Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Operator VINCI Airports has announced it will launch a 14-hectare solar power plant at Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport. With a capacity of 20 MWp, the facility will produce 24 GWh of green electricity a year, equivalent to the consumption of 9.000 inhabitants, according to...
The Netherlands' main airport of Schiphol in Amsterdam has reported a 23% annual increase in passenger numbers for March 2023. However passenger numbers remained below pre-pandemic March 2019, when almost 5.7 million were reported. The 4.6 million passengers landed or...
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport recently welcomed its 50th Airline with VietJet's inaugural service from Ho Chi Minh City. This is the highest number of airlines flying regular scheduled passenger services the airport has ever seen in its 103-year history. VietJet...
Melbourne Airport handled 2.71 million passengers in March 2023, reaching almost 88% of the pre-pandemic capacity. The airline had handled almost 3.09 million passengers in March 2019. In March 2023, the airport carried 721,000 international passengers as compared to...
Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) is all set to build one of the largest industrial projects in the airport’s history for Aramex Australia. The Airport Industrial Park will include construction of international courier business Aramex’s new 26,120sqm office and...
Manchester Airport said it "served almost two million passengers" in March 2023, a 30% increase on March 2022 and more than 92% of pre-pandemic levels. The March numbers were followed by the "smooth" passage of more than 300,000 passengers through the airport during...
Dubai is all set to begin the $33 million expansion project of Al-Maktoum International Airport (DWC). The project was launched in June 2010 for cargo operations and in October 2013 for passengers. Upon completion of expansion, the airport claims to be world’s biggest...
Global logistics business GEODIS has been given the International Air Transport Association's Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (IATA CEIV Pharma) certification, meaning it will be able to strengthen its air freight...
Azeri cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines is launching a weekly flight to Houston to supplement routes to Chicago and Dallas. The flights from Baku to George Bush Intercontinental Airport will "enhance our ability to connect customers to key markets in Central Asia...
Inglis Lyon intends to step down as managing director of Highlands and Islands Airports (HIAL), the government-0wned company has announced. Inglis Lyon said he has "reached that time of life when it is time to pass the baton on and give someone the opportunity to hold...
Ireland's government has made two additions to the board of Shannon Airport. Microsoft's strategy and sustainability director Aisling Curtis and former European Investment Bank board member and aviation lawyer John Moran were appointed by Eamon Ryan, Ireland's...
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam has claimed success for its "extensive recruitment campaign organised together with the security companies", with more than 850 officers either working, being screened, or in training. "Productivity measures have also been implemented at...