Flag carrier Icelandair has started summer flights from Reykjavik to Detroit. “Icelandair is pleased to offer a refreshing new choice when travelling to Detroit. Our new flights will offer business and leisure travellers more options to and from Iceland and beyond”...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Air Canada starts Punta Cana cargo operations
Air Canada Cargo has completed a first commercial flight into Punta Cana. "We are excited to add yet another destination to our expanding freighter network. This new service builds upon our capabilities to serve the island through Air Canada's passenger network,...
GA Telesis honoured by Latin America’s aviation industry
GA Telesis has been named among the top three suppliers to Latin America's airlines by ALTA, the regional aviation association. "GAT is incredibly honoured to accept this award from the Latin American airline community," the company said in a statement "This award is...
GE Aerospace announces deal for AI-driven MRO
GE Aerospace and Waygate Technologies have signed "a joint technology development agreement to develop software and hardware inspection solutions for commercial aircraft engines". The companies are to look at artificial intelligence (AI) "solutions", as they say...
CAAP reports revenue increase of almost 50%
Corporación América Airports (CAAP) recorded $382.1 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1 2023), a 48.% year-on-year increase and 6% more than in Q1 2019. The cash included $68.3 million in aeronautical revenues, $37.1 million in commercial and $20.3...
Frontier opens crew base in Dallas
Frontier Airlines has opened a crew base at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. “We are thrilled to celebrate this historic occasion for Frontier and DFW,” said Barry Biffle, president and chief executive of, Frontier Airlines. The site is expected to host up to...
Pilots to picket FedEx’s air ops hub
FedEx pilots are to picket their employer's air operations centre in Memphis on May 24. According to the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), the pilots' one-hour picket will be to "demonstrate their collective resolve and continued frustration with the lack of...
Ontario International expecting 7% summer passenger traffic rise
Ontario International Airport is expecting more than 1.8 million passengers between May 26 and September 4, in what would amount to a 7% increase on 2022. If traffic ends up as expected, the airport will end up handling 13% more passengers compared to the same period...
Triumph announces GE deal for Leap engine gearboxes
Triumph's Geared Solutions business has agreed a long term deal General Electric (GE Aerospace) for the inlet gearboxes in LEAP-1A, LEAP-1B and LEAP-1C engines. This work will be done at Triumph's facility in Macomb, Michigan, and will see the two companies extend a...
United expands at Denver International
United Airlines is adding 35 flights, six routes ,12 new gates and three clubs to its Denver International Airport operations. The new routes include Dayton, Greensboro, Lexington and San Juan, Puerto Rico, four destinations that are not served out of Denver by other...
Korean and JFK’s new T1 announce tie-up
John F. Kennedy International Airport's New Terminal One (NTO) has announced a partnership with Korean Air. The deal will allow Korean Air give passengers "a transformed premium in-terminal experience to match its award-winning in-flight service", according to NTO....
Condor to launch direct flights to Sphinx International Airport
Condor is all set to launch direct flights connecting Frankfurt to Sphinx International Airport, twice weekly. The newly built Sphinx International Airport (SPX) is located on the western edge of cairo and makes it easier and convenient for tourists to visit the...