Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Inverness Airport is to make sustainable aviation fuel available to carriers using the hub, operator Highlands and Islands Airports (HIAL) has announced. Supplied by World Fuel Services, the SAF is to be a 35% blend and will support the Scottish government-owned...
DHL Express has ordered nine converted Boeing 777-200LR freighters from Jetran, the first of which will be delivered in 2024. DHL said the remaining aircraft will be delivered by 2027 as it attempts to modernise its long-haul fleet. "Ordering converted freighters with...
Acumen Aviation has been awarded Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) Airbus A320neo family CAMO approval, including for LEAP-1A and PW1100G engines. "This latest addition of Airbus A320neo CAMO approval is as a direct response to customer demand and further bolsters...
Security workers at London Heathrow Airport are to go on strike again in May for eight days. The 1,400 workers, who went on strike around Easter, want a pay increase and called on the airport's management to "return to the negotiating table". “Our members have been...
Safran Nacelles and Lufthansa Technik have today signed a license agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for the over 2,500 Airbus A320neo's LEAP-1A nacelles in service The deal means "Lufthansa Technik is becoming a member of Safran Nacelles'...
Munich Airport's 2022 passenger traffic hit "around 70% of pre-crisis level" as revenue doubled year-on-year to €1.2bn. Profit was up by over €200 million, the airport reported, largely due to passenger numbers increasing by almost 20 million to 31.6 million. Earnings...
Around 250 security workers at Glasgow Airport voted by 94% to reject what they labelled a "derisory" 5% pay increase. The workers, according to their Unite trade union, "deal with passengers directly in the security search area and process them for flights" and...
Passengers can reach London Luton Airport from central London in around 30 minutes for "as little as £10", the airport has announced. “Taking just 32 minutes door-to-door, the launch of the transformational Luton Airport Express means that London Luton Airport has...
Shipping company CMA CGM's air cargo subsidiary has started flying its new route between Paris and Guangzhou's Baiyun Airport, according to Chinese state media. The maiden flight took off on April 11, according to Xinhua, which cited the airport authority. The...
The Dutch government's attempt to restrict the numbers of flights taking off and landing at Schiphol Airport could leave a €13.6bn hole in the country's economy, The amount covers the value of trade and tourist expenditure in the Netherlands that could be lost if the...
GE Aerospace has announced a deal with AJW Group to support avionics and electrical power systems across the Boeing 777, 737 and Airbus 320/30/40 ranges of aircraft. "The contract will start this year and will cover all AJW Group’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa...
Operator VINCI Airports has announced it will launch a 14-hectare solar power plant at Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport. With a capacity of 20 MWp, the facility will produce 24 GWh of green electricity a year, equivalent to the consumption of 9.000 inhabitants, according to...