Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has announced a £440 million investment in Manchester Airport to add new facilities to its Terminal 2, including state-of-the-art technology and equipment and an array of shops, bars, restaurants and airport lounges. The outlay will...
All Berlin Brandenburg Airport flights were cancelled on January 25, the hub's operator said, due to a strike over pay by ground and security staff. Around 35,000 passengers were affected as 330 take-offs and landings were shelved as the strike, which was organised by...
2022 traffic figures show the UK's aviation industry to be"steadily recovering from the pandemic", according to air traffic control services provider NATS. In 2022, NATS managed 2,136,904 flights in UK airspace, 83% of 2019 figures. July 8 was the busiest day, NATS...
Delta Air Lines is to make its Edinburgh Airport to Atlanta route a daily service throughout summer 2023, Edinburgh Airport has announced. The upgrade from five flights a week is down to "strong demand for transatlantic travel", according to the airport, from where it...
New Zealand aviation authorities will soon re-introduce the online Traveller Declaration to modernize the international passenger’s arrival process. New Zealand had introduced the system during the pandemic to ensure that those arriving were adhering to the local...
Melbourne Airport is currently basking in the happiness over the return of Chinese carries with Chinese New Year holiday season. China Eastern Airlines became the first of three big Chinese airlines to resume regular flights to Melbourne. Xiamen Airlines, which has...
Credit ratings agency DBRS Morningstar says growth prospects for airports "may vary" in 2023, with North America likely to fare better than Europe due to a more favourable macroeconomic outlook. "We believe the large domestic market segment in the US will provide more...
Brisbane Airport crossed 14,000 footfalls for the first time since 2019 through the International Terminal in a single day. Stephen Beckett, head of Public Affairs at Brisbane Airport said: “To think this time last year, international travel was still capped at 1,000...
A total of 3,093,000 passengers passed through Sydney Airport in December 2022, down 21.7% compared to pre-COVID December 2019. Domestic passenger traffic totalled 1,937,000 in December 2022, which is more than double the number of passengers in same month last year...
Swissport staff at Ireland's Cork, Dublin and Shannon airports are to vote in late January 2023 on a 10% salary increase offered by the ground-handler. “This will be the biggest pay increase in Swissport UK & Ireland’s history, and is a testament to your...
Dozens of flights out of Europe's busiest airport, Heathrow in London, were cancelled early on January 23 due to freezing fog. As temperatures overnight plunged to near -10 celsius, airlines were told by air traffic controllers to thin out their Monday schedules....
Shannon Airport in Ireland's south-west reported 1.51 million passengers in 2022, a recovery to 88% of the pre-lockdown number and a 300% jump on 2021. “The accelerated pace of the rebound in air travel from Shannon has exceeded our expectations and shows the pent-up...