A total of 3,090,000 passengers passed through Sydney Airport in April 2023, representing an 83.9% recovery compared to pre-pandemic April 2019. Domestic passenger traffic increased 1.2% year-on-year with 1,963,000 travellers through the terminals in April recording...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Noida International Airport signs Amadeus for passenger processing system
Noida International Airport (NIA), located in close proximity to India’s capital city has signed passenger processing system (PPS) agreement with Amadeus. The deal covers common use check-in, boarding, baggage reconciliation and DigiYatra enabled biometric...
Vertical Aerospace announces deal with Kakao for VX4 eVTOLs
Kakao Mobility has pre-ordered "up to 50" of Vertical Aerospace's VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Described by Vertical as "the largest mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platform in South Korea", Kakao operates the country's most-used...
Raya Airways takes delivery of its first A321 P2F
Raya Airways took delivery of a leased Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft (A321P2F), the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. “The aircraft will allow it to cater to wider customer base and expand its network reach and improve its cargo handling capacity”,...
Airstream organises engine sale deal for NovoAir
Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 engines on behalf of Bangladesh-based NovoAir. The engines were sold to NTE Aviation in the US, according to Airstream, which added that it was the second transaction with NTE...
HAECO extends base maintenance pact with Finnair
HAECO has extended its base maintenance support to Finnair’s Airbus A330 and A350 fleet through to 2026. In addition to base maintenance support, HAECO Hong Kong also partners with HAECO Cabin Solutions to provide cabin interiors support to Finnair. Both companies...
Vietnam Airport authorities seeks approval for new airport in Hanoi to meet demands
Vietnam Airport authorities are currently seeking central government approval for a plan to build another international airport in Vietnam’s Hanoi city in addition to the one currently operating in Noi Bai. However, it is rumored that the second Hanoi airport will be...
Air traffic at Ninoy Aquino International Airport halted for maintenance work
The Philippine airspace will remain closed today for 6 hours between 12am and 6am local time to carry out essential maintenance works. During the time the aging parts at the Air Traffic Management Center (ATMC) will be replaced along with upgrades to increase...
CMA CGM’s Paris-Mumbai cargo route opens
CMA CGM Air Cargo has opened a Paris-Mumbai cargo route, with the first of four A330F weekly flights taking off on May 12. The route was announced on May 17 as part of the company's partnership with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo Group,
ST Engineering and SF Airlines sets up greenfield MRO facility at Ezhou airport, China
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) and SF Airlines have incorporated a new joint venture company (JVco) in Ezhou, Hubei, China with a registered capital of approximately S$19 million. ST Engineering will have a 60% stake in the JVCo, with the...
Sichuan Airlines takes delivery of China’s first converted A330 P2F aircraft
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has re-delivered China’s first-ever converted Airbus A330-300 Passenger to Freighter (A330 P2F) aircraft on lease to its customer, Sichuan Airlines. The A330 was converted by...
Changi Airport records 80% recovery in March 2023
Changi Airport handled 4.63 million passengers in March 2023 breaking through the 80% recovery barrier. This was the first month since pandemic that the airport managed to exceed 80% recovery, with 82.2% of the 5.63 million passengers that passed through the airport...