Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Michael Kunz has been appointed chief executive of the new Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport. Announcing the appointment, Munich Airport NJ LLC (MA NJ), which runs the terminal, said ex-Lufthansa man Kunz is "an experienced business leader" who will...
Embraer and fellow Brazilian company Ocean Explorer have put pen to paper on the latter's use of Beacon, Embraer's "maintenance coordination digital platform". Ocean Explorer is to be the first helicopter operator to use Beacon, a system Embraer said helps "bring...
Arizona-based Universal Avionics (UA) has obtained a Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorisation from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Aperture visual data management platform. The official green light "clears the way for initial delivery of the...
Canadian company Plusgrade, which describes itself as "the leading provider of ancillary revenue solutions for the global travel industry", has announced a partnership with AirAsia. The deal will allow the South-east Asian budget carrier's customers to bid for...
Killick Aerospace has commissioned UK-headquartered ecube to do a first teardown at the latter's US base at Coolidge Municipal Airport. “A great deal of work and effort has been invested to have a facility and team in place in the US that offers the same quality EOL...
Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering has "marked a significant milestone in its continued growth and expansion" with the inauguration of a new aircraft maintenance hangar at Pensacola International Airport, The event, which was attended by Florida's deputy...
In what it said was "an important day for the UK aviation industry", Norse Atlantic Airways announced on February 28 it would by late 2023 be flying to seven US destinations from London Gatwick. Flights to Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and San Francisco will launch...
The US government is to disburse nearly $1bn in infrastructure grants to 99 airports in 47 states. The money, which is to be spent under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is to "meet the growing demand for air travel and invests in key areas to help get...
Volatus Infrastructure has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korean electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle manufacturer Plana to work together on vertiport development and integration of eVTOL operations “The only way the eVTOL industry is...
Porter Aviation Holdings (PAHI) is to work with Montreal Saint-Hubert Airport to develop a new terminal capable of serving over 4 million passengers a year. Building will start in mid-2023 and is due to finish by late 2024. The terminal will give Porter Airlines a...
Texas-based Sabre Corporation has announced the renewal and expansion of its"long-term distribution and technology agreement" with Royal Jordanian Airlines. The extension means Sabre will "continue to distribute the carrier's content" via its global distribution...
Americas-focused international airport group Asur said that fourth quarter (Q4) 2022 passenger traffic increased 18% compared to 2021 and 25.8% compared to 2019, with Mexico up almost 26% year-on-year and Colombia 37.4%. Of the over 17 million passengers reported,...