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KLM Grounds Seven 787 Dreamliners After Uncovering Maintenance Procedural Lapses

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has grounded seven Boeing 787 Dreamliners following discovery of improper maintenance procedures during routine checks. The groundings, affecting key long-haul routes from Amsterdam, highlight the operational impact of maintenance errors and could prompt deeper regulatory oversight of aircraft MRO practices.

2025-05-04T19:31:19.053044-07:00

Reuters

Textron Aviation Reports Mixed Q1 2025 with Revenue Gains Despite Jet Delivery Dip

2025-04-24T06:41:11.851216-07:00

FlightGlobal

Pratt & Whitney's 3D Printing Innovation Aims to Cut GTF Engine Repair Time by Over 60%

2025-04-08T03:15:51.442890-07:00

AeroTime

LOTAMS Named First European Authorized Service Center for Embraer E2

2025-04-15T07:16:27.082321-07:00

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KLM Grounds Seven 787 Dreamliners After Uncovering Maintenance Procedural Lapses KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has grounded seven Boeing 787 Dreamliners following discovery of improper maintenance procedures during routine checks. The groundings, affecting key long-haul routes from Amsterdam, highlight the operational impact of maintenance errors and could prompt deeper regulatory oversight of aircraft MRO practices.

2025-05-04T19:31:19.053044-07:00

KLM Grounds Seven 787 Dreamliners After Uncovering Maintenance Procedural Lapses

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Gulfstream Finalizes Expansion of St. Louis Aircraft Completions Facility Gulfstream Aerospace has completed its expanded aircraft completions operations at St. Louis Downtown Airport, adding full interior outfitting capabilities to support ramped-up delivery of next-generation business jets. The facility boosts completion throughput as part of Gulfstream’s global growth strategy, said president Mark Burns.

2025-05-02T09:23:04.123183-07:00

Gulfstream Finalizes Expansion of St. Louis Aircraft Completions Facility

Aviation Week

After Decades Aloft, NASA’s WB-57F Fleet Nears Service-Life Limits NASA’s two-crew, twin-engine WB-57F high-altitude research aircraft continues to deliver unique scientific missions more than half a century after its introduction. However, its advancing age and escalating maintenance demands signal an approaching end to the WB-57F’s storied operational life.

2025-05-02T08:13:54.965558-07:00

After Decades Aloft, NASA’s WB-57F Fleet Nears Service-Life Limits

FlightGlobal

Yakovlev Deploys Inflatable Hangar for Superjet and MC-21 Line Maintenance in Samara Yakovlev has established a line maintenance station at Samara Kurumoch Airport using a rapidly deployable inflatable hangar, providing technical support for its Superjet 100 fleet and setting the groundwork to service the future MC-21 twinjet.

2025-05-02T00:26:45.665159-07:00

Yakovlev Deploys Inflatable Hangar for Superjet and MC-21 Line Maintenance in Samara

Cargo Facts

Mammoth Freighters Flies First Converted 777-200LRMF Prototype for Qatar Airways Mammoth Freighters today executed the first post-conversion flight of its Boeing 777-200LRMF prototype, undertaken under a tripartite conversion and leasing agreement with Jetran and launch operator Qatar Airways. The Gulf carrier has agreed to take delivery of five 777-200LRMFs to augment its 28-aircraft fleet of 777 freighters.

2025-05-01T19:11:44.489957-07:00

Mammoth Freighters Flies First Converted 777-200LRMF Prototype for Qatar Airways

Aviation Week

ANA Deploys Virtual Technician and Pilot Training Platforms to Scale Workforce All Nippon Airways is rolling out virtual reality and digital tools for technician and pilot training to improve efficiency and scale its technical workforce. The initiative aims to shorten training cycles, enhance skills retention and underpin ANA’s planned fleet expansion.

2025-05-01T14:40:20.300029-07:00

ANA Deploys Virtual Technician and Pilot Training Platforms to Scale Workforce

aerocrewnews.com

Lynden Air Cargo partners with Moog to modernize L-382G Hercules fleet Lynden Air Cargo has partnered with Moog Inc. to retrofit its fleet of Lockheed L-382G Hercules transports with the Genesys Avionics Suite. The Anchorage-based cargo operator expects the modernization to boost operational efficiency, safety and reliability across its turboprop freighter network.

2025-05-01T14:26:33.389907-07:00

Lynden Air Cargo partners with Moog to modernize L-382G Hercules fleet

Aviation Week

V-22 Osprey Proprotor Gearbox Overhaul Begins, Full Ops Still Restricted Production of redesigned proprotor gearboxes for the V-22 Osprey started this month to address clutch and gear failures tied to a recent crash, but the tiltrotor fleet will remain under flight limitations until the new components are field-validated and certified.

2025-04-30T15:34:22.816822-07:00

V-22 Osprey Proprotor Gearbox Overhaul Begins, Full Ops Still Restricted

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