Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company (VAECO) has signed a contract with Swiss-AS and NGS Equipment and Communication Joint Stock Company (Swiss-AS-NGS Consortium to implement its flagship software ‘AMOS.’ The software will provide Vietnam Airlines with technical...
Vietnam will soon have nine additional airports by 2050 according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)’s plans to boost the civil aviation sector. The CAA has proposed the Ministry of Transport add nine airports to the national airport planning for 2030 with a vision...
ADB SAFEGATE has won the contract for providing its latest Airfield 4.0 technology to Western Sydney International (WSI) Airport. The WSI greenfield airport is scheduled to open for commercial operations by 2026. As a part of the contract, ADB SAFEGATE will provide...
The terminal 2 (T2) of the recently inaugurated revamped Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) at Bengaluru, India become the first terminal in the world that can be experienced on the metaverse, the airport said in a statement. The metaverse is built in...
Metrojet Engineering Clark (MEC) received the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification to work on the airframe, aircraft batteries and aircraft wheel assemblies of the Bombardier BD700-2A12 (Global 7500). With this approval, MEC will now be able to perform...
Singapore-based Transcend Aero Services (Transcend) has placed an order for two B737-800SF freighter conversions with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) marking the first freighter conversion order placed by Transcend with AEI. The first 737-800 aircraft will begin...
China Southern Airlines renewed its global distribution agreement with Sabre Corporation allowing the airline to continue distributing its offers and content to the vast network of travel agents and related businesses connected to Sabre's global distribution system...
Airports across Australia are likely to face disruptions next week as the security workers have threatened to go on strike over equal pay. With the approaching holiday season, these strikes could lead to passenger woes and airport chaos. Strikes are scheduled to take...
Quarantine restrictions have now been relaxed at the Beijing Capital International Airport. From now onwards, passengers are no longer required to present with a negative COVID-19 test upon entry. However, no information is available on whether the outbound passengers...
Hong Kong Air Cargo has launched a new chartered freighter service between Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia starting December 8, 2022. The airline plans to operate Airbus A330-200F three times weekly. William Chan, Director of Government and Public Affairs, Hong Kong...
Changi Airport (CAG) has joined hands with Sarcos Technology and Robotics to develop an autonomous baggage-loading system prototype. This initiative is a part of CAG’s efforts to reduce the risk of on-the-job injuries from baggage handling and to ease the efforts of...
As the COVID-19 pandemic draws to a relieving closure, the global aviation industry is rejoicing with the surge in passenger numbers giving a boost to the slumped travel and tourism industry. However, the return of passenger traffic has also led to chaos at major...