ST Engineering once again proved it is the leading global airframe MRO service provider by clinching, for the eighth consecutive time since 2002, top position in a biennial ranking conducted by Aviation Week Network. In the results of the Top 10 Airframe MRO provider ranking released earlier this year, ST Engineering continues to lead theRead More
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Joramco successfully completes its first C Check For Royal Jordanian
Joramco, the Amman-based MRO and engineering arm for Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has announced that it has successfully completed its first C Check on a Royal Jordanian Boeing 787 aircraft. The project was completed at the MRO service provider’s facility located in the free zone area in Queen Alia International Airport in Amman-Jordan. Onsite, theRead More
Boeing to remanufacture 600 AH-64E Apaches
The US Army plans to grant Boeing a multiyear contract for the production or remanufacture of up to 600 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. The potential contract’s value was undisclosed, though it would consist of a five-year multiyear contract or one-year contract with options from FY2022 to FY2026, according to a US Army notice online. TheRead More
Why the B-1 Bomber just wouldn’t call it quits?
In December of 1998, seven years after the final shots of the Gulf War, American pilots found themselves once again flying combat missions over Iraq. While the US’s only supersonic heavy payload bomber had been sidelined throughout the Gulf War, this new mission, dubbed Operation Desert Fox, would be the B-1B Lancer’s combat debut. TheRead More
Raytheon and AirMap partner for UAS into the national airspace system
Raytheon Company has signed a strategic agreement with AirMap, the leading global airspace intelligence platform for drones, to collaborate on future projects to safely integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones, into the national airspace system and unlock the positive economic and social benefits of expanded commercial drone operations. “AirMap is usheringRead More
Pratt & Whitney expands military aftermarket services in Oklahoma
Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., announced an expansion of its Military Aftermarket Services in Oklahoma. Pratt & Whitney plans to make a multimillion-dollar investment to upgrade existing facilities, supporting sustainment operations at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex based at Tinker Air Force Base. This expansion will create more than 100Read More
Indian airlines launch new services from Jet Airways’ unused flying rights
Indian airlines are expected to launch services to new and existing in destinations in the Middle East after they were allotted additional weekly seats from Jet Airways’ quota, sources have said. India’s Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) allocated the international flying rights of the now grounded Jet Airways to Air India and private Indian carriersRead More
Etihad Airways boosts capacity on key Asian routes
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways has boosted capacity on three of its key Asian routes, as it continues its route realignment as part of its restructuring plans. The UAE national carrier announced its flights to two major Chinese cities, Shanghai and Chengdu, have been upgraded to Boeing 787 Dreamliners, while the South Korean city of SeoulRead More
Airlines to bypass Strait of Hormuz and Oman, raising ticket prices
Airfare and flight times are expected to go up following a decision by a number of airlines to reroute their flights to bypassing the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. Airlines from both India and the UAE announced their decision to reroute their planes after the Iranian security forces shot down a USRead More
Jeff Wilkinson Chief Executive Officer, Joramco
Mr. Wilkinson was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Joramco in October 2017. As CEO of Joramco, Jeff leads and develops the overall strategy and business growth for the company. He is responsible for a team of around 1000 professionals who provide industry leading aircraft maintenance and engineering solutions from their state-of-the-art facility in Amman. PriorRead More