Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Vietnam Airport authorities are currently seeking central government approval for a plan to build another international airport in Vietnam’s Hanoi city in addition to the one currently operating in Noi Bai. However, it is rumored that the second Hanoi airport will be...
The Hamad International Airport in Qatar recorded a 44.5% rise in passenger traffic and 18.65% increase in aircraft movements in the Q1 of 2023. The airport saw a total of 10,315,695 passengers during the first quarter of 2023. Aircraft movements also increased...
Air Serbia has cancelled a May 19 Belgrade-Rome flight and postponed a Catania flight to the next day due to scheduled strikes by Italian airport workers. Flights to Naples are to go ahead as scheduled, the flag carrier announced, apologising to affected passengers....
Bristol Airport has welcomed a court decision that will allow expansion of the south-west English hub. The ruling in favour of the government and against the Bristol Airport Action Network means the airport can go ahead with plans to increase capacity from 10 million...
The Philippine airspace will remain closed today for 6 hours between 12am and 6am local time to carry out essential maintenance works. During the time the aging parts at the Air Traffic Management Center (ATMC) will be replaced along with upgrades to increase...
Icelandic airport operator Isavia and Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) on May 16 signed an agreement for a ten-year loan of €50 million to pay for construction work at Keflavík Airport. Expansion of the eastern wing of the hub will add 23,000 square meters, or 30%, when...
Schiphol Airport has warned that the hub's Aalsmeerbaan Runway will be unavailable from 22 - 31 May due to annual maintenance. "Flights that normally take off from or land on the Aalsmeerbaan are being directed to the Kaagbaan, Zwanenburgbaan and Buitenveldertbaan...
Flair Airlines reported almost 394,500 passenger bookings in April 2023, when 74.1% of its flights landed within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival time. The Canadian budget carrier said its load factor for the month topped 90%, proof "that at the right combination...
Edinburgh Airport's day-before bag drop facility has been expanded with the additions of Irish carrier Ryanair, Europe's biggest airline, and the International Airlines Group-owned British Airways. The airlines follow UK-based budget operators easyJet and Jet2 in...
Icelandic airport operator Isavia on May 17 reported its website was taken down for about two hours by a cyber attack. The so-called DDoS attack saw excess traffic generated, rendering the website, which provides flight information for the country's airports,...
SATS-owned Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been given a cargo handling contract for Liege Airport in Belgium by DSV. "This latest agreement between the two companies reflects WFS’ diversifying role at the centre of the air logistics supply chain," WFS announced....
Schiphol Airport is to get a new director of corporate legal with the appointment of Baukje Dreimüller by Royal Schiphol Group. Dreimüller "has a background in law", the Group said, ahead of her switching from Renewi, an international waste and recycling management...