Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Frontier Airlines is to launch routes between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Guatemala City, Santo Domingo and San Diego as well as resume flights between Atlanta and Ontario and Salt Lake City. "Atlanta is one of Frontier’s fastest growing...
London Gatwick Airport has announced the addition of a route to Jeddah, with Saudia to operate flights starting June 1 2023. The addition shows Gatwick owner Vinci Airports' "commitment to serve communities and sustain business growth by developing air connectivity,"...
Carrier Widerøe is to receive Norwegian state funding to "explore possible operating concepts for both a nine-seater electric aircraft and a helicopter aircraft". Widerøe Zero is to join Widerøe Ground Handling and Widerøe Technical services "to investigate all...
LATAM's February 2023 passenger traffic was up almost 30% on the same month the year before, with the load factor hitting almost 82%, a 2.1 percentage point year-on-year increase. The carrier group said it would start flying from São Paulo/Guarulhos to Passo Fundo,...
JetBlue and Shell Aviation have announced they aim to increase the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). JetBlue said it is "expected to take delivery of 10 million gallons of blended SAF at LAX over the next two years"...
Californian telecoms provider Viasat has announced Delta Air Lines is to install in-flight connectivity technology on around 1,000 aircraft to give more passengers access to better wi-fi internet. "We are honoured to continue expanding as the technology provider...
Ryanair has announced its "biggest ever summer schedule to/from Dublin", adding 14 "new exciting destinations" to take it to 130 routes from the Irish capital. The budget carrier listed "sun hotspots like Asturias and Castellon in Spain, Kos and Zakynthos in Greece"...
Travel software provider Sabre and GOL Linhas Aéreas, Brazil's largest domestic airline, have announced the implementation of Sabre Ancillary IQ for the carrier's passengers. "Our purpose is to offer our passengers the best travel experience in the industry which is...
Aero Design Labs (ADL) has announced the first "revenue flight" with an aircraft using its drag reduction kit, with founder Lee Sanders onboard the Southwest Airlines' Dalla-El Paso connection. "This is exciting news for our entire team at Aero Design Labs who have...
Domodedovo Airport in Moscow has signed an agreement with Myanmar Airways International (MAI) "to ensure the successful development of the tourist flow between the Russian Federation and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar". MAI "aims to facilitate this traffic by...
Southwest Airlines has added two international routes out of the new "state-of-the-art" terminal at Kansas City Airport. From October 7, Southwest will operate Saturday flights to Montego Bay and Los Cabos from the terminal, with the older Kansas-Cancun route...
Southwest Airlines has opted for Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its "preferred cloud provider", Amazon announced on March 8. "This large-scale modernisation with AWS is part of the airline’s long-term plan to enhance the passenger journey, optimise operations, and...