Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Joby Aviation, which is developing an "all-electric" aircraft for commercial passenger service, is starting testing at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC), the world’s largest wind tunnel. The company said it believes itself to be the first electric...
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) believes the US spring break season could see airport traffic exceeding pre-pandemic levels. “In January, we experienced our first full month where travel volumes exceeded the same month in 2019. We fully expect to see...
Dubai based Global Jet Technic has won the approval of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (FAVT), also known as Rosaviatsiya to maintain the Russian-registered Airbus and Boeing aircraft. FAVT awarded a certificate of conformity to Global Jet Technic. According to...
Avinor ANS, the Norwegian government's air navigation service provider, has announced it is using Aireon's "space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data" in support of air traffic operations in the Bodø Oceanic Flight Information Region Avinor...
California-based Joby Aviation has completed the second stage of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) certification process for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Joby believes itself to be "the first eVTOL company to reach this...
Isavia has been certified as the air navigation service provider for Keflavik International Airport in Iceland. The certification was provided by the Icelandic Transport Authority (ICETRA) and means Isavia will "manage the daily operation and professional supervision...
“Air taxis will start flying in Dubai in the next three years”, confirmed Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister of Dubai in a recent tweet. He further revealed that he had approved designs for air taxi stations at the World Government Summit in...
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to fly to a “record” 69 destinations from Scotland’s Edinburgh Airport in summer 2023. Six new destinations — Belfast, Bournemouth, Cornwall, London Stansted, Rhodes and Venice — were announced, along with “increased frequencies” on...
Aviation analytics provider Cirium has said hundreds of thousands of passengers could be affected when UK border officials go on strike for a day on March 15, There are to be 2,125 flights landing at British airports on the day of the industrial action, Cirium...
Workers with Highlands and Island Airports Limited (HIAL) are to go on strike after snubbing a 5% pay increase. The industrial action will affect all 11 HIAL airports, which are located in remote regions of Scotland in the north of the UK, and will take place on...
Strikes and protests are likely to cause disruption to air travel in France between February 6-8, the French Civil Aviation Authority has warned. Airlines at Paris Orly have been asked to cut flights by 20%, while rail operators have said services will be reduced,...
Flights were halted at and airspace closed around Wilmington, Myrtle Beach and Charleston airports on the US east coast during a February 4 military operation to down a Chinese balloon that had transited US airspace. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it...