Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recorded "strong demand growth in air travel" in March 2023, with global traffic up over 52% year-on-year among the more than 300 airlines it counts as members. Traffic, if measured in revenue passenger kilometers...
PLANA has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with SkyTaxi (SoratobuTaxi Co., Ltd) of Japan for 50 hybrid eVTOL CP-01 currently under development. As per the contract, the initial 10 aircrafts will be delivered in 2030, followed by an additional 40 by 2040. PLANA and...
Sydney Airport in partnership with eSIM has launched tripsim, a brand-new travel companion to help Australians stay connected while overseas. Tripsim offers affordable data bundles for over 150 countries without the need to swap out a physical SIM card or change phone...
Vertical Aerospace has reported a net operating loss of £23 million for the first quarter of 2023. The loss was a widening of the £18 million in Q1 2022 and reflected "investments in the advancement of our electric battery technology at our recently opened Vertical...
Despite a net loss of around $113 million, electric aircraft developer Joby Aviation said it continued at the end of the first quarter of 2023 (Q1 2023) "to maintain a strong balance sheet with $978 million in cash and short-term marketable securities". The loss was...
Abu Dhabi-based Knighthood Global has invested in Odys Aviation, a sustainable aircraft company building hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for regional connectivity based in Long Beach, California. As part of the arrangement, James Hogan,...
Airbus Perlan Mission II, the world’s first initiative to pilot an engineless aircraft to the edge of space, has successfully completed a flight test campaign in the US, clearing the way for an attempt later this year to set a new aviation world altitude record for...
Surf Air Mobility, which aims to manufacture electric aircraft, has named Tyrone D. Bland to its board of directors. Bland is head of government affairs for Creative Artists Agency, a role in which he "provided strategic advocacy to the entertainment industry’s effort...
Sabre Corporation has hired Ann J. Bruder, "a seasoned legal executive and travel industry veteran", to replace Chadwick Ho as executive vice president and chief legal officer. "We are thrilled to have Ann join our executive team at Sabre. Ann is an excellent...
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)...
Garuda Indonesia has expanded its contract with CAE by signing up for CAE’s Crew Planner system to upgrade its crew planning capabilities. The airline will migrate its flight operations functions to the newest version of CAE Crew Planner system that will enable Garuda...
H2FLY said it has for the first time successfully completed liquid hydrogen on-ground coupling tests with its HY4 aircraft. The effort came as part of the HEAVEN project, run by a consortium of six companies to demonstrate the feasibility of using liquid cryogenic...