Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Farsound Aviation has purchased the building adjacent to its UK headquarters in Romford, Essex. The acquisition, which was finalised earlier this month, comes as part of the aero engine MRO supplier’s wider ambitions to develop the company in a carefully laid out...
SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy), a modified Boeing 747SP, landed at Hamburg Airport on 30 September for routine check at Lufthansa Technik. The flying observatory of the US space agency NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) began the...
Lufthansa Cargo’s latest Boeing 777F landed for the first time at Frankfurt Airport. The freighter with the registration D-ALFI was in flight as LH8145 for 10 hours and 10 minutes after take-off from Everett Airport (PAE) in Washington State. The new aircraft bears...
Kate Sherry, formerly director of route development at Ryanair, will oversee the Edinburgh Airport’s recovery from the impact of the current pandemic, taking over the role of managing airline relationships. Joining the airport’s Executive Team, Sherry will report to...
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been appointed to Manchester Airports Group’s (MAG) Engineering, Project Management and Design Services framework (EPMDS), to provide airport advisory services. MAG comprises three airports – Manchester, East Midlands and...
IAG Cargo has announced a new direct service from the UK to Lahore, Pakistan, starting from October 2020. The service will run year-round, four times per week from London Heathrow. The new service will strengthen IAG Cargo’s existing presence in Pakistan, which since...
Data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for global air freight markets in August shows that improvement remains slow amid insufficient capacity. Although demand moved slightly in a positive direction month-on-month, levels remain depressed...
Air Partner, the global private charter and freight aviation solutions provider, will be further expanding its team and product range throughout the Asia Pacific region from the Air Partner office based in Marina Bay, Singapore. The Singapore office was established in...
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of the International Airline Group (IAG) uplifted 50,026 kgs of cargo on a single flight on its long haul route from Mumbai to London operated by a B777-300ER aircraft in September – a record for IAG Cargo from India. The record cargo...
Urgent support for aviation communities needed after stark report forecasts almost £200m lost and a third of jobs at risk in Hounslow Hounslow Council, the local government district where Heathrow Airport is situated, is calling for targeted support for aviation...
Heathrow and British Airways have reached disagreement over a proposal to charge airlines £500m for the airport’s failed expansion plans. A consultation recommends allowing the airport the bill airlines for costs related to the third runway incurred until February...
Dogs are now being trained to detect whether passengers at Helsinki airport have been infected with COVID 19, according to the Finnish Broadcasting Company. According to the news service, Evidensia, a Finnish network of veterinary clinics and hospitals, will pay the...