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  OEM and MRO Battleground? #MROEE

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 5:02 AM on May 15, 2013

  Is there a battleground where OEMs face independent MROs? The answer depends on who you talk with. Here are at MRO Regional in Vilnius, Lithuania, the answers are yes, no and it's... Read More >>

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  View of MRO in E. Europe, Baltics #AvMRO

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 2:59 AM on May 14, 2013

  Jonas Butautis, CEO of FL Technics, provided another thought-provoking speech to kick off our second MRO Regional conference here in Vilnius. Thanks Jonas! He and the FL Technics ... Read More >>

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  Bombardier Expands Tucson, Training #AvMRO

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 12:21 PM on May 07, 2013

  Bombardier added three lines for turboprop heavy maintenance at its Tucson, Ariz., facility. This brings the total to 12. Bombardier's facilities there span 1,146,901 sq. feet and ... Read More >>

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  More MRO IT

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 1:46 PM on May 02, 2013

  In March we posted this article and listings of MRO IT resources for ERP, maintenance management and point solutions. We didn't include the whole description of Component Control, ... Read More >>

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  Battery Mods Add 185 Pounds To Boeing 787

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 8:40 PM on Apr 30, 2013

  Battery modifications required to get Boeing 787s flying again add 184.8 lbs. to each aircraft, Boeing's Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) detailing the upgrades says. Check out the 516... Read More >>

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  DoD Experience=FAA A&P #AvMRO

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 12:17 PM on Apr 30, 2013

  A few people mentioned at our recent MRO Americas Conference that it would be nice if there was a streamlined way to help U.S. military maintainers get an FAA A&P mai... Read More >>

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  Volga-Dnepr Opens MRO In UAE #AvMRO

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 4:53 AM on Apr 23, 2013

  Volga-Dnepr opened an MRO facility at Sharjah International Airport in the UAE--its first in the Middle East. It can hold up to six narrowbodies or two Boeing 747s or Antonov ... Read More >>

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  Infographic: Social Numbers at #MROAM

  Posted by Rupa Haria 6:45 AM on Apr 19, 2013

  There were close to 10,000 of you in Atlanta this week for MRO Americas – our largest event to date. And while I spent most the week hiding behind my MacBook to bring you liv... Read More >>

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  MRO Americas Day 3 News Roundup #MROAM

  Posted by Rupa Haria 10:53 AM on Apr 18, 2013

  Southwest Airlines has signed a two-year deal with Airinmar for component repair management support across Southwest’s fleet of Boeing 737s.  TeamSAI&nbs... Read More >>

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  IP "Hoarding" Is Making Maintenance More Difficult #MROAM

  Posted by Jim Asker 5:32 PM on Apr 17, 2013

  Tightening restrictions on sharing intellectual property are making maintenance of aircraft more difficult--especially on newer aircraft with large amounts of composites--speakers ... Read More >>

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