Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
PA Consulting Group’s latest research found that airports are ill-equipped to deal with a major cyber attack. The report, ‘Overcome the Silent Threat’, says that the emergence of a hyper-connected model - where passengers in airports want fast internet and digital...
Boeing and Israeli company Assembrix have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that will enable Boeing to use Assembrix software to manage and protect intellectual property shared with vendors during design and manufacturing. "This agreement expands Boeing's...
A European consortium of twelve industry and academy partners from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, including Airbus CyberSecurity, has won the approval of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 to begin working on...
The Dublin Aviation Summit kicked off yesterday evening with the welcome reception at the Royal Dublin Society where delegates and attendees toasted the start of the second annual exhibition and lifecycle management conference. Today, as well as visiting the...
Mexican Low-Cost Carrier Viva Aerobus has selected AMOS to replace its legacy system. The software evaluation took place in the context of Viva Aerobus’ strategy to become customer-centric plus offering competitive prices in the Mexican market. This initiative...
Subscription-based private airline Surf Air is launching a new blockchain-powered loyalty programme. Voy will be available to travel companies of all sizes including hotels, restaurants, car rentals and airport lounges, and will launch in the summer of this...
Sabre has signed a new content distribution agreement with Lion Air and its subsidiary, Wings Air, as the preferred global distribution system (GDS) to offer Lion Air content in the carrier’s home market. Sabre has served as a strategic partner to Lion Air and...
Sabre has renewed a long-term distribution agreement with Vietnam Airlines. Under this agreement, Vietnam Airlines’ content will continue to be distributed through Sabre’s global travel marketplace. “This renewed partnership with Vietnam’s national carrier...
American Airlines has ordered 15 new CRJ900 regional jets, with options on an additional 15 aircraft. Based on the list price of the CRJ900 aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately US$ 719 million. "We are pleased with American's continued confidence...
Bombardier Business Aircraft has unveiled the Nuage, its industry-redefining seat on the Global 7000 aircraft, with the first new seat architecture in business aviation in 30 years. "In designing the Nuage seat, we examined every conceivable passenger need and...
American Airlines has signed a firm order for 15 E175 jets with a 76-seat configuration. The contract has a value of US$705 million, based on current list prices, and will be included in Embraer’s 2018 second-quarter backlog. Deliveries will take place in 2019...
Thomas Global Systems has unveiled a new option for 757, 767 and 737 existing flight decks while simultaneously increasing reliability, reducing maintenance costs and providing for additional capability—the TFD-7000 Series CRT-to-LCD Upgrade.Comprising the...