Volatus Infrastructure has signed a letter of intent with EVFLY to be the exclusive eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) infrastructure and charging station provider on its global AAM [advanced air mobility] projects. "Volatus is excited to work with EVFLY...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
DHL-Turkish Cargo deal could see significant jump in Istanbul-bound air freight
DHL Global Forwarding has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Turkish Cargo, the freight division of flag carrier Turkish Airlines The deal "will not only further improve each other’s operational efficiency, but also enhance Istanbul’s...
Ryanair deploying three more Boeing aircraft at London Luton Airport
Ryanair is to add three "gamechanger” aircraft to its London Luton Airport (LLA)-based fleet. The deployment of the "more environmentally friendly" 737 8200 jets, "will reduce noise by 40% and CO2 emissions by 16% while delivering greater capacity to carry 4% more...
Acumen gets IAA CAMO approval for 737 MAX
Aircraft asset management company Acumen Aviation has been granted Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) Boeing 737 MAX family CAMO [continuing airworthiness management organisation) approval. The official go-ahead, which includes the CFM LEAP-1B engine. follows Acumen...
First direct US-Faroe Islands commercial service to take off in August
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced what it says is "the nation’s first-ever nonstop service to the Faroe Islands". The Atlantic Airways flights are to run once a week between New York Stewart International Airport and Vágar Airport. "The...
Heathrow reports Q1 2023 loss despite passenger traffic rise
London Heathrow Airport claimed a strong start to 2023 as its 16.9 million passengers left it as Europe’s busiest airport and second in the world for international travel. The airport said it "remains loss-making", meaning it cannot "forecast any dividends in 2023 ",...
Swissport gets seven-year licence for Geneva ground services
Swissport said it has been awarded a licence to provide airport ground services at Geneva International Airport after beating four competitors in a "competitive international tender process" The new license, which Swissport said is "set to start in November 2023", is...
Fraport and CGI ink digital deal
CGI and Fraport, which operates Frankfurt Airport, are partnering to speed up the airport's "digitisation". Fraport AG, which has "business activities" at 29 airports on four continents, selected CGI as its digital partner "with the aim of further enhancing Frankfurt...
STARLUX selects Airbus’ Flight Hour Services for its A330neo fleet
STARLUX has selected Airbus’ Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support its growing A330neo fleet. Airbus’ FHS will help STARLUX secure fleet entry-into-service through an easy maintenance set-up with access to an established industrial infrastructure maximising aircraft...
MTU reports record quarter
MTU Aero Engines’ revenue increased by 31% year-on-year to €1.54bn in the first quarter of 2023, while operating profit increased by 62% from €131 million to €212 million. The adjusted EBIT margin rose from 11.1% in the first quarter of 2022 to 13.7% in the first...
Aena reports Q1 turnaround compared to 2022
Aena made €133.6 million in the first quarter of 2023 and saw commercial sales improve by more than 12% on pre-pandemic levels. In the same period in 2022, the Spanish airport operating business recorded losses of €41.7 million Passengers across the Aena Group (Spain,...
Flyadeal chooses NAVBLUE for optimising operations
flyadeal has chosen NAVBLUE Operations Control Centre (OCC) suite and Mission+, NAVBLUE’s Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) applications for its all-Airbus aircraft fleet, to optimize its operations and streamline its operational workflows, creating more added-value for its...