Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is offering complimentary Wi-Fi access across its fleet. The service is available for Suites, First Class, and Business Class as well as members of its PPS Club. The benefit is also partially extended to KrisFlyer members, who will receive a...
Changi airport is riding high on the recovery wave with passenger traffic at 4.6 million in December 2022, almost 72% of the pre-pandemic level of 2019. The airport handled around 1.1 million passengers from December 12, 2022 to December 18, 2022, approximately 82% of...
Air India has signed up Ideagen’s cloud software application Coruson to enhance safety management and facilitate real-time reporting of in-flight incidents. This move by the airline comes under the backdrop of three incidents of unruly passenger behaviour on two...
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has started the export of AVGAS 100 LL, a special aviation fuel meant for piston engine aircrafts and unmanned ariel vehicles (drones). “In the first-ever instance of India exporting this fuel, marking its entry into an estimated USD...
REGENT has secured a strategic investment from Japan Airlines (JAL) Innovation Fund for incorporating seagliders into JAL’s global network. With this investment, REGENT has raised over $45 million to date. Billy Thalheimer, co-founder and CEO of REGENT said: “This...
Thailand is all set for a $8.83bn construction of U-Tapao aviation city to drive the growth of aviation industry in Thailand. The project is named as Eastern Aviation City and will also include a free trade zone for cargo, an aviation training centre and aircraft...
The project for upgrading and development of Gan International Airport, Maldives has been granted to a successful bidder after a five-day stand-still period. The project is financed through a loan from the Exim Bank of India and aims to upgrade the airport terminal...
ST Engineering has secured CFM56-7B engine maintenance contracts from two established airlines based in Asia. Under these contracts, ST Engineering will carry out heavy maintenance of CFM56-7B engines for the two airlines at its engine MRO facilities in Singapore and...
Wintry weather in east Asia resulted in hundreds of flights in and out of Japan being cancelled on January 25, with ANA and Japan Airlines appearing to be worst-affected carriers. "From January 25 to January 28, bad weather is forecasted in the broad area of Japan. On...
SATS, the Singapore airport services provider, is on track to complete the US $1.3bn acquisition of French cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) by March, according to local press reports. SATS shareholders recently approved the purchase, which was agreed in...
Malaysia-headquartered budget carrier AirAsia and DataVisor, a US-based fraud and risk management company, have agreed a deal that will see the airline expand its use of DataVisor’s "market-leading fraud and risk management platform to protect against a broader set of...
Queenstown Airport has selected Elenium to provide new bag drop and kiosk facilities for passengers as a part of its terminal upgrade programme. Elenium claims that the technology designs, develops and manufactures self-service and automation technologies for the...