Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has labelled Ireland's transport minister Eamon Ryan as "incompetent" and demanded he "take action or resign" after drones forced Dublin Airport to stop flights for a sixth time in 2023. The Dublin-based airline said it had to...
Kuehne+Nagel has named Alexandre Muratore as managing director of its west Africa operations, with Bradley Francis, the regional business development manager, healthcare, Middle East and Africa, replacing him as managing director in Qatar. Muratore will run the cargo...
Freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel enjoyed record air-based revenues in 2022, reporting a 7.6% increase on the year before to CHF 11.7bn (US$ 12.4bn). The 20.7% earnings jump in air cargo contributed to the overall net profit of around CHF 2.8bn, a 30% increase on 2021,...
German aircraft engine servicer MTU Maintenance is expanding in Australia, Brazil and the US. MTU Maintenance Service Centre Australia recently was given Part 145 approval from Australia's CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) for CF34-series aero engines, while MTU...
Lufthansa Technik has announced the signing of "two major contracts" with Emirates for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of its Airbus A380 fleet. Lufthansa Technik will overhaul the main landing gears of the aircraft and will provide the airline with "highly...
Storm Aviation has been given UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) approval for its calibration laboratory in London Stansted. The FL Technics business said the go-ahead means it is "now authorised to perform accredited calibrations in accordance with its scope...
Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Lufthansa Technik Middle East are to collaborate in aircraft component services, the German company has announced. The collaboration means LT is to help service and maintain Saudia's 57 Boeing long-haul aircraft by...
Logistics and air cargo business Kuehne + Nagel has announced Vesna Nevisitic will stand for election for the board of directors at the company's annual general meeting in May, as Renato Fassbind steps down. Nevistic was a partner at McKinsey and a managing director...
Aircraft painting and design provider MAAS Aviation has announced Jan van Engelen as its new chief executive, taking over from Tim Macdougald. Described as "an accomplished executive and board member", Van Engelen has over 25 years of international experience in the...
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance subsidiary Barfield has agreed with Dedienne Aerospace to distribute and service its ground support test equipment. "It will allow us to continue our strategy of expanding our distribution network and better...
UK-based Smiths Detection has launched its new HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX Model S passenger checkpoint scanner. The new model is "a smaller footprint version of its successful, security operator preferred, Computed Tomography (CT) passenger checkpoint scanner" and "can be...
Michael Kunz has been appointed chief executive of the new Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport. Announcing the appointment, Munich Airport NJ LLC (MA NJ), which runs the terminal, said ex-Lufthansa man Kunz is "an experienced business leader" who will...