Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
AJW Group (AJW) and Arena Investors (Arena) have formed a new joint venture focused on selective acquisitions of commercial aircraft, engines and components. Through a newly formed entity based in Dublin, AJW and Arena will jointly acquire a targeted portfolio of...
EirTrade Aviation, the aviation technical asset services and trading company, has opened a new facility in Dallas, Fort Worth. The 22,000 square foot facility will be headed by Bill Thompson who joined EirTrade in April 2021 and will complement EirTrade’s existing...
S7 Technics, the Russian MRO provider, is building the first repair facility in Russia and CIS for the repair of Honeywell auxiliary power units (APUs). The repair base will be located on the territory of Sheremetyevo Airport and is planning to open in the fourth...
Nicolas Notebaert, CEO of VINCI Concessions and President of VINCI Airports, announced today a local reforestation program that will absorb residual emissions of Lyon-Saint Exupéry and Lyon-Bron airports, operated by VINCI Airports since 2016. The first project of...
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, has signed a three-year contract to become the launch customer of Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) new cargo terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (H-JAIA). Under the terms of the...
AerFin has signed a rotable component support agreement with European ACMI and charter specialist operator SmartLynx (SLX), supporting its fleet of newly inducted Airbus A330 aircraft, as the operator expands into the long-haul market segment. The fully bespoke...
The UK Airport Operators Association (AOA) has warned that Summer 2021 could be as bad or worse than Summer 2020 for the country’s airports if the UK government continues to take, what it calls an “overly cautious approach to reopening international travel”. The...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released April 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-COVID levels (April 2019) with demand up 12%. As comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results...
Wizz Air has resumed flights between Budapest and another seven destinations, offering customers yet more travel options as restrictions continue to ease. Friday 4 June saw the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) re-open connections from the Hungarian capital to Podgorica,...
Budapest Airport marks the return of more significant links with Ryanair this week, as the ultra-low-cost-carrier (ULCC) relaunches flights to 16 destinations: Athens, Bristol, Cagliari, Catania, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Lisbon, Madrid, Marseille, Mykonos, Napoli,...
S7 Technics (part of the S7 Group) has signed an investment agreement with the Government of St. Petersburg and Pulkovo Airport on the construction of a new aircraft maintenance centre at the airport. The agreement was signed on June 3 within the framework of the St....
In an important milestone for the E2 programme, the first of Embraer’s E2 family, the E190-E2, has been certified for Steep Approach; a requirement to operate at London City Airport (LCY). EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) certification was granted 11th May....