SITA today has implemented its new-generation of passenger processing infrastructure at Václav Havel Airport Prague, paving the way to a completely touchless, mobile passenger journey at the airport in future. SITA’s new TS6 Kiosks with SITA’s next-generation SITA...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Virgin Atlantic and Delta return to LHR Terminal 3
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are returning to their home in Terminal 3, which has been closed for over a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic on July 15. Virgin Atlantic destinations including Antigua, Barbados, Grenada and Israel are all classified as “Green” on...
AM GLOBAL and RANDERATH Launch The Aviation AM Centre
AM GLOBAL, the large-scale additive manufacturer, has launched a new business called The Aviation AM Centre, founded in partnership with RANDERATH, a turn-key project delivery company. The new venture will provide end-to-end solutions for the additive manufacturing...
TAT Technologies inks new MRO partnership with Honeywell
TAT Technologies subsidiary, TAT Piedmont, has signed an additional new strategic MRO and lease agreement with Honeywell for the maintenance repair and overhaul of Honeywell's 131 Series of Auxiliary Power Units. The 131 Series is the APU manufactured by Honeywell...
MTU expands its MRO network with a new site in Serbia
MTU Aero Engines started construction work on its new repair facility for MTU Maintenance Serbia today. The commencement took place in the presence of Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia, and Thomas Jarzombek, Aerospace Coordinator of the German government. The...
APOC acquires four 737 airframes from large US legacy carrier
APOC has purchased four Boeing 737 airframes for teardown from a large US-based legacy carrier. Built in 2008/9 the airframes have single operator traceability and were fully active until COVID-19. The aircraft are currently being parted-out in Marana, Arizona. It is...
DRONAMICS and Hellmann plan pan-European transports with cargo drones
DRONAMICS, the middle-mile cargo drone developer and operator, and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics have announced a partnership to develop and offer a new transport service for the cross-border transportation of time-critical goods. As part of the cooperation, Hellmann...
MTU Maintenance launches ON-SITEPlus product branding
MTU Maintenance has launched ON-SITEPlus, a larger group of on-site, near-wing and quick-turn services. This development and rebranding of the portfolio underscores the importance of on-site and near wing activities as a means to reduce maintenance cost and extend...
IAG Cargo partners with Kuehne+Nagel and Neste on SAF
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group completed its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) charter chain of 16 flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta last week. Working with their partner Kuehne+Nagel, IAG Cargo sourced 1.2million litres of Neste MY...
BA 787 nose collapses on stand
Photos have emerged on social media of a British Airways 787 aircraft that suffered a nose gear collapse on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport. The front landing gear is believed to have collapsed. British Airways have confirmed that the aircraft was only transporting...
Swissport expands key airline contracts in Asia
Swissport has renewed and expanded several key airline partnerships in Asia. A contract with Air France, KLM and Air Calin has been renewed for Tokyo Narita and expanded to include Tokyo Haneda in Japan, and Seoul Incheon, South Korea. In South Korea, Swissport has...
Fingermind unveils new MRO Smart Data Access feature
To meet the needs of MRO services and offer a range of solutions that are fully in line with the challenges of managing maintenance operations in the aeronautics and industrial sectors, Fingermind has created a new feature: MRO Smart Data Access. This new feature is...