Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Jet Parts Engineering, a portfolio company of Vance Street Capital, has bought Northeast Aero Compressor, a component repair business. With Northeast focused on what it said was "complex pneumatic, hydraulic and electro-mechanical parts in commercial and cargo...
Alaska Airlines (AA) on Wednesday said it was "the first US airline to launch an electronic bag tag programme" with new tech that allows passengers to tag luggage on the airline's phone app. The roll-out is to see 2,500 Alaska Mileage Plan members begin receiving...
United Airlines said that it has made a "strategic equity investment"of an unspecified amount of money in Natron Energy. The deal with what United labelled a "cutting-edge" battery manufacturer is aimed, it added, at helping reduce emissions from ground operations....
Toronto Pearson International Airport reopened its second-busiest runway after eight months of repair work costing CA$80 million. The work included concrete replacement and lighting upgrades as well as a full-depth replacement at the west end of the runway. The new...
Atlas Air Worldwide's shareholders have voted to approve the company’s acquisition by an investor group. John Dietrich, Atlas's president and chief executive, said the deal, which earlier had been unanimously endorsed by the Atlas's board of directors, offers...
Embraer said it has nailed down "a new firm order for five E195-E2 aircraft from an undisclosed airline" in a deal worth US$ 389.4 million. Four of the new jets will be ready by the end of next year, with the fifth to follow in early 2024, the Brazilian manufacturer...
American Airlines (AA) and British Airways (BA) are co-locating to Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International (JFK) Airport in New York as part of a joint US$400 million investment in the new terminal. A joint statement by the airlines said that their move, which...
Eve Air Mobility is to team up with Bluenest to "jointly study the use of software for urban air mobility operations", the two businesses have announced. According to a statement, Eve and Bluenest put pen to paper on a letter of intent (LOI) that could enable them "to...
Atlas Air has received the first of four new Boeing 777-200 freighters it was expecting under a partnership with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, for which it will operate the aircraft. John Dietrich, president and chief executive of Atlas Air Worldwide, said he...
In its newly-released global air cargo outlook, Boeing is forecasting that air cargo traffic will double by 2041. According to the jet manufacturer's 2022 World Air Cargo Forecast, the global freighter fleet will expand by over 60% over the two decades, with "strong...
Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, on Wednesday said it had taken delivery of one of two nose-loading Boeing 747-8 freighter jets it will operate for logistics business Kuehne+Nagel. John Dietrich, US-based Atlas Air Worldwide's president and...
Pittsburgh International Airport is to sell robot-delivered drinks to volunteer passengers as part of a tie-up with Ottonomy, maker of the "fully autonomous" Ottobot. Passengers who sign up for the trial run will be able to order and pick up beverages from the robots...