Based on the recent successes seen in its Maker flight testing program, Archer Aviation states that it is confident it will achieve its goal of flying full transition flights with Maker by year end. The work the team put in during the first half of this year to...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
NASA seeks partners to develop flight tech to reduce carbon emissions
NASA is seeking partners to develop technologies needed to shape a new generation of lower-emission, single-aisle airliners that passengers could see in airports in the 2030s. Through its new Announcement for Partnership Proposals, NASA intends to fund one or more...
Korean Airlines decides for Lufthansa System’s NetLine Solutions
Lufthansa Systems has announced Korean Airlines as a new customer of its network planning system NetLine/Plan and schedule management solution NetLine/Sched. The solution provides Korean Airlines with modern and efficient planning and scheduling tools and also enables...
SkyDrop, Domino’s gear up to launch commercial drone delivery trial in New Zealand
SkyDrop announced that production of the drone fleet for the commercial drone delivery trial with Domino's is now complete. SkyDrop (formerly known as Flirtey) and Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited (Domino's), signed an agreement earlier this year to launch the...
JetBlue inks FLYR artificial intelligence partnership
JetBlue has partnered with FLYR Labs, which provides AI-driven forecasting and pricing, to elevate its revenue optimization capabilities with accurate, real-time decision intelligence and analytics. FLYR’s cloud-native decision intelligence platform, The Revenue...
Boeing signs on for Aireon space-based ADS-B data services
Aireon, which provides space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) services, will deliver its flight data stream to Boeing. Boeing will use the stream to expand its advanced data analytics capabilities in its effort to further strengthen commercial...
ACS expands freighter programme with six more 737-800SF conversions
Aero Capital Solutions (ACS) has announced the continued expansion of its cargo aircraft fleet with a commitment to convert an additional six Boeing 737-800s to freighter. This brings ACS’ total conversions (including completed and committed) to 40 aircraft. The six...
New Boeing ecoDemonstrator Program Testing Sustainable Technologies
Boeing has unveiled its 2022 ecoDemonstrator with a livery that honours a decade of testing to reduce fuel use, emissions and noise. The latest ecoDemonstrator, a Boeing-owned 777-200ER, will test about 30 new technologies aimed at improving sustainability and safety...
Global X signs MOU with FreightCloud and Hudson Highland Partners
Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with FreightCloud, one of China’s e-commerce shipment logistics firms, and its financial partner Hudson Highland Partners, for the development of China to the USA e-commerce...
Aeromexico Connect tests the Beacon platform
In April 2022, Aeromexico Connect started to test the Beacon platform for key maintenance bases, which will extend for a few months. During this trial, Beacon will support all maintenance operations and accelerate aircraft’s return-to-service time by integrating the...
ASUR announces total passenger traffic for May 2022
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR), ASUR, the international airport group with operations in Mexico, the US and Colombia, has announced that passenger traffic for May 2022 reached a total of 5.5 million passengers, 20.4% above the levels reported in May 2019,...
GA Telesis and ATSG to open engine maintenance facility
GA Telesis and Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) have reached an agreement with the Clinton County Port Authority (CCPA), JobsOhio and the Ohio Department of Development to open a 72,000 sq. ft. Specialized Procedures Aeroengine Hospital (SPAH) at the Wilmington Air...