Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
United Airlines said that it has made a "strategic equity investment"of an unspecified amount of money in Natron Energy. The deal with what United labelled a "cutting-edge" battery manufacturer is aimed, it added, at helping reduce emissions from ground operations....
Jetstar has expanded its Qantas partnership by providing flexible payment options to Jetstar customers using the pay later platform Zip. Both Zip Pay and Zip Money will be available for eligible Jetstar customers. Zip Pay allows customers to flexibly pay for purchases...
IndiGo airlines in collaboration with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched a Digital e-logbook for pilots. This e-logbook will provide information like direct flight data transfer from IndiGo systems to eGCA logbooks. Captain Ashim Mitra,...
Airbus's UpNext subsidiary is to launch a project with the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) to look into how superconductivity can promote "decarbonisation of future aircraft systems". The tie-up is the latest in a series of so-called "clean aviation"...
Airbus said this week it was fined around €15.86 million over "past matters relating to the use of intermediaries in sales campaigns prior to 2012". The agreement with France's financial prosecutions office came after the manufacturer was accused of bribery in Libya...
At its annual summit on Wednesday, Airbus unveiled its "DisruptiveLab", described as "a new flying laboratory designed to test technologies destined to improve aircraft performance and to reduce helicopters’ CO2 emissions". The DisruptiveLab will, the French...
Air Niugini has renewed its distribution agreement with Sabre Corporation for fares distribution and offers through Sabre’s global travel marketplace. With this renewed agreement the airline will continue to have access to Sabre’s extensive network of global travel...
ARC Aerosystems has taken what is says is "a huge next step in the future of air travel and transport" by finishing "full transition tests" for its ARC C150 design. UK-based ARC, which says it is seeking investors, has previously conducted hover testing and transition...
Embraer said it has nailed down "a new firm order for five E195-E2 aircraft from an undisclosed airline" in a deal worth US$ 389.4 million. Four of the new jets will be ready by the end of next year, with the fifth to follow in early 2024, the Brazilian manufacturer...
Airbus and Renault have signed a deal to carry out research and development they say is aimed at "enhancing transversalities and synergies to accelerate both companies’ electrification roadmaps". The two manufacturers' engineers "will join forces to mature...
Eve Air Mobility is to team up with Bluenest to "jointly study the use of software for urban air mobility operations", the two businesses have announced. According to a statement, Eve and Bluenest put pen to paper on a letter of intent (LOI) that could enable them "to...
EasyJet said it had set "a new aviation milestone" by teaming up with Rolls-Royce to test a hydrogen-powered aircraft engine. Using a "green hydrogen created by wind and tidal power", the test was a "major step towards proving that hydrogen could be a zero carbon...