Changi Airport Group generated total revenue of $1.393 billion around double the $698 million in FY2021/22. The airport returned to profit in the FY2022-23 by focussing on driving operational transformation and keeping service levels high. Despite doubling total...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Brisbane Airport celebrates 50 years of Fiji connectivity
Brisbane Airport recently completed 50 years of direct flights between Brisbane and Fiji. “June 1st, 1973 was a special day for Queensland's state capital when it came to aviation. Specifically, on this date, the first scheduled flight from Fiji touched down at...
Tokyo Narita to hike passenger taxes from September
Tokyo Narita Airport is planning to increase the passenger ticket taxes effective September 1. The hike also includes 31.7% increase in the transit passenger fare. The airport collects International Passenger Service Facility Charge (PSFC) for transit passengers....
Pakistan’s new Gwadar International Airport receives CAA’s nod for night landing
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan recently granting night landing capability for Gwadar International Airport. The Gwadar Airport is Pakistan’s largest airport due to open in September 2023. The CAA issued a memo to all airlines and aviation companies for...
Queenstown Airport releases $350 million plan for airport revamp
Queenstown Airport in New Zealand has released a $350 million draft master plan for public consultation. The plan includes a series of improvements to be delivered over a period of 10 years. It includes terminal extension, parallel taxiway, improved transit...
Delhi Airport to get a new Terminal eyeing rising demand?
New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (DIAL) could soon get its second international terminal with Indian domestic carriers expanding international capacity. Recently IndiGo has asked DIAL to equip Terminal 1 for international operations. Currently IndiGo...
AirAsia inks pact with Fuzhou authorities to develop Fuzhou airport as gateway to Southeast Asia
AirAsia signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Fuzhou Municipal People's Government recently, aiming to jointly promote the development of Fuzhou's Civil Aviation and turn Fuzhou Airport into a gateway hub for domestic transportation to Southeast Asia. Lin...
Malaysia to get new airport by 2026
Malaysia is about to get a new airport in the Kuantan about 40km from Taman Negara national park and in close proximity to Malaysia-China Industrial Park. The construction of the new airport will commence in 2024, and completion is expected in 2026. The 3,000-acre...
MAHB to improve critical assets for better customer experience
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is set to improve the airport infrastructure and services. As a part of the plan MAHB will replace the critical assets like ageing Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s (KLIA) Aerotrain system and baggage handling system in the...
Worldwide Flight Services launches its first cargo handling ops in India
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) launched its first cargo handling operations in India, at Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BLR). WFS will operate an international cargo terminal and be the exclusive operator of cold chain facilities at the airport. WFS has signed...
HKIA records 24 times increase in April 2023 passenger traffic Y-o-Y
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 3.1 million passengers recording 24 times increase over the April 2022 numbers. The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) published the air traffic figures of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for April 2023. Flight...
Korean and JFK’s new T1 announce tie-up
John F. Kennedy International Airport's New Terminal One (NTO) has announced a partnership with Korean Air. The deal will allow Korean Air give passengers "a transformed premium in-terminal experience to match its award-winning in-flight service", according to NTO....