Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
San Francisco-based aviation software company ATP is adding an array of features to its Flightdocs Operations platform. The "new suite" is to be unveiled as part of the new product showcase during the NBAA’s Schedulers and Dispatcher Conference in Nashville, starting...
GE Aerospace and Cargolux have agreed a "long-term" support deal for the manufacturer's GE9X engine in Cargolux’s new fleet of Boeing 777-8 freighters. The agreement, GE said, includes a "multi-year GE TrueChoice service agreement" and two spare engines. GE described...
Aircraft radio repair and installation provider Sparkchasers is to push ahead with plans to double its headcount in 2023, despite opposition from Johnson Regional Airport in Smithfield, North Carolina. "In spite of opposition by the airport authority, Sparkchasers and...
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said it has received "a new firm order" for 15 new E195-E2 aircraft from "an undisclosed customer". The company said the deal is worth US $1.17bn at list price and will be added to its 2022 backlog, which by August had reached...
Textron Aviation has sent a Cessna Grand Caravan EX to Brazilian aviation company Azul Conecta, making it the 3,000th such delivery worldwide. The deal showed the Caravan "as the most popular utility turboprop in the world", Textron said, ahead of a ceremony to...
In 2022, Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI) sent 41 freighters to leasing and airline customers around the world, it said on January 16, with Boeing B737-800SFs accounting "for the majority of deliveries". AEI, a freighter converter, said the remainder of the...
Corporación América Airports (CAAP) recorded a 30.5% year-on-year increase in traffic in December 2022, a jump that took the operator to 87.2% of December 2019. Annual numbers for CAAP, which operates 53 airports in Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Ecuador, Italy and...
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and Vortex Aircraft Services have agreed a deal for the latter to deploy Beacon, Embraer's maintenance coordination platform. US-based Vortex will use Beacon to enhance maintenance coordination and responsiveness to...
UK-based aviation software business Rusada has opened a new office in Toronto. The facility, the company said, is "to support customers and business development in the region", with cities such as Chicago, Montreal and New York "only a short a flight away". Founded in...
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has hired KPMG and aviation advisors Arup to help it review airport systems and processes in the wake of the late-2022 winter storms that disrupted the travel and aviation industries. "YVR is undertaking an enhanced after-action...
Newark Liberty International Airport's "state-of-the-art" new 33-gate Terminal A opened for business on January 12. Costing $2.7bn, the terminal replaces the older building, which was built in 1973. Covering around one million square feet, the new terminal features...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned that a mix of wind, rain, snow and thunderstorms could hamper flights across multiple airports in the US. Airports in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco could expect...