MRO News Archive

Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world

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DHL strikes deal for three cargo conversions with IAI

German courier firm DHL has placed an with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) toi convert an additional three B767-300 passenger aircraft to cargo aircraft, with the potential for a fourth aircraft. The news was announced by IAI who said that the contract marks another...

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Finavia inks electric aircraft deal

Finnish airport company Finavia and the Helsinki Electric Aircraft Association have signed a cooperation agreement with the objective of introducing a new generation of electric aircraft in Finland. “Finavia’s objective is to continue the reduction of emissions caused...

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INFORM GroundStar optimization software chosen by IndiGo 

INFORM, a provider of advanced optimization software for the aviation industry, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo), a scheduled airline operating out of India, which is one of the fastest growing low-cost carriers...

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British School of Aviation reopens Luton facility 

The British School of Aviation is reopening its training facility at London Luton Airport on July 6 with a social-distanced teaching set-up. Entitled ‘Seat 9’, BSA will implement a low-density class configuration of just nine students, as opposed to previous intakes...

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AWG launches Global Aircraft Trading System (GATS)

The Global Aircraft Trading System has gone live, as of now, leasing companies will be able to trade aircraft electronically executing documents for the first time using digital signatures, by migrating their existing owner trusts onto the GATS platform or by...

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ATR and Finnair sign 10-year maintenance contract 

ATR and Finnair have signed a 10-year Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA). Through this package, Finnair and Nordic Regional Airlines (NoRRA) – who operates Finnair’s regional ATR traffic – will benefit from a customised support from ATR, which will help the airline...

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Etihad makes first commercial flight between UAE and Israel

Etihad Airways has made a cargo delivery of COVID 19 aid to Tel Aviv with the Israeli Ambassador to the UN saying that he hoped this would be followed by direct commercial passenger trips between the two countries. “For the first time, Etihad cargo plane just landed...

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Global demand for aircraft to fall 20%

There is potentially an oversupply of up to 2,500 narrow and widebody aircraft in the market, and global demand, once the current restrictions are lifted, will have declined by 20% by the end of 2021, according to appraisal firm IBA. IBA, , has identified a number of...

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Delta gets FAA approval to store cargo in passenger cabins

As demand continues to grow to move essential goods around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta is set to increase its cargo capacity by utilizing storage areas in the passenger cabin. Delta has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to...

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