Heathrow Airport has called upon the UK government to provide vital support to kick start a thriving UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) industry, which will deliver jobs and economic growth, and position the UK as a world leader in this fast-growing sector. In a...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
London Gatwick plans to use Northern Runway for routine operations
London Gatwick just submitted a Development Consent Order (DCO) to the UK's Planning Inspectorate (PINS) to make its Northern Runway routinely operational alongside the main runway. In the proposal, the airport management stated that plan would enhance its...
Newcastle Williamtown Airport to get a new $72.9 million worth international terminal
Newcastle Williamtown Airport will soon witness the development of new $72.9 million international terminal. Anthony Albanese, prime minister of Australia was present at the ground breaking ceremony of the terminal. Calling the airport as a great asset to the region,...
Aeroporti di Roma partners with Dynatrace AI-enabled platform for operational efficiency
Italy’s Aeroporti di Roma (ADR airport) have partnered with Dynatrace to optimise passenger flow through the aircraft. With the AI-enabled platform Dynatrace unifies all the data from its hybrid-cloud environment which enables the airport management to uncover the...
ASUR records 5.9 million passenger footfalls for June 2023
ASUR is leading the post-pandemic recovery recording a total of 5.9 million passengers in June 2023, almost 5% above the passenger levels reported in June 2022, as per the latest data. Passenger traffic increased 10.3% year-on-year in Mexico and 22.3% in Puerto Rico,...
Hong Kong International Airport releases traffic figures for May 2023
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 3.1 million passengers in May 2023 with the flight movements increased month-on-month by 3% to 22,200. As compared to last year, the passenger volume recorded 17 times increase while the flight movement rose to 113%....
Ferrovial partners with Milligan to develop UK’s first vertiports
Ferrovial, through its Airports division, has partnered with Milligan to identify and develop sites to launch urban air mobility operations in the United Kingdom. The collaboration, Ferrovial says, will advance its plan to design, build and operate vertiports in this...
Ostend-Bruges and Antwerp Airport expect 160,000 passengers in summer vacations
The Ostend-Bruges Airport and Antwerp Airport are expecting around 160,000 passengers in the coming summer holiday period. The airport claims that this figure is in line with the last summer passenger figure. Commenting on the recovery, Airport Chief Executive Eric...
London Southend Airport up for sale
London’s Southend Airport is up for sale with the parent company, Esken looking at the right buyer. The buyer would need to support the growth prospects of the airport over the long term and benefit airline partners, customers and stakeholders. The company had...
Sydney Airport records 85.7% recovery in May as compared to pre-pandemic level
Sydney Airport is on its way to recovery with about 3,010,000 passengers crossing the airport in May 2023, with 85.7% recovery compared to pre-pandemic May 2019. Sydney Airport’s T1 international terminal saw 1,076,000 passengers pass through in May, which is an 83.1%...
Flights in US East Coast face disruptions due to thunderstorm
The flights in Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, and Atlanta are severely affected due to thunderstorm and bad weather forcing the airports in the region to halt most of the incoming flights. Besides the issues with communication systems in the Washington DC have...
dnata extends partnership with Lufthansa and SWISS in Singapore
dnata has extended its long-standing partnership with Lufthansa German Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) in Singapore. The extension, which is multi-year, will see dnata continue to provide inflight catering services to the carriers from its facility...