Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
ST Engineering, in partnership with freighter SF Airlines, is planning to set up a commercial Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) joint venture in Ezhou, Hubei, China. The greenfield MRO facility will be established at Ezhou Huahu Airport, Hubei’s international...
Cathay Pacific has rebranded its cargo business as Cathay Cargo aligning with the airline’s overarching brand redesign. The airline claims that the new brand name reinforces the existing strong brand association and perceptions held by its customers Group chief...
Hong Kong Airport passenger traffic has shown a strong recovery in January 2023 with almost 28% Year-On-Year (Y-O-Y) rise. The Airport Authority Hong Kong recently released air traffic figures of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for January 2023. The data...
Melbourne Airport recorded its highest passenger traffic figures in three years with 2,706,962 passenger footfalls in January 2023. The recovery was more than double as compared to January 2022 and peaked since January 2020. The airport recorded a new post-pandemic...
Auckland Airport reported its first profit of $68 million since pandemic in the last six months of 2022. In December 2021, the airport reported a loss of $11.5 million. In 2019, the airport’s revenue had soared from $126.2 million to $287.8 million. The airport...
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Sichuan Haite Hi-Tech (Haite) for collaboration on Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions. As a part of the partnership, Haite will carry out P2F conversions for EFW’s A321P2F programme at...
Safran Nacelles and ST Engineering signed a license agreement for the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of Airbus A320neo’s LEAP-1A nacelles. With this agreement, Safran Nacelles and ST Engineering will jointly provide nacelle MRO for the A320neo fleet. Alain...
Chennai International Airport of South India is soon to have a new rapid exit taxiway to allow more flights during peak hours. The taxiway is complete but awaiting approval from concerned authorities. The airport has been undergoing modernisation work in the last few...
Dubai International Airport (DXB) more than doubled its annual passenger traffic in 2022, exceeding its own forecast. The airport handled 66.1 million passengers in 2022, with an increase of 127 % over last year and exceeding its forecast of 64.3 million. However,...
US-based aviation technology business Aireon has announced that the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) of Hong Kong is to use AireonFLOW for air traffic flow management at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). The addition, Aireon said, will enable "unparalleled air...
DHL Express recently launched GoGreen Plus a service that will enable the customers to reduce carbon emissions associated with their shipments through the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). "This is a first for global express carriers, and will initially launch...
GMR Airports Infrastructure reported a consolidated profit after tax (PAT) of INR 1.05bn for December quarter, against a loss of INR 5.15bn in the year-ago period, the company said in a regulatory filing. On a standalone basis, the company reported a loss of INR 96.1...