Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Airbus delivered 61 aircraft in March to 37 customers. The European airframe manufacturer delivered five A220s, 26 A320neos, 25 A321neos, three A330-900s and two A350-900s. Airbus delivered 46 aircraft in February and 20 in January. Gross orders for March number 20...
Liverpool John Lennon Airport has announced that Aer Lingus is returning after a seven year absence, with flights to Dublin to start on April 27. The route will be operated by Emerald Airlines, Aer Lingus' regional carrier. There are to be 11 departures a week,...
London Luton Airport handled 1.2 million passengers in March 2023, a 49% increase on the same month in 2022. Almost 3.3 million passengers have used the airport in 2023 The month saw the launch of the Luton Airport Express, a non-stop train service launched by East...
IAG Cargo is restarting services from London Heathrow to Shanghai on April 23, with the Beijing route to resume on June 3. The routes were suspended for almost two years due to China's pandemic border curbs, with the last one landing in Beijing in July 2021. "Europe -...
Swissport has appointed Karen Cox as chief executive of its UK & Ireland regional operations, with Andres Diez named chief commercial officer for the Americas. “Karen and Andres have both made significant contributions to Swissport since joining the company in...
Safran announced several executive appointments in early April. Former government official Franck Saudo was named chief executive of the electronics and defence division, taking over from Martin Sion, who is moving on to be chief executive of the Safran-Airbus joint...
London Heathrow Airport Ltd could be facing "a shock exodus of security officers", according to the Unite trade union. The union made the warning based on what it said was "a confidential survey" of its members working at the airport. A third of the 750 officers...
A Dutch court has upheld a legal challenge by airlines against a Dutch government attempt to cut the number of flights to and from Schiphol Airport. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which joined carriers such as KLM in taking on the government over...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced continued strong growth in air travel demand, based on February 2023 traffic results. Total traffic in February 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) rose 55.5% compared to February 2022....
The Dublin Airport Authority said it expected "just under half a million passengers" to come and go during the April 7-10 Easter weekend. The traffic will make it the busiest weekend of the year so far, topping the St. Patrick's Day break in March. The airport,...
Management and around 80 employees at Glasgow's Prestwick Airport have come to terms on a deal that will see pay increases of up to 18%, according to trade union Unite. The minimum increase is for up to 6% in 2023 and guarantees the workers at least £10.90 an hour,...
Aviator Airport Alliance (AAA) has signed a contract to provide ground handling and de-icing services to Turkish Airlines at Helsinki Airport. AAA, an Avia Solutions Group business, provides aviation services at 15 airports in northern Europe and has worked with...