Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Following a further review of its operation, Gatwick airport has announced that it is temporarily moderating its rate of growth for July and August by putting in place a gradually increasing capacity level at the airport, which aligns its growth trajectory with...
Bechtel Engineering and Construction India Private Limited has signed a contract to support Tata Projects in its delivery of the new Noida International Airport in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which is intended to serve the national capital region of New Delhi....
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR), ASUR, the international airport group with operations in Mexico, the US and Colombia, has announced that passenger traffic for May 2022 reached a total of 5.5 million passengers, 20.4% above the levels reported in May 2019,...
Latvian airline airBaltic has ordered a total of 24 electric vehicles for its ground handling, technical and other functions. The company has already installed seven charging stations on the apron of Riga Airport, with 15 more to be installed by the year end. Martin...
Hundreds of GMB and Unite members working as Heathrow check in staff and ground staff voted in favour of holding a formal industrial action ballot. The GMB and Unite unions have confirmed that a strike ballot will begin shortly with dates to be confirmed during the...
Corporación América Airports (CAAP), the private sector airport operator, reported a 202.1% YoY increase in passenger traffic in April 2022, reaching 73.5% of pre-pandemic levels of April 2019. Total passenger traffic in April 2022 grew 202.1% compared to the same...
Corporación América Airports, the largest private sector airport operator in the world by number of airports, reported today a 138.9% YoY increase in passenger traffic in March 2022, reaching 68.6% of pre-pandemic levels of March 2019. Total passenger traffic in March...
His Excellency Abdulaziz Al-Duailej, the President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), has launched King Khalid International Airport’s (KKIA) advanced digital platform OFOQ. Designed and developed in cooperation with ADB SAFEGATE, the launch comes as...
In its climate protection package, “Fit for 55,” the European Commission proposes three measures for aviation: introducing a kerosene tax, tightening emissions trading (ETS), and introducing an increasing blending mandate for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). By 2050,...
Atkins – a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group – has been appointed by daa as the multi-disciplinary consultant for the delivery of a services framework for its buildings at Dublin and Cork airports. The appointment will see Atkins work along with daa’s in-house design...
Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has signed a contract with SITA to deploy SITA Airport Management, enabling BAS to manage its ground handler operations as cost effectively as possible and ensure the services are delivered in a timely manner, avoiding flight delays. A...
Gatwick has reopened its South Terminal increasing its daily flights from about 300 flights a day (26 March) to 570 flights (27 March). The terminal has been refurbished during its closure since June 2020. Many airlines that had been flying from the airport’s North...