Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
MTU Maintenance secured around $4.4 billion in MRO contract wins during 2018, surpassing the 4 billion mark for the first time in its history. Over 300 contracts were signed in 2018, of which 46 were with new engine MRO customers. “We are delighted with MTU...
The roof of the Helsinki Airport terminal is currently being fitted with new solar panels. They belong to Finavia’s solar plant whose first sector was opened just under two years ago. Next year, more panels will be installed on the facade of the parking complex which...
The research phase of Inmarsat’s Iris air traffic management programme has successfully concluded and work on commercial implementation has now commenced, says the company. In partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), the programme is being developed to...
SITAONAIR has exceeded Single European Sky (SES) expectations through its instrumental work establishing a multi-frequency European datalink infrastructure to increase air traffic management (ATM) capacity in the region’s pressurised airspace. SITAONAIR, the aviation...
Airbus has delivered the first FANS-C equipped A320 aircraft to easyJet. FANS-C is facilitated with two key components: “Automatic Dependent Surveillance Contract” (ADS-C) and “Controller-Pilot Data Link Communication” (CPDLC). ADS-C enables the automatic or on-demand...
AirMap, the global airspace management platform for drones, is working with Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic (ANS CR) nationwide in partnership with UpVision to enable SmartSky, the country’s strategy to enable and support the safe operation of drones and...
Qazaq Air, the young regional Kazakh airline, has signed up for Rusada’s maintenance management software, ENVISION. QAZAQ AIR has carried over 800,000 passengers since its launch in 2015. Utilising a fleet of modern Bombardier Q400’s, the carrier serves multiple...
Inflight mobile connectivity provider AeroMobile, a subsidiary of Panasonic Avionics Corporation, has added TAP Air Portugal to its connected fleet. TAP Air Portugal’s first connected Airbus A330-900neo entered into service in December 2018. TAP Air Portugal is the...
Latvian airline airBaltic has ordered an Airbus A220 Level D full flight simulator from global aviation training leader CAE. The new CAE 7000XR Series simulator is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2019. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “Introducing a single fleet...
AJW Group, the independent specialist in the global management of aircraft spares, has announced an expansion to its spares support services with Latvian charter airline, SmartLynx Airlines. AJW and SmartLynx have agreed a new contract to cover the supply of...
Honeywell and S7 Technics have agreed to create a repair facility in Russia and CIS, to handle Honeywell APUs installed in the most popular aircraft of Airbus A320, Boeing 737 and RRJ-95 families. According to the signed license agreement, S7 Technics is granted the...
The Lufthansa Group and Amadeus have renewed their longstanding technology partnership. Through the deal, Amadeus’ Altéa Passenger Service System (PSS) will continue to provide Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines with...