The ground-breaking for the new $4.2bn Terminal 6 at John F. Kennedy International Airport has taken place, with officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey joined by JetBlue chief executive Robin Hayes and New York governor Kathy Hochul. The event...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Delta and Kyndryl extend IT support deal
IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl has extended its systems and support agreement with Delta Air Lines by five years. Kyndryl is to "continue to help Delta run the core systems that power the airline’s essential operations, including crew rostering and...
Lynx Air announces first Las Vegas to Calgary flight
Lynx Air's inaugural flight to Calgary International Airport from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas is to take off on February 24. "Lynx Air took to the Canadian skies for the first time just over ten months ago, and we are excited to expand across the...
InterCaribbean to fly to St.Kitts and Nevis from Barbados
InterCaribbean Airways is to start non-stop flights linking St. Kitts and Barbados, which will in turn connect with services to Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Georgetown, Guyana. The thrice-weekly flights from Barbados Grantly Adams International...
ITA Airways finishes switch to Amadeus
ITA Airways said it has completed the transition of its IT systems to the Amadeus platform. The Italian carrier said the move, which was a year in the making, "will contribute to the achievement of the medium and long-term growth and digitisation objectives" The new...
NAG and Marabu agree long-term service deal
Estonian carrier Nordic Aviation Group (NAG) and investment firm-owned "start-up" airline Marabu have signed a long-term service agreement for NAG to support Marubu's efforts to crack the German market. Starting in summer 2023, NAG is to operate three aircraft for...
Argentinian flag carrier signs engine support contracts with AFI KLM E&M
Air France International KLM Engineering & Maintenance and flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas are extending a "longstanding maintenance relationship" with support contracts for the Argentinian airline’s 90 CFM56-7B and CF6-80E1 engines that power 45 aircraft. AFI...
Munich Airport to get two additional Doha cargo flights
Munich Airport has announced that Qatar Airways is to double its cargo capacity from the Bavarian hub to Doha. The carrier is to increase from two to four flights a week, including one via Chicago Rockford. The flights are to be operated on behalf of logistics company...
Four aviation companies form Tel Aviv-based Vector Group
The main shareholders of Electra Airways, Classic Air, ETG Maintenance and Maverick Horizon have set up Vector Group, based in Tel Aviv, as a "vertically integrated" amalgam of the quartet. The group brings together Bulgarian airline Electra, compatriot maintenance...
Porter links Toronto and Calgary with twice-daily flights
Porter Airlines has completed its maiden flight between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Calgary International Airport. The service kicks off with twice-daily return flights but will be increased to three a day from June 1. "The launch of service in Calgary...
AAA extends Finnair deal by five years
Aviator Airport Alliance (AAA), a "full-range" provider of aviation services at 15 airports in Scandinavia and the Baltic region, is to extend its partnership with Finnair by five years. The Avia Solutions Group-owned AAA will provide ramp handling services for...
Google Pay option offered by airBaltic
Latvia's airBaltic has added a Google Pay option for its flight booking system in what it said would make payment "a seamless process". "We are happy to go one step further, by adapting to the payment practices of passengers. Our goal is to provide customers with the...