Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Corporación América Airports (CAAP) recorded a 30.5% year-on-year increase in traffic in December 2022, a jump that took the operator to 87.2% of December 2019. Annual numbers for CAAP, which operates 53 airports in Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Ecuador, Italy and...
Melbourne Airport recorded its highest passenger numbers for international travellers in almost three years since pandemic restrictions in December 2022. The airport recorded 766,439 international travellers, almost 120,000 more than November 2022 and 71% of December...
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled a total of 5.7 million passengers, representing a year-on-year increase of 318.4% according to the latest report by Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK). Fred Lam, Chief Executive Officer of AAHK, said: “Passenger traffic...
Terminal 2 at Bengaluru’s Kemepegowda International Airport, India, has officially opened for passenger operations. The 2,50,000 square meter terminal was initially planned to open in December 2022, but was pushed back due to construction delays. During its first few...
Dublin Airport reported 28.1 million passengers in 2022, a number it said was a 231% increase on 2021 and a recovery to 85% of 2019. "Passenger levels in the final three months of 2022 totalling 7.1 million – the equivalent to 96% of numbers in the same period of...
Wizz Air is to link London's Gatwick Airport with Lyon in France. The Hungarian budget carrier says it will fly four times a week during the winter season to France’s third biggest city, which it described as "filled with historical landmarks, renowned restaurants,...
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has hired KPMG and aviation advisors Arup to help it review airport systems and processes in the wake of the late-2022 winter storms that disrupted the travel and aviation industries. "YVR is undertaking an enhanced after-action...
Newark Liberty International Airport's "state-of-the-art" new 33-gate Terminal A opened for business on January 12. Costing $2.7bn, the terminal replaces the older building, which was built in 1973. Covering around one million square feet, the new terminal features...
Traffic through Cork Airport surged by more than 700% year-on-year in 2022, with the 2.24 million passengers recorded meaning the airport had recovered to 86% of 2019 levels. Part of the recovery came on the back of a 2021 runway refurbishment, work carried out when...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned that a mix of wind, rain, snow and thunderstorms could hamper flights across multiple airports in the US. Airports in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco could expect...
Saudia recently opened 50,000 square meter new operations building at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah. Interestingly the building boasts of an extensive operations control centre which is the largest in Middle East and 12th largest globally. The...
Combined passenger traffic through Kaunas, Palanga and Vilnius airports doubled to 5.35 million in 2022, according to Lithuanian Airports. The three hubs overcame a "slow start" to the year to operate almost 51,000 flights, nearly 48% more than the previous year, with...