Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
DHL reported a 18.7% year-on-year fall in air freight volume in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1 2023). Airfreight revenues decreased by 39.6% year on year to €1.7bn with profit was down 29.9% to €342m. Overall revenue was down to €20.9bn from €22.6bn in Q1 2022. The...
Flag carrier ITA Airways has hopped on the sustainable aviation fuel bandwagon by signing a first agreement under the Fly with SAF programme with logistics business DB Schenker Italy. The companies are to "join their forces to develop the use of sustainable aviation...
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam has announced its Zwanenburgbaan Runway is available from May 4 after what it said was " a period of major maintenance". However, the runway can only be "fully deployed" when visibility is good, with landings from the south are off-limits...
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is promoting Markus Ek from vice president global sales to chief executive of SAS Cargo. Ek, who is filling in as head of the SAS transformation office, will helm the cargo wing from August 1. “I am very pleased that Markus Ek has accepted...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recorded "strong demand growth in air travel" in March 2023, with global traffic up over 52% year-on-year among the more than 300 airlines it counts as members. Traffic, if measured in revenue passenger kilometers...
Avia Solutions Group (ASG) is to create "up to 50 permanent job positions", or jobs, at its new Dublin headquarters. The headquarters is in Leopardstown, a part of the city better known for its horse-racing track The company's move to Ireland was announced in March,...
Manchester Airport has "unveiled plans" for what it said would be 27 new "eateries and retail units" in the new Terminal Two. The extended departure lounge, which has been jazzed up as part of a £1.3bn refurbishment, is to include a food market serving a range of...
Security officers have gone on strike at London Heathrow Airport after the breakdown of "last minute talks" at conciliation service Acas. The 1,400 workers, who went on strike over pay in April 2023, had announced in the meantime that they would be downing tools...
Avia Soluti0ns Group company Magma Aviation has started "regular scheduled flights to China". "The company’s China operations address a growing demand and broaden its access to customers in the APAC region," the company said, of the three to four times per week...
J&C Aero has finished a full-cycle Airbus A320 reconfiguration project for aircraft asset investment company Arena Aviation Capital. “Aircraft transition between operators is a complex process involving various risks, including those related to aircraft cabin...
Vertical Aerospace has reported a net operating loss of £23 million for the first quarter of 2023. The loss was a widening of the £18 million in Q1 2022 and reflected "investments in the advancement of our electric battery technology at our recently opened Vertical...
Around 275 workers at Edinburgh Airport are to vote on going on strike in a dispute over pay. Trade union Unite said the possible strike would cause "chaos" at the airport during summer and demanded airport management "get back round the negotiating table with an...