In a new research note, EDHECinfra shows that international sanctions have only destroyed a fraction of the value of Russia's airport sector so far. As of March 2022, revenues lost to foreign airspace closures and the higher risk premia of Russian assets have reduced...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
London City Airport reports improvements
British Airways (BA) CityFlyer starts new routes from London City Airport (LCY) to Milan Malpensa and Luxembourg on the March 27, plus connections to Rotterdam and Nice also resume. This means that 20 of the 25 routes that BA CityFlyer operated in 2019 have now...
Verdi strikes at German Airports
On the second day of the collective wage dispute between the German trade union Verdi and the German Association of Aviation Security Companies (BDLS), strikes continue to proceed, affecting even more airports in Germany today. BARIG Secretary General Michael Hoppe...
FuelPlus and Airpas rebrand as Skymetrix
Following the merger of aviation fuel and cost management specialists FuelPlus and Airpas the company launches the new company name and brand - Skymetrix — along with two senior appointments. Skymetrix's new website sets out the company's mission to transform fuel and...
Aviator strengthens partnership with BRA
Aviator Airport Alliance, which provides aviation services at 15 airports across the Nordics, has strengthened its partnership with Braathens Regional Airways (BRA) by signing a new contract. Under the new partnership agreement, Aviator will provide BRA with ground...
Gatwick looking forward to a strong summer
Despite continually changing travel restrictions - and the emergence of the Omicron variant - an encouraging end to 2021 saw passenger numbers at Gatwick exceed 1 million in August, September, October, and December - helping reduce the airport’s annual losses to...
Vietjet and Changi Airports International work together to develop aviation services supply in Vietnam
SOVICO Group, Vietjet and Changi Airports International (CAI), the international arm of Changi Airport Group, have signed a strategic partnership agreement worth $US1.5 billion to develop the provision of aviation services at airports in Vietnam and in the region. The...
Sita Airport Management streamlines operations at Luton Airport
SITA’s technology has helped Luton Airport in the UK reduce the time and cost required to manage and plan routine operations such as aircraft bus schedules and weekly aircraft stand planning. Automating the seven-day aircraft stand capacity planning, for example, has...
Modern Aviation closes the acquisition of FBO assets from Sheltair Aviation at JFK and LaGuardia Airports
Modern Aviation has closed the acquisition of the FBO assets and operations at JFK International Airport and LaGuardia Airport from Sheltair Aviation, the nation's largest privately-owned aviation network. Sheltair's President Lisa Holland, stated, "We are enormously...
ASUR announces total passenger traffic for January 2022
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR), an international airport group with operations in Mexico, the US and Colombia, announced passenger traffic for January 2022 reached a total of 4.8 million passengers, 3.3% above the levels reported in January 2019, reflecting a...
Corporación América Airports expands business in the Brasília Airport Region
Corporación América Airports (CAAP), the private sector airport concession operator, has announced that its subsidiary Inframerica, which operates the Brasilia Airport in Brazil, will start the expansion works of the airport site, in 2022. This is the second phase of...
John Menzies rejects offer from NAS
John Menzies, the aviation services provider, has confirmed that it had received a preliminary and unsolicited proposal from National Aviation Services (NAS), a subsidiary of Agility Public Warehousing (Agility), to acquire the entire, and to be issued share capital,...