Australian carriers have a new offshore option to send aircraft for their regular maintenance checks after Etihad Airways Engineering received certification from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). The engineering arm of the Abu Dhabi-based Etihad has been granted CASR Part 145 Maintenance Organisation approval, the company said on Tuesday. This content is available exclusively
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Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has extended the deadline for a series of inspections of Cessna 100 aircraft for a further two years. The inspections, contained in Supplemental Inspection Documents (SID), were developed by Cessna and the US Federal Aviation Administration due to concerns that critical principal structural elements of the aircraft, including wing
Virgin Australia’s ATR 72-500/600 turboprop fleet of 14 aircraft will carry a protective exterior coating from Permagard Australia. The work to clean, prepare and apply the clear polymer seal to the aircraft exterior takes two days per frame and is being conducted at Virgin’s Brisbane engineering facility, Permagard said in a statement. This content is available
Tigerair Australia has signed a two-year heavy maintenance contract for its Airbus A320 fleet with SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC), with the work to be carried out by SIAEC and its joint venture company, SIA Engineering (Philippines) Corporation, at their facilities in Singapore and Clark, Philippines respectively. Tigerair Australia chief executive Rob Sharp told Australian Aviation the arrangement was
Training company Aviation Australia and aircraft sales and support business Hawker Pacific aim to expand their partnership to overseas markets in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password?
Cobham Aviation Services says it brought in extra checks in response to a 2014 engine fire on one of its Avro RJ100s. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has handed down its report on the incident, which took place on April 29 2014 when the No.2 engine on VH-NJI sustained a mechanical failure shortly after