Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Spanish state airport operator Aena recorded a net profit of €901.5 million in 2022, a near-€1.5bn rebound from the €475 million loss reported for 2021. The return to profit should mean the distribution of a gross dividend of €4.75 per share, Aena announced in a...
International Airlines Group (IAG) Cargo will from April 3 charge customers £10 for using paper air waybills while keeping digital equivalents free of charge. The use of paper documents has led to around 7,800 tonnes, or the equivalent to 80 Boeing 747s full of paper...
London Stansted said it has become the UK's main entry point to Europe in the ten years since it was acquired by Manchester Airports Group (MAG) for £1.5bn. Since then, "millions of pounds have been invested in revamping facilities, Jet2 and Emirates have been added...
Killick Aerospace has commissioned UK-headquartered ecube to do a first teardown at the latter's US base at Coolidge Municipal Airport. “A great deal of work and effort has been invested to have a facility and team in place in the US that offers the same quality EOL...
Emerald Airlines is to fly from Belfast to the Isle of Man from April 24 and from Cork to Bristol starting four days later. The Aer Lingus regional operator flies to 17 destinations across Ireland and the UK after adding to its Belfast route network in the aftermath...
In what it said was "an important day for the UK aviation industry", Norse Atlantic Airways announced on February 28 it would by late 2023 be flying to seven US destinations from London Gatwick. Flights to Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and San Francisco will launch...
Local officials are seeking to increase the capacity of London Luton Airport from 18 million passengers to 32 million. Luton Rising, the Luton Council company that owns the airport, has submitted an application for a development consent order to the government's...
Strikes by public sector workers have caused most February 27 flights in and out of Cologne-Bonn and Dusseldorf airports to be cancelled or diverted. "Large parts of the airport staff are taking part," according to a Cologne-Bonn statement. Carrier Eurowings echoed...
Unum Aircraft Seating's new chairman is Bob Davies, who previously held the same role at Acro Aircraft Seating while Unum founder Chris Brady was chief executive. Davies is to "take on responsibility for ensuring the board is effective in defining and implementing...
Lilium, which is developing "the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet", has teamed up with Collins Aerospace to develop the "the innovative sidestick system used by the pilot to control the aircraft". The Lilium Jet inceptor will, the company...
The 13 million passengers who travel out of London Luton Airport each year will soon not have to remove laptops and liquids from bags when passing through security. US-based Leidos has announced it will be the "principle [sic] contractor for technology upgrades across...
UK-based security screening business Smiths Detection has signed an agreement to supply Noida International Airport in India with both passenger and hold baggage screening equipment. "Smiths Detection have a global reputation for the best technology, and we look...