Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Germany's Lufthansa Technik and Avianca have signed a contract covering repair and overhaul of components for the Colombian carrier's Boeing 787 fleet, the two companies announced on December 14. The deal is the latest arrangement in their decade-old relationship,...
Boom Supersonic said it has designed a new propulsion system to power its Overture supersonic jet, which it says will be the world's fastest airliner when it launches in 2027. The propulsion system, which it calls Symphony, would be a "bespoke design leveraging proven...
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer said that Chinese carrier Ruili Airlines has agreed to join its Energia Advisory Group, which, Embraer said, "oversees a project developing sustainable aircraft for the future". Kunming-based Ruili is to provide insights into needs...
American Airlines and Safran Landing Systems are to team up in an effort to replace the steel brakes in around 300 Boeing 737NG planes with carbon versions. The new brakes were described by the carrier as "critical to reaching our climate goals" due to carbon being...
Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce announced on December 9 they had put to pen to paper on a four-year agreement with Virginia Tech for "pre-competitive research focusing on the impact of environmental contaminants on aeroengine operation and testing" "At Virginia...
C&L Aviation Group on December 6 announced the purchase of ACLAS Technics, described as a "UK-based company that offers structural component repair and overhaul for multiple aircraft types". “This is another step in the strategy to provide support for multiple...
Tennessee-based freighter Forward Air Corporation is to up its general rate by 5.9% from February 6 2023, it announced on December 8. In a statement, the carrier, which operates mostly by road with terminals at around 100 North American airports, said the increase...
New York-based Kroll Bond Rating (KBRA) said environmental, social, and governance (ESG) had become a "core issue" for airports, with some "more vulnerable to environmental risks than others". Location, KBRA said in a report, "plays an outsized role" in determining...
Industry investors Burrell Aviation and cargo handlers Alliance Ground International (AGI) said on December 8 they would team up on "cargo and commercial aviation facility investment, development, and operations". The aim, the two companies said in a statement, is to...
New carrier Canada Jetlines is to dovetail with Park’N Fly, an "off-airport parking" company, to provide passengers with a "stress-free airport parking experience". Park’N Fly, the airline said in a statement, provides "unique services" to passengers such as help with...
On December 7, Boeing said the last 747 it would ever make had left its widebody factory ahead of delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023. "For more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have designed and built this magnificent airplane that...
VINCI Airports has finalised the acquisition of Fintech’s 29.99% stake in OMA (Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte), it said on December 8. The deal, valued at US S$1.17 billion made VINCI the largest shareholder in this Mexican operator, which runs 13 airports in...