Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
ITA Airways said it has completed the transition of its IT systems to the Amadeus platform. The Italian carrier said the move, which was a year in the making, "will contribute to the achievement of the medium and long-term growth and digitisation objectives" The new...
Estonian carrier Nordic Aviation Group (NAG) and investment firm-owned "start-up" airline Marabu have signed a long-term service agreement for NAG to support Marubu's efforts to crack the German market. Starting in summer 2023, NAG is to operate three aircraft for...
Air France International KLM Engineering & Maintenance and flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas are extending a "longstanding maintenance relationship" with support contracts for the Argentinian airline’s 90 CFM56-7B and CF6-80E1 engines that power 45 aircraft. AFI...
Logistics business Kuehne+Nagel and the Birmingham Airport Authority have announced a partnership they say "will expand business opportunities for both the company and the region". "This is the first time the BAA is partnering with a logistics company and the first...
Europe’s largest airport lounge provider Aspire is to refurbish the lounge at Belfast City Airport with a £1.2 million investment. Design company Dv8 is to pitch in on the deal, which will see the lounge extended by 70 seats to 178 and will feature lighting inspired...
Munich Airport has announced that Qatar Airways is to double its cargo capacity from the Bavarian hub to Doha. The carrier is to increase from two to four flights a week, including one via Chicago Rockford. The flights are to be operated on behalf of logistics company...
Europe's busiest airport London Heathrow has reported passenger numbers trebled in 2022 to 62 million amid a net loss of almost £700 million. Airport management boasted that the post-lockdown traffic surge "was equivalent to fitting virtually all of Frankfurt’s 2022...
After flights in and out of Dublin Airport were again paused on February 21 due to drones being operated nearby, the Irish Airline Pilots' Association (IALPA) said it flagged concerns about drones six years ago but got a "poor response". Evan Cullen, the IALPA...
Rolls-Royce's £238 million (US$286 million) 2022 profit increase was part-driven by "strong new order wins" in civil aerospace, the UK manufacturer reported on February 23. Defence and "a record order book in power systems" also contributed to what Rolls-Royce...
Aviator Airport Alliance (AAA), a "full-range" provider of aviation services at 15 airports in Scandinavia and the Baltic region, is to extend its partnership with Finnair by five years. The Avia Solutions Group-owned AAA will provide ramp handling services for...
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam is to implement a 5% cut to the number of seats that can be booked on flights out of the hub during May holidays. The airport, one of Europe's biggest and busiest, said it would be gradually expanding the number of travellers that can...
Latvia's airBaltic has added a Google Pay option for its flight booking system in what it said would make payment "a seamless process". "We are happy to go one step further, by adapting to the payment practices of passengers. Our goal is to provide customers with the...