Saudi Ground Services (SGS) Co recently received accreditations from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for a wide range of training courses. The company received approvals for SGS’ compliance with international standards in four training areas,...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
ADL gets STC from FAA for drag reduction kit
Aero Design Labs (ADL) has received a Supplementary Type Certificate (STC) from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Boeing 737-800 drag reduction kit. “The successful installation of our drag reduction kit on a Boeing 737-800 is an important next...
Traffic through Ireland’s regional airports topped pre-Covid levels in April 2023
Ireland's regional airports are seeing traffic exceed pre-Covid levels, according to government data. Numbers published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed April 2023 Cork, Kerry and Shannon passenger numbers up 19%, 27% and 33% on April 2019. Year-on-year,...
Vietnam Airport authorities seeks approval for new airport in Hanoi to meet demands
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...
Bristol Airport welcomes court’s upholding of expansion plans
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...
Cranfield Aerospace marks 75 years of design approvals
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions said on May 18 that it was marking 75 years of continuous design approvals, a longevity that has "enabled the company to deliver world-leading complex modifications". Such long-running success helps "underpin its future as a global leader...
Air traffic at Ninoy Aquino International Airport halted for maintenance work
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...
UK CAA lines up meetings with Scottish aviation industry
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...
EHang inches closer to CAAC certification
EHang achieved an important milestone with entry into the final stage of certification with China Civil Aviation Authority (CAAC). EHang reported the progress of its air taxi EH 216-S during the recently published financial results. EHang said: “The craft had entered...
Reliable Robotics, the FAA and NASA team up on AAM safety
Reliable Robotics and NASA have finished flight tests aimed at improving safety in US airspace for the flying of remotely-operated aircraft. The flights were to "substantiate the use of existing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) primary surveillance radar (PSR)...
Central Airlines maps out cargo flights between New York and Chine, Awaiting DOT approval
Central Airlines has filed an application with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to begin operating cargo and mail flights between China and US from November 2023. The airline is planning to deploy its B777 Freighter between Shenzhen and New York six times...
HIAL reports passenger traffic back to near pre-Covid level
Scotland's official regional airport operator Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) has reported a 38.7% year-on-year increase in passenger numbers for 2022/23. The 11 HIAL airports have seen traffic return to 85% of pre-pandemic levels, the company said, with...