Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Cargo drone airline Dronamics has raised $40 million from venture capital funds and angel investors in 12 countries. Dronamics, which is the first such business to get a European operating licence, said the money came from Founders Factory, Speedinvest, Eleven Capital...
UK-based AMS Aircraft Services has been exclusively retained to re-market three Boeing 747-400 Combi aircraft on behalf of their owner. The aircraft were manufactured between 1997 and 2000 and are powered by GE CF6-80C2B1F engines. They can carry up to 268 passengers...
Ryanair has announced new summer routes from Glasgow and Prestwick airports and listed its seasonal flights from Aberdeen. The Irish carrier, which describes itself as "the UK's number one airline", said it would increase the frequency of its route from...
Airlines and cargo carriers are continuing to contribute to relief work being carried out in earthquake-stricken regions of Turkey and Syria. UPS said a Boeing 767 is taking off every night from the UPS Air Hub at Cologne Bonn airport to lift "urgently needed goods to...
Lufthansa Cargo is expanding its China capacity for summer schedule, despite continued weak demand. Starting March 26, 2023, the airline will offer ten 777 freighter flights a week to Shanghai, two of which will fly to Chengdu doubling its capacity. Ashwin Bhat,...
Lufthansa was forced to ground flights at Frankfurt on February 15 after what it said was an external telecommunications line failure. The failure "had a major impact" on Lufthansa's IT system, which was later in the day "up and running again", according to the...
Avinor ANS, the Norwegian government's air navigation service provider, has announced it is using Aireon's "space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data" in support of air traffic operations in the Bodø Oceanic Flight Information Region Avinor...
Binter Canarias and Embraer have signed a contract to use the Beacon digital platform to help maintain the Canary Island's-based carrier's E195-E2 fleet. "Through their trials, Binter has confirmed the benefits of real-time collaboration and insights facilitated by...
Vilnius-based private and charter business KlasJet is stationing a newly refurbished luxury Boeing 737-300 "at one of London’s airports", parent company Avia Solutions Group said. The aircraft is "ready for operation" from the undisclosed airport "on a floating fleet...
Ecube, an aircraft end-of-life service provider and asset custodian, has appointed former US Air Force man Jonathan Zeiher as general manager US. After his military career, Zeiher worked for Pinnacle Airlines, AAR, C&L Aerospace, Launch and recently was vice...
Rolls-Royce received an order from Air India for 80 engines after the carrier announced the biggest purchase of aircraft in aviation history with deals for 470 airplanes from Airbus and Boeing. The order with the British brand is for 68 Trent XWB-97 engines, plus...
Air India and CFM International have signed an agreement for LEAP engines that will see the manufacturer "exclusively power" the carrier's newly announced orders of 210 Airbus A320/A321neo and 190 Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft. Air India requires 800 LEAP engines,...