programs, as well as the Boeing 737 Max debacle, mean that little attention is paid any longer to Pratt & Whitney’s travails entering its geared turbofan (GTF) into service. Yet while most of that engine’s problems have been fixed, their legacy is […]
