Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
South Korean hybrid airline, Air Premia, has added two 787-9 aircraft to the component support agreement it holds with AFI KLM E&M. In late 2020, Air Premia joined the community of AFI KLM E&M customers operating 787 aircraft, establishing a long-term...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has selected Safran Landing Systems to carry out the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) operations on the landing gear of some 30 Airbus A330 and A320 family airplanes. The contract will start this year and run through 2024 for eight A330...
Hong Kong Airlines has extended its long-standing partnership with Swissport at Japan’s Kansai Airport near Osaka and at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. Swissport Japan has been providing airport ground services and air cargo handling to Hong Kong Airlines since...
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has become the launch customer for Boeing’s Insight Accelerator (IA), a new cloud-based digital solution employing artificial intelligence (AI) to improve operational efficiency and avoid high impact service disruptions. Manubu Tono, All...
China Airlines has selected GE Digital’s Record Management System (RMS) to digitalise all the documents related to aircraft maintenance. GE Digital says that RMS is designed to enable operators like China Airlines to digitise, index, and archive maintenance records,...
BBN Cargo Airlines established a new cargo airline BBN Airlines Indonesia on August 31, 2022. As scheduled carrier, BBN Airlines Indonesia will manage cargo operations in the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the southern hemisphere....
Indian domestic MRO firm, Air Works, is eyeing a 15 to 20% growth in the top-line this fiscal with all segments of the business seeing growth. On a standalone basis, Air Works closed FY22 with a revenue of nearly INR 350 crore, which came from base maintenance,...
Capital A Bhd, parent company of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia is planning to add three Airbus SE A321 freighters to its Teleport cargo arm in the first quarter of 2023. The freighters would be leased from BBAM Limited Partnership. Francis Anthony, head of...
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) has signed an agreement to purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from CLP Power Hong Kong (CLP Power) equating to 45.9-gigawatt hours of power generated from renewable energy sources. The move is the latest step in Hactl’s...
ExecuJet MRO Services is all set to begin the construction of a new MRO facility at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang Airport to cater to the rising demand for its services. The new facility will be built on an area of 149,500 square feet including back shops with runway access...
VINCI Airports has been designated by the French government as the successful tenderer for the 40-year concession for Tahiti Faa'a airport in French Polynesia. The main airport and gateway to French Polynesia, Tahiti Faa'a airport welcomed 1.5 million passengers in...
Gold Coast Airport, based in Queensland, Australia, has opened its new $260 million terminal for commercial use, although the phased expansion to continue towards next month. The terminal will be open for international passengers from October 13, 2022. The expanded...