Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Lufthansa Group has selected the ZIMprivacy (PC-02) Premium Economy class seat, from ZIM Aircraft Seating. The new seat will now also be installed on 19 of Lufthansa’s Boing B747-8 flagship aircrafts and additional nine SWISS Airbus A330. “The award of this project to...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that full-year demand for air cargo increased by 6.9% in 2021, compared to 2019 (pre-covid levels) and 18.7% compared to 2020 following a strong performance in...
Faster, quieter and greener journeys by air are one step closer thanks to a further £3.7m investment in redesigning the UK’s ‘motorways in the sky’, the Government has confirmed. The funding, which will support a programme to modernise the UK’s airspace for the first...
Unum Aircraft Seating has launched as a new force and credible alternative in business class seating under the leadership of Chris Brady. As the former CEO and co-founder of Acro Seating, Brady has over 30 years’ experience in aviation and successfully led Acro from...
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has published a new study which finds that hydrogen-powered aircraft could cap emissions from passenger aviation with policy support and “look surprisingly viable from a design perspective”. According to the...
The Irish Aviation Authority Air Navigation Services Provider (IAA ANSP) has confirmed that 2021 was a further difficult year for the aviation sector in Ireland, with air traffic levels only marginally higher than 2020. However, there is industry wide optimism for a...
The UK Government has laid regulations before Parliament which will extend the airport slots rules alleviation for the upcoming summer season, which will require airlines to use 70% of their slots in order to keep them, but will also benefit from added flexibility...
SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance’s facility in Maastricht, the Netherlands, has renewed the A220 base maintenance contract with Swiss International Airlines, for an additional five years. The agreement covers nose to tail programs for heavy maintenance, and SAMCO will...
easyJet has been supported by SR Technics for a range of MRO services over the years. By December 2022, SR Technics will have serviced a total of 35 aircraft under this particular agreement and expects to handle up to a total of 45 aircraft by the completion of the...
Austrian Airlines and Spairliners have signed a long-term flight hour agreement to extend their business relationship for the component support of Austrian Airline’s E-Jet fleet. The Austrian airline currently operates 17 Embraer E195 aircraft. The contract includes...
Russian airport traffic has been more resilient to pandemic shocks than that of European airports thanks to a quick recovery of its sizeable domestic travel market, Fitch Ratings says. Air traffic in Russia had recovered to its pre-pandemic levels by September, while...
Flybe has selected Bytron Aviation Systems as their flight operations software provider. As a web-based software and app business, the UK based company will provide its flagship software called skybook to Flybe’s flight dispatch and flight operations team, including...