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Africa’s Airlines Confront Digital Maintenance Challenges

NEW:Visit our In Focus market channelfeaturing news and developments from the Middle East & Africa regions. African carriers are increasingly integrating OEM-driven digital maintenance platforms as the shift to digital in aircraft maintenance has moved from aspiration to reality. However, the situat...

IAI Gains World’s First 777 Conversion Supplemental Type Certification

NEW:Visit our In Focus market channelfeaturing news and developments from the Middle East & Africa regions. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has become the first company worldwide to secure supplemental type certification (STC) for itsBoeing777 passenger-to-freighter conversion program, with U.S. c...

Air New Zealand Looks To Recover From ‘Unprecedented’ Engine Issues

NEW:Visit our In Focus market channelfeaturing news and developments from the Middle East & Africa regions. Engine issues affecting Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) and Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines have proved to be “much deeper and more persistent” than their manufacturers expected, accordin...

Opinion: Nuances Of Engine Parts And Provenance Tracking

NEW:Visit our In Focus market channelfeaturing news and developments from the Middle East & Africa regions. Chromalloy has developed end-to-end capabilities for its CF6-80C2 first-stage high-pressure turbine blade. A single high-pressure turbine blade made by Chromalloy for the General Electric CF6-...

Air New Zealand Predicts Little Change In Grounded Aircraft Total

NEW:Visit our In Focus market channelfeaturing news and developments from the Middle East & Africa regions. Air New Zealand expects no significant improvement over the next 12 months in the engine availability problems that have grounded up to 20% of its jet fleet.

Uganda Airlines’ Maintenance Team Conducts First In-House Engine Swap

NEW:Visit our In Focus market channelfeaturing news and developments from the Middle East & Africa regions. Ella Nethersole is Deputy Editor of Aviation Week Network publications Arabian Aerospace and African Aerospace. Get free MRO news, insight and analysis from our award-winning editors delivered...