Finnair had a problem that cost it about €100 ($130) per minute and it needed a solution. The culprit was the dual engine bleed air system on its Airbus A330s. The airline suffered two incidents because the system failed—each malfunction resulted in loss of aircraft pressurization and resultant emergency descents.

JetBlue has replaced all of the flight hour maintenance agreements it had with Aveos Fleet Performance.

United Technologies Corp. (UTC) expects commercial aircraft engine spares orders to rebound following recent declines at its Pratt & Whitney and Hamilton Sundstrand units.

Fairbanks, Alaska-based Everts Air Cargo is one of the first two customers for the MD-80 family passenger-to-freighter conversions performed by Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), the Miami, Fla.-based aircraft conversion company says. The other launch company also is U.S.-based, but AEI is not yet disclosing its identity. AEI has an order book for 15 of the converted aircraft in the first year of production, which is expected to begin before the year’s end, Convey says.

With the wing of the Airbus A350 already under close scrutiny before the first flying example has been put together, key suppliers are focusing more than ever on a steady production ramp-up and delivering to specification.

The FAA has proposed costly replacements of engine air intake cowl components for certain Boeing 757 operators, giving some as little as 12 months to perform the swaps. A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published Friday orders replacement engine air intake cowl forward bulkhead assemblies, thermal anti-ice spray ring assemblies, and attachment fittings on Rolls-Royce-powered 757s. Estimated costs are $180,000 per affected engine, the agency says.

EADS’s Malaysian MRO Sepang Aircraft Engineering is hoping to secure Lao Airlines as a customer for heavy maintenance checks.

When turnaround specialist Robert S. “Steve” Miller was appointed CEO of Hawker Beechcraft in February, he waved off rumors that the struggling manufacturer of business jets, turboprops and military trainers would be sold to a Chinese entity. “There is no plan in my kit bag here to sell this company or any of its pieces,” he told Aviation Week. Three months later, Hawker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.