Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
BAE Systems and Swedish electric airplane maker Heart Aerospace are pairing up to "define the battery system" for the Heart ES-30 regional aircraft. The battery, the companies said, "will be the first-of-its-kind to be integrated into an electric conventional takeoff...
Travel tech business Sabre has announced the availability of American Airlines' NDC offers through its global distribution system. "Starting on April 3, Sabre-connected travel buyers, agencies and developer partners will be able to shop, book, and service American's...
Canadian robot maker Avidbots's floor cleaner Neo has again featured in the recent world's best airport awards by Skytrax, an aviation rating company in the UK. "Six of the world’s top 10 airports have deployed Neo, the autonomous floor scrubbing robot," Avidbots...
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pegasus Imagery to develop on-board detect and avoid technology for DDC's heavy-lift Condor remote piloted aircraft. DDC said the idea is to integrate Pegasus' proprietary A3S tech, described as...
FlyBlade India and Jaunt Air Mobility have inked a deal to launch electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations in India and the subcontinent region by 2027. The partnership includes BLADE India’s acquisition of 150 Jaunt Journey aircraft, with an...
US/UK-based travel technology company GO7 has announced a ticketing partnership with PNG Air, one of Papua New Guinea's largest domestic carriers and the island nation's "next-generation airline". "Our ticketing solution enables PNG Air to expand its inventory...
Aviation services company AAR has announced a distribution agreement with Cloud Cap Technology, a Collins Aerospace Mission Systems business. This agreement adds to AAR’s presence in the unmanned aerial system (UAS) market and will see the company stock, promote, and...
SriLankan Airlines recently signed Swiss-AS, AMOS software as a next step towards paperless maintenance. The airline has also opted for AMOSmobile/EXEC which is a touch-optimised add-on to AMOS. This new feature will enable SriLankan Airlines to perform all line and...
Aviation industry information services and software business ATP has been named a winner in the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards for its ChronicX platform. ChronicX, which ATP said is used on 25% of the world's commercial fleet, is based on "natural language...
LYTE Aviation has announced it is developing a 40-seat hybrid electric-hydrogen vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) SkyBus aircraft and an eVTOL SkyTruck variant. LYTE, which is based in London and Hamburg and describes itself as the "world’s newest advanced air...
Archer Aviation has announced it and United Airlines aim to make O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vertiport Chicago the city's first "point to point route" for Archer’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. "We’re thrilled to add Chicago to our...
VPorts recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ras Al-Khaimah (RAK) Airport to build and operate a first vertiport in RAK. The RAK vertiport will be built on 10,000-square- metre site, designed for all types of electric vertical take-off and landing...