Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Bristol in the west of England is to get another route to Athens. Aegean Airlines, the Greek national carrier, is to start operating from Bristol Airport route in competition with UK low-cost carrier easyJet. "This is an incredibly exciting milestone, adding Aegean...
The City of Doncaster is aiming to spend over £3 million to "save" Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which was closed in late 2022 by owner Peel Group, one of the UK's main port operators. The project to re-open the airport, or South Yorkshire Airport City, "aims to...
Britain's biggest budget carrier easyJet has announced the first flights on its new summer route from Glasgow Airport to Porto. The route opened on March 31 and will operate "up to twice a week" during summer, according to the airline, which is also selling holiday...
What the UK Department of Transport described as "a vital air route between City of Derry Airport and London Stansted" is to stay open until March 2024 after the government promised more money for it. "Today’s announcement will secure the future of the route for...
Shell plans to continue its aviation fuel operations at airports in South Africa post BP’s exit from the South African market. Last week British oil and gas giant BP decided to exit all its aviation activities at South African airports. BP has clarified that the...
London Gatwick Airport has announced it is "preparing to welcome the return of Air China" ahead of the carrier's resumption of flights to Beijing on April 1. The flight will be the first to China from the south London airport since early 2020. The four-times-a-week...
UK low-cost carrier easyJet has started flying between Paris Orly and Manchester and on April 1 will connect the north-west England airport with Murcia. The launches come as the carrier marks 15 years of flying from Manchester, where it employs around 700 people and...
A 10-day strike by 1,400 security officers at London Heathrow Airport started on March 31 after an eleventh-hour attempt to avert the walk-out failed. The Unite trade union said March 30 negotiations with Heathrow management "failed to resolve the current pay dispute"...
Loganair and Belfast City Airport have marked the 40th anniversary of the Scottish carrier's first flight from the airport, which was then called Belfast Harbour. Passengers arriving on a flight from Aberdeen were welcomed with a "celebratory water cannon display",...
Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) recently welcomed Cebu Pacific’s new route to Naga (WNP). The Cebu to Naga route is the first and only direct service that connects the two destinations. The airline will operate four times weekly on this route. “Cebu Pacific...
The Irish government is to spend almost €17 million on the country's regional airports, with the bulk of the cash going to Cork, Knock and Shannon. The allocations were announced by Jack Chambers, a junior minister in the transport department, during a visit to...
Air Canada will "resume and extend" its Edinburgh-Toronto service, according to Edinburgh Airport, which announced the route would re-open on June 2 with "up to daily" flights in summer before a thrice-weekly winter schedule is implemented. “We are pleased to announce...