The MRO industry in Russia: Changing market forces
Growing passenger numbers and a fleet increasingly made up of Western-built aircraft are creating new opportunities for the Russian MRO market [...]
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Latvia’s airBaltic performs the world’s first A220-300 in-house C-check
The airline is planning heavy checks on six more of the type during this winter season [...]
Air Astana extends its power-by-the-hour arrangement with AJW Group
A 14th year of PBH collaboration with aircraft spares specialist [...]
S7 Technics gears up for SSJ100 components production
Russian MRO provider was granted approval for the production of leather covers for passenger seats on the Superjet 100 [...]
Embraer approves Russian company to support the Legacy 600/650 in Moscow
Jet Flight Service has been approved as an Embraer Authorised Service Center [...]
SR Technics wins an exclusive engine services contract with Ukraine International
A seven-year agreement covers a minimum of 34 CFM56-7B shop visits [...]
Uzbekistan Airways Technics gains approval for Boeing 737 maintenance
The Uzbeki MRO provider has expanded its capability in an effort to attract international customers [...]
Russia’s Spektr-Avia Technic to service Kazakhstan-registered aircraft
The MRO specialist has won OTAR Part 145-approval from the aviation authorities of Kazakhstan [...]
Uzbekistan Airways Technics completes its first C-Check on a Boeing 787
Tashkent-based Uzbek MRO provider has performed the check on an aircraft operated by its parent [...]
Volga-Dnepr Technics wins another approval for B777 maintenance
Russia’s MRO provider is certified by the EASA for line maintenance of Boeing 777-200/-300 aircraft in Moscow [...]
S7 Technics extends capabilities with the installation of Wi-Fi modules
Russia’s independent MRO provider retrofitted 34 Aeroflot’s Airbus A320s [...]
airBaltic is first airline to obtain a comprehensive MRO approval for the Airbus A220-300
Latvian carrier to conduct in-house base checks of its A220s and considering offering services to other operators of the type [...]
Magnetic expands into south-east Asia
Estonian MRO provider opens a Kuala Lumpur office [...]
S7 Technics launches an aircraft seat cover repair facility in Siberia
It became the first of its kind beyond the Urals [...]
Russian company buys Jet Aviation’s Moscow MRO operation
VTS Jets acquires Swiss company Jet Aviation based at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport [...]
Russian government allocates funds for SSJ100 parts inventory
The spare parts pool for the SSJ100 will have more than 700 components [...]
FL Technics wins EASA approval for line maintenance of the Airbus A320neo family
The Lithuanian MRO provider extends its Part-145 capabilities [...]
Another line station to maintain Embraer E170s in Russia
S7 Technics’ Irkutsk line station has won approval from the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority [...]
Magnetic MRO is to produce record number of in-house-made interior details
As part of a contract with Finnair covering a wide range of MRO services on the airline’s ATR 72 fleet [...]
New paint shop for Belarus’ capital airport
The Minsk Civil Aviation Plant 407 is to recommence aircraft painting operations in 2020 [...]
S7 Technics and Gazprom Avia sign a new wheel maintenance contract
In total, Russian MRO provider repaired more than 3,400 wheels in 2018 [...]
INSIGHT: The Russian MRO industry is suffering from a shortage of what is required to successfully maintain western aircraft
An interview with Igor Poddubny, the head of Ural Airlines Technics [...]
Spektr-Avia Technic enters Russia’s MRO market with Bermudan approval
The Ulyanovsk-based company will support its parent’s aircraft painting business [...]
Russia’s NordStar launches its own line stations at Krasnoyarsk and Norilsk
The regional carrier is striving to arrange in-house line maintenance for its own fleet whilst also attracting third party clients [...]
Volga-Dnepr Technics adds the Boeing 737NG to its Krasnoyarsk MRO portfolio
The company will service sister airlines within the group as well as other customers [...]
S7 Technics launches Russia and the CIS’s second CFM56 maintenance shop
Russia’s largest MRO provider triples its CFM56 repair capabilities in the region [...]
SkyUp becomes Ukraine’s first beneficiary of Split Scimitar winglets
Hybrid airline’s entire fleet of Boeing 737NGs have been equipped with the devices [...]
Azur Air contracts AFI KLM E&M for Boeing 777 modifications
The European MRO group has carried out three previous cabin modification projects for the Russian airline [...]
Volga-Dnepr Group completes C-check on an Iraqi Airways Boeing 777
VD Gulf undertakes its first project on the type [...]
S7 Airlines signs for GE’s power-by-hour offer
Seven-year contract covers the Russian airline’s Embraer E170 engines [...]
Volga-Dnepr’s Moscow tech base gains Bermuda approval for B777 maintenance
Bermuda is currently Russia’s most popular jurisdiction for registering passenger aircraft [...]
S7 Technics’ mobile warehouses improve productivity
Russia’s MRO provider’s KitCar scheme is part of lean production process [...]
Lufthansa and Wizz boost FL Technics’ 2018 financial results
Lithuanian MRO specialist almost doubled its net profits [...]
Magnetic MRO brings broad service support to Finnish airline
Norra have selected Estonian-based provider for ATR 72 modification project [...]
S7 Technics performs a complex set of B737NG tank appraisals
Russia's leading MRO specialist performed 144 labour-intensive individual FLS operations [...]
Volga-Dnepr’s aircraft maintenance arm wins ISO certification
The ISO approval endorses the quality of its MRO services [...]
S7 Technics’ aircraft painting centre completes its 100th order
During 2018 the painting centre re-delivered 30 aircraft [...]
Russia’s S7 Technics’ business keeps on growing
Region’s largest independent MRO specialist’s workload increased by 7 per cent in 2018 [...]
S7 Technics is first in Russia and CIS to perform base MRO checks on A320neo
Heavy maintenance checks were conducted on two S7 Airlines’ aircraft [...]
S7 Technics to rejuvenate two grounded Superjet 100s
The aircraft are among the first serial models manufactured by Sukhoi Civil and owned by the State Transport Leasing Company [...]
CargoLogic Germany opts for electronic MRO management system
The Volga-Dnepr-associated express airfreight start-up has chosen the cloud-based TRAX eMRO system [...]
S7 Technics has commenced work under a five-year Air Astana MRO contract
This is the first international airline to agree a long-term and large-scale contract with Russian MRO provider [...]
Qazaq Air signs up for maintenance management software
Kazakh airline selects MRO software-maker Rusada to help it migrate to digital MRO management [...]
airBaltic to perform its own A220 C-checks by the end of this year
The Latvian carrier will recruit 50 specialist technicians during 2019 [...]
S7 Technics opens line station at St Petersburg’s Pulkovo
Russia’s MRO provider now has line maintenance capabilities at seven of the largest airports across the country [...]
AJW to extend spare parts support services to Latvia’s SmartLynx
The companies agreed a new contract to cover the supply of consumables and expendables for the airline’s A320 fleet [...]
TAT Engineering adds the SSJ100 and MC-21 to its heat exchanger portfolio
The Russo-Israeli co-operation is banking on gaining Russian FAP-285 approval before the end of this year [...]
Russian airlines turn to Mongolian MRO provider for heavy checks
Yakutia Airlines and Royal Flight have contracted Mongolia’s MIAT MRO [...]
Three major Russian airlines contract Lufthansa Technik
Aeroflot, Ural Airlines and AirBridgeCargo have signed up with LHT for aircraft components and parts support [...]
Independent Russian aircraft MRO company VTS ramps up its business
Low-cost carrier Pobeda has become the largest customer for Vnukovo-based VTS [...]