Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Air Canada is to start giving passengers the option of using facial recognition technology to confirm identification. In what it said is a pilot project, the flag carrier has made the technology available for customers departing from Vancouver International Airport...
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport recorded over 93.6 million passengers in 2022, a 24% increase on 2021 and a tally it believes would see it remain the world's busiest airport. "Airports Council International will not release its final tally of...
Brazilian airline Azul is to open a nonstop service from the Sao Paulo – Viracopos hub to Paris Orly on April 26. The six flights a week will make Sao Paulo "the first South American destination for Paris Orly" and are to run in response to consumer demand, the...
Hawaiian Airlines guests departing from Honolulu are to get what the carrier said will be an "efficient and convenient airport experience" after the carrier installed a new "multimillion-dollar TSA [Transportation Security Administration] security checkpoint". “This...
Atlanta-based Aventure Aviation has acquired seven Boeing 737NGs from Canadian carrier WestJet Airlines. The aircraft "will undergo immediate teardown for parts", Aventure said, with the first to be done in Arizona. "This major acquisition will provide a significant...
Reliable Robotics has opened a new engineering and development centre at its headquarters in California. The company, which is designing advanced autopilot systems with high precision navigation, said the ceremony was attended by local officials and representatives...
Canada Jetlines has announced that travel agents in Canada can view and book seat inventory via the Sabre global distribution system. "Joining Sabre's global marketplace will enable Canada Jetlines to enhance its geographic reach and target new leisure traveller...
TA Connections will provide UK-based budget carrier easyJet with a "new distressed passenger re-ticketing service". A Fleetcor business, US-based TA Connections said its "smart ticketing technology" will allow easyJet to "quickly re-book passengers with travel...
North American business aviation company Skyservice is bringing its "full-service operations" to Vancouver International Airport. Skyservice Vancouver is to be the company's 11th facility and will offer fixed-based operations (FBO), maintenance, repair and overhaul...
Brazil's Embraer delivered 80 aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2022 and 159 throughout the year. Of the 80, "30 were commercial jets and 50 were executive jets, 33 light and 17 mid-size," the manufacturer said. The 159 deliveries during the year were made up of 57...
Joby Aviation, which is developing an "all-electric" aircraft for commercial passenger service, is starting testing at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC), the world’s largest wind tunnel. The company said it believes itself to be the first electric...
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) believes the US spring break season could see airport traffic exceeding pre-pandemic levels. “In January, we experienced our first full month where travel volumes exceeded the same month in 2019. We fully expect to see...