Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Delta Air Lines is to make its Edinburgh Airport to Atlanta route a daily service throughout summer 2023, Edinburgh Airport has announced. The upgrade from five flights a week is down to "strong demand for transatlantic travel", according to the airport, from where it...
Up to 44,500 new aircraft could be delivered globally over the next two decades in deals worth US $2.9tn, according to industry watchers at Cirium. The projected number of new aircraft suggests the sector's recovery from the impact of coronavirus lockdowns is on...
Lufthansa Technik has made Lufthansa Industry Solutions (LHIND) "a 100% subsidiary", it announced on January 24. The deal will allow Lufthansa Technik harness "the expertise of more than 2,300 digital experts" and help it provide "even more digital services" for its...
Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has agreed terms with new Indian carrier Akasa Air for a deal that includes subsidiary EPCOR providing component services and auxiliary power unit (APU) solutions. The agreement will see AFI KLM...
Ireland-based ASL Aviation and and British business AMETEK MRO AEM have announced a new agreement for the latter to provide of landing gear services for ASL’s European fleet of B737 Next Generation and Classic aircraft. The agreement, ASL said, "covers the provision...
Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon (LTTS) is expanding its operations near Ireland's Shannon Airport in response "to growing market demand". The company said a new 2,000-meter-square building would allow it provide "new products" for CFM56 and V2500 turbine engines...
Swissport staff at Ireland's Cork, Dublin and Shannon airports are to vote in late January 2023 on a 10% salary increase offered by the ground-handler. “This will be the biggest pay increase in Swissport UK & Ireland’s history, and is a testament to your...
Dozens of flights out of Europe's busiest airport, Heathrow in London, were cancelled early on January 23 due to freezing fog. As temperatures overnight plunged to near -10 celsius, airlines were told by air traffic controllers to thin out their Monday schedules....
Shannon Airport in Ireland's south-west reported 1.51 million passengers in 2022, a recovery to 88% of the pre-lockdown number and a 300% jump on 2021. “The accelerated pace of the rebound in air travel from Shannon has exceeded our expectations and shows the pent-up...
Manufacturer ZeroAvia has claimed a "giant step forward" for "zero-emission flight" with a six-minute test run of what it said is the largest aircraft to be powered by a hydrogen-electric engine The flight, using a 19-seat Dornier 228 testbed plane, took place at...
London Heathrow topped aviation analytics provider Cirium's list of Europe’s busiest airports for 2022, with Paris Charles de Gaulle coming in second. The ranking, by available seat kilometres (ASKs), underlines Heathrow’s importance to long-haul markets, Cirium said,...
Swansea Airport is to host its first commercial flights in almost two decades with the March 2023 opening of a route to nearby Exeter, in the south-west of England. "The end of March will see the start of services between Exeter & Swansea, joining the airport with...