Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said London Luton Airport provides "poor" facilities for passengers who are disabled or face mobility challenges, with Bristol, Leeds Bradford and London Heathrow deemed as needing improvements. The assessment was published...
Irish no-frills flyer Ryanair is to offer 21 summer destinations from Newcastle in England's north-east, adding new routes to Barcelona and to Shannon Airport in Ireland's south-west. The Shannon route would replace one to Cork, on Ireland's south coast, the airport...
Dublin Airport said it was "fully operational" on the morning of December 12 but warned more flights could be delayed due to "weather disruption" at destination airports in the UK. There were concerns that the Irish capital's hub could face further weather-related...
Boeing has awarded Lufthansa Technik with a contract to provide Total Component Support (TCS) for the future fleet of four P-8A aircraft belonging to the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The (TCS) is a comprehensive component services program for the 737 covering more...
All flights out of London's Stansted Airport were suspended for a time overnight on December 11-12 due to snow on the runway, while Gatwick and Heathrow saw some flights cancelled and others delayed. "Our runway is temporarily closed whilst we undertake snow clearing....
Bristol Airport said it would form a "new partnership" with jet manufacturer Airbus and carrier easyJet to see how an airport can operate as a supply base for hydrogen-based energy. The south-west England hub said Hynamics, a hydrogen-focused wing of French...
Norwegian state-backed airport operator Avinor announced on December 7 it had approved the construction of a new airport at the Arctic town of Bodo, which is to be ready by 2029 and to be located almost a kilometer from the airport it will replace. Avinor is to part...
Data published on December 7 by Eurostat, the statistics agency of the European Commission, showed 373 million passengers flying in 2021, 35% more than in 2020. The 2021 increases varied among European Union member states, ranging from +10% in Ireland, +16% in Sweden...
Ryanair said on December 8 it would launch a new summer route to Lanzarote from Ireland West Knock Airport. The addition of the connection, along with extra flights on UK routes, would mean the biggest ever number of summer flights from the airport, the Dublin-based...
Planned strikes over pay by border officials at six British airports could affect around 10,000 flights and two million passengers over Christmas, according to numbers crunched by aviation analytics firm Cirium. The Public and Commercial Services Union in the UK said...
Baltic Ground Services (BGS) is to continue fuelling Ryanair aircraft at Riga International Airport for another year, the two companies announced on December 8. BGS is part of Avia Solutions Group and provides a range of services to airlines, and has been working with...
UK-based electric aircraft manufacturer, Vertical Aerospace, has brought in David King as its chief engineer. King, who worked with Leonardo Helicopters and Bell At Vertical during three decades in aerospace engineering, is to oversee technical development of the VX4...