Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Board member Ashwin Bhat is to take over as chief executive of Lufthansa Cargo on April 15. "I am very pleased that Ashwin Bhat, a very skilled manager and internationally experienced logistics and cargo expert, is taking on this responsible task. As a member of the...
A 10-day strike by 1,400 security officers at London Heathrow Airport started on March 31 after an eleventh-hour attempt to avert the walk-out failed. The Unite trade union said March 30 negotiations with Heathrow management "failed to resolve the current pay dispute"...
KLM UK Engineering Limited, a subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), which in turn is part of the Air France-KLM group, has appointed Paul Conway as sales director and Martin de Jong as financial director. Conway...
Flight disruptions at 11 northern UK airports should be a thing of the past after striking workers voted to accept wage increases of up to 7%. A "long-running pay dispute involving 120 Unite members across the Highlands and Islands Airport Limited (HIAL) Group" ended...
Cargo carrier Air Menzies International has announced three sales appointments covering the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions. Raffaella Olah joined AMI as the head of sales for APAC in December 2022, the company said on March 21 2023. "She has over 20...
Over 1,400 workers at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 are to go on strike for 10 days in the period up to Easter Sunday. The strike was announced by the Unite trade union, which warned of delays and disruptions to holiday travel at the terminal, which is used by...
BAE Systems has appointed Lisa Malloy, the former head of Intel's global government and manufacturing communications, as its senior vice president, communications. "Lisa is a proven leader in her field who brings deep experience across multiple industries to our...
Rolls-Royce has appointed John Kelly as president – Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (META). Kelly, a twenty-year Rolls-Royce veteran, worked for six years as senior vice president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Group’s Civil Aerospace business. In his...
Barfield, an Americas-focused subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), has named Franck Zoungrana as its chief financial officer (CFO). Zoungrana was Air France-KLM's manager of the order to cash finance and accounting,...
Commercial aviation training and flight simulator provider Paramount is to "significantly increase" the Boeing 757 simulator capacity on offer for pilot training programmes. “B-757 passenger and cargo operators voiced concern that B-757 simulator capacity was one...
Aerogility, a UK company that is aiming to use artificial intelligence in industries such as aviation, has named ex-BAE Systems manager Matthew Tootle as senior business analyst. At BAE, Tootle was responsible for the integration and delivery of the support...
Kuehne+Nagel has named Alexandre Muratore as managing director of its west Africa operations, with Bradley Francis, the regional business development manager, healthcare, Middle East and Africa, replacing him as managing director in Qatar. Muratore will run the cargo...