Brisbane Airport closed one of its last COVID-19 testing clinic at the airport. During the pandemic, two health providers operated COVID testing clinics in the airport, testing a combined 147,244 passengers over the last 18 months. This closure comes on the heels of...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
SpiceXpress to receive $100 million investment from UK-based SRAM and MRAM
SpiceXpress, subsidiary of SpiceJet will receive an investment of $100 million from UK-based SRAM and MRAM Group. Both sides have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as part of the investment deal, the airline said in a statement. The MoU comes after a debt...
Air India to open 55,000 sq ft.engineering warehouse facility in Delhi
Air India is all set to open a new 55,000 square feet Engineering Warehouse near Delhi International Airport. The facility is expected to be operational next month. With the new facility the airline hopes to resolve its aircraft maintenance issues to optimize...
Indian airport tops Cirium’s On-time performance charts for March 2023
India’s GMR-run Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is crowed as the best airport with best On Time Performance (OTP) globally, giving a huge boost to Indian aviation industry. As per the data released by Cirium for March 2023. Bengaluru's Kempegowda...
Virgin Australia to become Australia’s first airline to offer baggage tracking via smartphone
Virgin Australia is all set to become Australia’s first airline to offer baggage tracking for passengers through a smartphone app. The facility will be available on select routes and progressively roll out across the airline’s network. The service is available in the...
Air New Zealand to introduce baggage tracking system
Air New Zealand is all set to introduce the latest baggage tracking feature after a successful trail run. The airline will offer the service to 25% of its app users for domestic and 5% for international short-haul travel. “The feature will allow passengers to view the...
Hainan Airlines to open Beijing-Edinburgh summer route on June 26
Edinburgh Airport is to host the only direct route between China and the UK region of Scotland when Hainan Airlines operates its first summer flight from Beijing on June 26. The twice-weekly flights are to run until October 8, the airport announced, with the route...
Air New Zealand brings back its fourth and last B777 from storage
Air New Zealand’s fourth and final B777 will soon resume service after spending 850 days in Mojave Desert storage. The aircraft will undergo maintenance at Air New Zealand’s hangar and resume operations on the San Francisco route later this week. “The return of all...
Air India revamps website highlighting the ‘Tata’ legacy
After a span of decades, Air India has revamped its website, highlighting the legacy of Tatas. The About Us page of the new website displays the history of Tatas, how the airline was started. Its website mentions the chronology of the airline since its launch. JRD...
Air New Zealand’s sleep pods ‘Skynest’ likely to debut in September 2024
Air New Zealand has made some latest announcement on its latest standalone structure, the sleep pods for long-haul flights- ‘The Skynest’. The airline had made the Skynest announcement prior to pandemic and revealed some basic features. According to Air New Zealand,...
Air New Zealand signs off its iconic Teal Blue livery, eight Dash-8 jets to undergo repainting
Calling it the end of an era, Air New Zealand is planning to give a fresh coat of paint by replacing the iconic Teal Blue livery of the eight remaining De Havilland Dash 8 Q300 aircraft. All the eight jets will enter the paint shop and return to service in July 2023...
Wisk Aero and JAL aiming to bring electric air taxis to Japan
Wisk Aero and Japan Airlines (JAL) are pairing up in an effort to introduce Wisk’s "self-flying, all-electric air taxi services" to the East Asian country. "Additionally, Wisk and JAL Engineering (JALEC), will work closely together to develop plans for the maintenance...