SunExpress, increases the number of flights it operates from Budapest Airport. Launching a weekly service from 18 June to the popular resort of Izmir, the Turkish carrier is set to add to its flying programme from Budapest during the height of the summer season. “It’s...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
easyJet celebrates 20-year anniversary of London Gatwick base
easyJet is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of its base at London Gatwick airport. The start of easyJet’s operation with a single Gatwick-based aircraft and locally employed crew began with just a handful of routes – the first being Barcelona on 1st February 2002...
FLYR Labs and 3Victors form technology partnership
FLYR Labs and 3Victors have formed a global technology partnership to provide airlines with even more ultra-relevant, context-rich data sources to inform commercial decision-making. The collaboration builds on FLYR’s commitment to providing intelligence that creates...
AerSale orders six additional Precision 757-200PCF conversions plus four options
Precision Aircraft Solutions (Precision) has been awarded a contract from AerSale for six additional 757-200PCF conversions plus four options, bringing the total number of potential commitments to 16. AerSale began converting its first 757-200PCF in January 2021, and...
Satys Aeropace acquires SPI Group
Satys, based in Toulouse, has announced the acquisition of the Group SPI (Société de Peinture Industrielle) based in Malville near Saint-Nazaire (France), to strengthen its market position in the aircraft painting, sealing and surface treatment. With over 40 years of...
Ontic acquires product lines from Ultra Electronics
Ontic, an OEM and provider of MRO services for established aircraft in the commercial, military, rotorcraft and adjacent markets, has signed an asset purchase agreement for various product lines from Ultra Precision Control Systems (Ultra PCS) in the UK. The...
Norse Atlantic Airways takes off with AMOS
After a five-month selection process, Norse Atlantic Airways has decided for AMOS for its maintenance and engineering software. The very lean project is already well underway and the Swiss-AS project team is assisting Norse in setting up their processes. The Swiss-AS...
Xeneta acquires Clive Data Services
Xeneta, the ocean and air freight rate benchmarking, market analytics platform and container shipping index, has acquired Amsterdam-based air freight data analysts CLIVE Data Services to provide timely and comprehensive insights into the global ocean and air freight...
Airbus’ Beluga to serve global outsized-cargo demand
Airbus has launched a new air-cargo service using its unique BelugaST fleet to offer freight companies and other potential customers a solution to their outsized freight transportation needs. The new service - Airbus Beluga Transport - will provide...
UK CAA updates airspace change masterplan
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published its decision to accept the latest iteration of the airspace change masterplan, developed by the Airspace Change Organising Group (ACOG), into its Airspace Modernisation Strategy (AMS). The regulator calls this a...
AAIB Report: Blockage of pitot probes by insects impacting various aircraft, Heathrow Airport
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has published a report into an investigation into a series of pitot system blockage events on different aircraft which occurred between 9 June 2021 and 19 July 2021 at Heathrow Airport. Between 9 June 2021 and 19 July 2021,...
RED aircraft launches MRO training program
RED aircraft has announced its intention to provide training programs for maintenance repair and overhaul centers, owing to the continued successful growth and utilization of their game-changing RED A03 piston engine. It will be a requirement to provide safe and...