Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
London Gatwick Airport was forced on May 14 to suspend operations due to a drone being flown nearby. The suspension was for about three-quarters of an hour either side of 2pm and saw 12 inbound aircraft diverted to other airports. "Make sure you know the rules and...
Menzies Aviation has acquired Panama-based Aircraft Services and Consulting, which will be re-branded as Menzies Aviation (Panama). "This strategic acquisition enables Menzies Aviation to enter the vibrant aviation market in Panama and extend its range of services to...
The Ministry of Transportation & Telecommunications, Bahrain has awarded Netherlands Airport Consultants a $1.437 million contract to conduct an initial study for Bahrain's estimated $10 bn greenfield airport project. As a part of the contract the firm will...
The outgoing president of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association said a third terminal is needed at Dublin Airport. Evan Cullen, who will be succeeded in mid-May by fellow Aer Lingus pilot Mark Tighe, a former head of the association, told the Irish Independent...
India’s GMR-run Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is crowed as the best airport with best On Time Performance (OTP) globally, giving a huge boost to Indian aviation industry. As per the data released by Cirium for March 2023. Bengaluru's Kempegowda...
Around 6.4 million passengers travelled via London Heathrow Airport in April 2023, a 25% increase that took the hub to 94% of April 2019. The airport's management said that growth in passenger numbers could be levelling off, however, after the expected 2022 surge...
Manchester Airport handled 2.2 million passengers in April 2023, up 15% compared to April 2022. The airport said Dubai was the most popular destination but that Alicante had started to catch up ahead of the summer holiday season. Belfast and Antalya saw big jumps in...
Spanish airport operator Aena recorded around 77.4 million passengers in the first quarter of 2023, up 32.7% year-on-year and almost 2% more than in Q1 2019. The Q1 2023 period saw 695,549 aircraft movements at Aena-run airports, up 1.5% on Q1 2019, while 336,909...
Swissport has signed a deal to provide passenger services and ramp handling in Sofia for three Lufthansa Group airlines. The deal covers Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines operations at Sofia International Airport where Swissport has since...
The outgoing president of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association said a third terminal is needed at Dublin Airport. Evan Cullen, who will be succeeded in mid-May by Aer Lingus pilot Mark Tighe, a former head of the association, told the Irish Independent newspaper any...
Loganair has launched its routes to London Heathrow from Derry, Dundee, Orkney and Shetland. Flights from Derry, the Irish city's first to Heathrow, were switched from London Stansted on May 6, three days before the Dundee route was moved from London City Airport....
Edinburgh Airport is to host the only direct route between China and the UK region of Scotland when Hainan Airlines operates its first summer flight from Beijing on June 26. The twice-weekly flights are to run until October 8, the airport announced, with the route...