Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Dublin Airport recorded 2.1 million passengers in January 2023, 2% above the previous record set in 2019 and more than double the number for the same month in 2022. Cork Airport in Ireland’s south, which is also operated by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA), reported...
Aviation analytics provider Cirium has said hundreds of thousands of passengers could be affected when UK border officials go on strike for a day on March 15, There are to be 2,125 flights landing at British airports on the day of the industrial action, Cirium...
Nidec Leroy-Somer has signed an agreement with Airbus to develop an electric motor for its hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine prototype. Airbus had earlier tabled plans to bring the first zero-emission commercial aircraft to market by 2035. According to Nidec...
Lufthansa Technik is to provide parts support to Azerbaijan Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner wide-body fleet The five-year total component support (TCS) deal takes effect in May, Lufthansa Technik said, and will give the flag carrier "24/7 access to Lufthansa Technik's...
Turkey’s ground service provider has written a letter to Russian carriers with a warning that the ground handling services will most likely be denied to the airlines' including Aeroflot, Rossiya Airlines, S7 Airlines, Utair Airlines, Red Wings, Nordwind, Yamal, and...
ZeroAvia and its investor Shell have agreed with Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Rotterdam the Hague Innovation Airport to plan for hydrogen-powered commercial flights by 2025 UK-based ZeroAvia, which is developing "zero-emissions solutions" for commercial flying,...
London Stansted is get a new link to Bergen in Norway when Widerøe opens a twice-weekly service in March 2023. Bergen is Norway's country’s second largest city and is known for its Bryggen harbour district, one of Europe's oldest ports, and as the gateway to Norwegian...
Dublin Airport again paused flights for around an hour at 7pm on February 6 after drones were seen operating close to the facility. Flights were diverted to nearby Belfast and to Shannon in Ireland's south-west, with one sent across the Irish Sea to Manchester. "The...
Willis Lease Finance Corporation's (WLFC) British subsidiary has expanded its services after UK regulator base maintenance approvals for the Airbus A320 family, Boeing 737NG, ATR 42/72, and Embraer 135/145 aircraft. The latest approvals complement WLFC’s existing line...
Strikes and protests are likely to cause disruption to air travel in France between February 6-8, the French Civil Aviation Authority has warned. Airlines at Paris Orly have been asked to cut flights by 20%, while rail operators have said services will be reduced,...
Three of European aviation's household names are reportedly interested in resurrecting Flybe, the UK carrier that announced its collapse in late January. According to The Telegraph, a London newspaper, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa are talking to Flybe administrators...
Air France Industries (AFI) KLM E&M and Nile Air have wrapped up a component support agreement for the Egyptian airline’s six A320-200s. The deal, AFI KLM E&M said, will cover" an extensive range of components, including various key models such as accessories...