Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Shannon Airport has reached what it said were "new heights" by beibng awarded Carbon Accreditation level 2 by Airport Council International (ACI). The accreditation "acknowledges the commitment set out in The Shannon Airport Group’s Sustainability Strategy to green...
Lufthansa Group is bringing in a voluntary biometric service for its HON Circle Members and Senators at Berlin Brandenburg and will later offer access via facial recognition to the Lufthansa Lounge at the airport. Passengers under the categories with Lufthansa, SWISS,...
Ground services crew employed by Menzies Aviation at Glasgow Airport have accepted a new one-year pay deal worth an increase of 11% on basic pay, the Unite trade union has announced. The more than 200 workers, who include dispatchers, allocators, airside agents and...
Spanish airport operator Aena has put out to tender the private security service operations for its 46 airports and 2 heliports in Spain. The €1.5bn contract is to be for four years, extendable for a year, and has been split into 13 lots covering different airports or...
The former Pan-Am location at Miami International Airport is to be refashioned into the hub's first private terminal. To open in 2025, the facility will be operated by PS, a "private luxury terminal service for commercial flights", and will mean "efficiency, safety,...
Corporación América Airports' (CAAP) passenger traffic grew 29.8% year-on-year across its six countries of operation. The rise took the company to over 95% of pre-pandemic traffic and was driven by "the ongoing recovery in travel demand after the Covid-19 pandemic and...
Smiths Detection has been selected to supply fully integrated checkpoints at Birmingham Airport as part of the UK hub's £20m security screening upgrade. The new technology means passengers will be allowed to leave liquids and electronics in hand luggage, which in turn...
American Airlines and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) have signed a new 10-year use and lease agreement, which includes $4.8 billion in pre-approved capital investments, including the construction of Terminal F, the renovation of Terminal C, construction...
Changi Airport handled 4.63 million passengers in March 2023 breaking through the 80% recovery barrier. This was the first month since pandemic that the airport managed to exceed 80% recovery, with 82.2% of the 5.63 million passengers that passed through the airport...
Brisbane Airport closed one of its last COVID-19 testing clinic at the airport. During the pandemic, two health providers operated COVID testing clinics in the airport, testing a combined 147,244 passengers over the last 18 months. This closure comes on the heels of...
Skytanking UK has acquired the "entire shareholding "of Star Handling from Esken, according to Skytanking's parent company PrimeFlight Aviation Services. “We are excited to welcome the ground handling expertise of the Star Handling team into the Skytanking and...
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced a series of meetings with the aviation industry in Scotland, the most northerly part of the UK. The two days of meetings, which will take place during the week starting May 15, are part of the UK regulator's...