An Icelandair aircraft and Korean Air aircraft were involved in a minor collision on the Heathrow airport runway last night. The emergency services were deployed almost immediately and there were no injuries. The incident is being investigated as to how the mishap...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Collins to integrate FlightAware Foresight with AirPlan for efficient airport operations
Collins Aerospace is planning to integrate its latest FlightAware Foresight to ARINC AirPlan solution to provide customers with an advanced and accurate view of airport operations. AirPlan enables airport operators to maximise the use of resources to ease congestion...
SkyThread introduces SkyThread for parts to track aircraft parts
SkyThread has come up with an innovative blockchain SaaS solution that will capture and tracks all aircraft part events, both on and off aircraft, right from manufacturing through to decommissioning. The solution, named as SkyThread for Parts, SkyThread promises will...
LATAM Cargo Chile receives IATA’s certification for safe handling and transport of Lithium batteries
LATAM Cargo Chile has successfully achieved the Independent Validators (CEIV) Lithium Battery certification from the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Center of Excellence. This makes LATAM cargo the first airline in the world to achieve the...
Electra conducted successful first flight of solar-battery hybrid electric aircraft
Electra.aero has achieved an important milestone, the successful maiden flight of a solar-battery hybrid electric research aircraft. The 90-foot wingspan unmanned test aircraft nicknamed ‘Dawn One was one of the first manufactured aircraft at Electra’s Virginia...
Rolls-Royce delivers 1000th BR725 engine to Gulfstream Aerospace
Rolls-Royce achieved a milestone with the delivery of its 1000th BR725 engine to Gulfstream Aerospace. The engine was developed and assembled at Rolls-Royce headquarters in Dahlewitz, Germany, and shipped over to the US. Dirk Geisinger, Director of Business Aviation,...
Eviation’s all-electric Alice successfully completes maiden flight
Eviation Aircraft has achieved an important milestone with the successful completion of the first flight of Alice – its zero-emission electric aircraft. The aircraft took off from Grant County International Airport (MWH), and hovered for eight minutes at an altitude...
Boeing delivers 100th 737-800 BCF
Boeing has delivered its 100th contracted 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to aircraft lessor AerCap. The passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion took place at Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services (BSAS). Rich Greener, Head of AerCap Cargo, said: “We are...
MSC enters the air cargo market
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, a global leader in transportation and logistics, has started developing a new MSC Air Cargo solution in response to “customer demand” and as a complementary service to its container shipping solutions. Commenting on the new...
Air Company fuels first ever test flight with jet fuel made from CO2
Air Company, the carbon technology company that creates carbon-negative alcohols and fuels from Carbon Dioxide (CO2), has launch its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) made from captured CO2. The importance of this novel climate technology, distributed under the name...
Boom Supersonic signs SAF offtake agreement with Air Company
Boom Supersonic, the company building Overture, the supersonic airliner, has signed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement with Air Company, which creates carbon-negative products from CO2. As part of the agreement, Boom will purchase up to 5 million...
Planitas Partners with Breeze Airways
Planitas, the specialist in airline analytics, has signed a new partnership with Breeze Airways. Planitas will provide enhanced data engineering to enable the airline to make crucial decisions related to its product offering. Welcoming the new partnership, Lukas...