Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
In what it said would be "the biggest shake-up of airport security rules in decades", the British government set airports a June 2024 deadline to end the 100 ml limit on liquids in carry-on bags and the need for passengers to remove computers from luggage while en...
Construction and infrastructure company Granite has been granted a US$174 million contract by the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles World Airports to provide four new taxiways and rebuild sections of two runways at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The...
The Adani Group, one of the largest private airport operators in India, has launched the ‘Adani One’ app in an attempt to digitize the airport experience. As of now, the app has begun services for the airports under the Adani umbrella, but the company aims to create a...
Baggage loss or misplaced bags can lead to a lot of discomfort for tourists causing ire and frustration. As a simple solution to the problem Changi airport has launched a trial service to help passengers keep track of their bags. The baggage tracker is available via...
While Christmas 2022 departures from UK airports were set to be 14% below 2019, numbers will be up by a third on 2021, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. Almost 31,000 flights were scheduled to take off from British airports between December 21 to January 4,...
Corporacion America Airports said November 2022 passenger traffic showed a "sustained recovery", hitting 87.4% of November 2019. The company, which operates 53 airports in Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Ecuador, Italy and Uruguay, said November 2022 traffic was up over...
Edinburgh Airport announced on December 2 it is to host 10 flights a week to Doha from February 2023, with Qatar Airways to provide an "enhanced service" from the Scottish hub. The extra flights show the airport is "continuing to build towards a strong 2023" following...
Passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport returned to 80% of pre-pandemic levels in November 2022, as demand for travel continues to grow, the airport said in a statement. The airport reported a total passenger footfall of 2,539,619 across its fur terminals in November...
Air Portugal (TAP) has reopened its lounge in Lisbon after around four weeks of renovation that "completely remodernised" the facility, giving it more space and more plants, the carrier said. The revamp allows for 320 "premium customers" to use the lounge's "more...
London City Airport said on December 19 it has applied to increase its annual passenger cap from 6.5 million to 9 million and to have Saturday afternoon flights run until 6.30pm instead of 12.30pm. The application was made to the London Borough of Newham after a...
Singapore's Changi Airport has expanded its link to all South Asian cities to the pre-pandemic level and is witnessing the daily traffic of more than twice the number that passed through the airport when Singapore first reopened its borders in April 2022. Recently the...
In encouraging news for Hong Kong Aviation, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 1.05 million passengers in November 2022, representing a surge of 769.6%, or around 7.7 times, compared to the same month last year. The relaxation of inbound and outbound...