Ryanair has launched a seat sale to mark flying ten million passengers to and from Knock Airport. The ten millionth Ryanair passenger departed for Lanzarote on a May 23 flight. "Our popular Lanzarote route [is] just one of the 16 routes we are operating as part of our...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Natilus and ZeroAvia form hydrogen engine development partnership
Natilus and ZeroAvia are to jointly develop a hydrogen-electric engine for the Natilus Kona cargo aircraft. The partnership will "leverage" ZeroAvia;s expertise in hydrogen-electric powertrain technology with Natilus’ design "to create a scaleable, long-range, and...
Iberia and Repsol announce Bilbao renewable fuel arrangement
Iberia Airport Services and Spanish energy company Repsol are to carry out handling activities at Bilbao airport with 100% renewable fuel. "Over the next month, both companies will use a sustainable fuel, treated at the Petronor plant, for all aircraft and customer...
Icelandair linking Detroit and Reykjavik for summer
Flag carrier Icelandair has started summer flights from Reykjavik to Detroit. “Icelandair is pleased to offer a refreshing new choice when travelling to Detroit. Our new flights will offer business and leisure travellers more options to and from Iceland and beyond”...
Jet Aviation signs purchase agreement with Donecle for automated drone technology
Jet Aviation has signed a cooperation agreement with Donecle as a part of its continued commitment to innovation while expanding its MRO services. As part of the agreement, Jet Aviation has purchased automated drone technology from Donecle, which uses AI and advanced...
Dronamics announces first cargo drone flight
Dronamics has completed a first flight with its flagship aircraft, the Black Swan. The drone took off from Balchik airport in Bulgaria, the company said. Dronamics, which describes itself as the "world's first cargo drone airline", said the flight showed "the...
Munich Airport deploys CT scanners at security and luggage checkpoints
Security checks at Munich Airport are "becoming safer, faster and more convenient", the airport has claimed, announcing the introduction of five computed tomography (CT) scanners. "We have subjected the technology to extensive tests, and the results are unequivocal:...
Loganair carries 350,000th passenger through Southampton Airport
UK carrier Loganair on May 24th announced it had "celebrated the carriage of its 350,000th customer hrough Southampton Airport." The airline offered a free "surprise flight" to Glasgow-bound soldier Rachel Emmerson, the passenger. “I wasn’t expecting the call that I...
IAG Cargo appoints chief transformation officer
IAG Cargo has appointed Jenny Critchley as chief transformation officer. Critchley, a former British Airways head of transformation, "will focus on expanding IAG Cargo’s digitalisation and sustainability efforts, whilst driving productivity, new business solutions and...
Supernova Airlines completes its first flight
Supernova Airlines, a subsidiary of the Nova Poshta group of companies, has completed its first flight on the Riga-Gdańsk-Riga route. The aircraft transported 7 tons of international parcels from Nova Poshta from Riga International Airport to Gdańsk, Poland. Later,...
More airplane noise monitoring on the cards for Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport Authority (daa) wants to put up two aircraft noise-monitoring terminals (ANMT) systems at the Irish capital's airport. The installation would be part of a 23-terminal system to monitor aircraft noise which was ordered by Fingal County Council in 2021....
Vertical Aerospace announces deal with Kakao for VX4 eVTOLs
Kakao Mobility has pre-ordered "up to 50" of Vertical Aerospace's VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Described by Vertical as "the largest mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platform in South Korea", Kakao operates the country's most-used...