Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
4AIR has created its Assure SAF Registry, which it described as a "blockchain-based web registry designed to document, trace and account for the sustainability attributes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)". The registry is to help account for SAF, which 4AIR said is...
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has been given the official go-ahead from Argentina’s Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil (ANAC) f0r its 12-pallet position B737-800SF freighter conversion. The Argentinian approval came after US, UK, EU and Brazilian...
Aero Design Labs (ADL) has received a Supplementary Type Certificate (STC) from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Boeing 737-800 drag reduction kit. “The successful installation of our drag reduction kit on a Boeing 737-800 is an important next...
AAR has named ex-GE Aerospace exec Tom Hoferer as vice president of repair and engineering services. "Most recently, he served as President of GE Aerospace’s Unison Industries, a global leader in aviation performance solutions", AAR said of Hoferer, who in turn said...
United Airlines passengers from May 22 no longer need to open the carrier's app to view details of their boarding pass, gate, seat number and countdown clock to departure time on Apple's iPhone 14. The addition of the Live Activities feature "makes it even easier...
Pratt & Whitney Canada's new PW545D engine is to power the Textron business jet Cessna Citation Ascend. "The PW500 turbofan family has established itself as the engine of choice for light to mid-size business jets thanks to its proven safety, reliability and...
US airfares have so far in 2023 been put up by an average of 17% compared to 2022, going by analysis published by CheapAir.com. The year-on-year assessment of 128 million US airfares showed no city was "spared from higher flight prices", according to CheapAir.com,...
Security screening officers at the Abbotsford International Airport will protest outside the airport on May 23 after two years of contract talks The officers say concerns over substandard working conditions have not been resolved by employer Allied Universal, a...
Global air cargo volumes have "partially bounced back" after a May 1 holiday dip, according to statistics collated by WorldACD Market Data. Figures for the second week of May showed an increase of 7% in tonnages and 1% in average global air cargo prices. Despite the...
Breeze Airways has praised the Pratt & Whitney engines that powered the carrier's newly-launched longest non-stop route. "GTF engine technology for the A220 has been foundational to the growth and success of Breeze over the past two years," said Breeze founder and...
IAG Cargo is adding transatlantic capacity for summer 2023, taking it to 400 wide-body weekly services between Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. Flights between Madrid and Bogota are increased from 14 to 18 weekly services, with four Lima connections to be...
In a May 17 statement, Boeing said cutting carbon emissions in aviation depends on "the overall energy transition", with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) likely to be the aviation industry's main contribution. Electric and hydrogen-fuelled aircraft face "long...