Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Dublin Airport's attempt to expand its car-parking facilities could be derailed after its bid for a nearby 6,000 vehicle-capacity carpark was referred to Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. After airport managing director Vincent Harrison told...
Around 20% of January 19 flights out of Paris-Orly have been cancelled due to strikes protesting French government proposals to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 and reform pensions. The airport said there were "many delays and cancellations" and advised that...
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has given Supplemental Type Certificate (VSTC) to Viasat to install its advanced Ka-band satellite connectivity system on the Boeing 737 aircraft series. Following the validation of the A320 series in April 2022, this...
The Drone Delivery Group, which describes itself as "the UK’s largest group of more than 400 drone industry experts and leading authority on the technology", has called on the British government to "act now" on commercialisation or risk falling behind rival countries....
The Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific has welcomed China’s decision to reopen borders with quarantine-free travel and has called for consistent and harmonized approach from airlines and airports towards managing inbound travel. Commenting on the...
In what it said would be "the biggest shake-up of airport security rules in decades", the British government set airports a June 2024 deadline to end the 100 ml limit on liquids in carry-on bags and the need for passengers to remove computers from luggage while en...
GE Aviation has teamed up with ORIX Aviation to provide the Asset Transfer System (ATS) to enable ORIX Aviation to connect records and data across the global aviation community. Their trial service is expected to start this month. "We are eager to partner with ORIX...
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is seeking comments on three new proposed amendments to the rules for small and large aircraft air transportation operations as well as maintenance. The proposed new rules for larger aeroplane air transport...
The US-Chinese trade spat is impacting world markets today and has aviation manufacturing companies and traders glued to their respective news outlets to see what other products will be impacted by this ongoing trade war. The tariff war began when US President Trump...
Mexico’s civil aviation authority has temporarily suspended operations of Aerolineas Damojh while it reviews the Mexican airline service company after one of its planes crashed in Cuba last week, killing 111 people. The authority said it aims to make sure the company...
The US Federal Aviation Administration has extended the original February 11 comment period for comments on its proposed air carrier contract maintenance requirements rules to March 13. The proposed rules would change the maintenance regulations for domestic, flag and...
Summer 2013 will see talks begin between the EU and the United States on producing a free-trade agreement that would give birth to the largest free trade zone on the planet, significant enough to add 0.5% or €86bn to overall EU GDP and 0.4% or €65bn to the US economy...