Etihad Airways and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop initiatives and conduct research into how AI could transform key aspects of the nation’s integral aviation sector....
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Ethiopian inks TotalCare agreement with Rolls-Royce for Trent engines
Rolls-Royce and Ethiopian Airlines inked a TotalCare service agreement for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines that will power four new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. As a part of the agreement, Rolls-Royce will provide Ethiopian with known cost for the services and...
Etihad Cargo partners with Wallenborn Transports to provide road feeder services in Europe
Etihad Cargo has partnered with Wallenborn Transports as its road feeder service (RFS) partner for Europe. With this partnership Etihad Cargo will be able to facilitate transport of cargo between Etihad Cargo’s European gateways, including Amsterdam, Paris and...
Etihad Cargo expands partnership with SF Airlines
Etihad Airways has expanded its existing partnership with China’s SF Airlines to strengthen ties and further cooperation to increase cargo capacity between China and the rest of the world via Etihad hub in Abu Dhabi. The new agreement includes expanding cooperated...
Astral Aviation partners with Airlink for disaster relief shipments
Astral Aviation has signed its first formal partnership agreement (MOU) with disaster response nonprofit Airlink. As a part of the agreement, Astral Aviation will transport 50 tons of humanitarian aid over the next year. Astral Aviation operates a network that...
NEOM and Volocopter completes series of air taxi test flights in Saudi Arabia
NEOM and Volocopter marked an important milestone with the successful completion of a series of air taxi test flights in Saudi Arabia. The flight test campaign lasted over a week and built on 18 months of collaboration between NEOM, the General Authority of Civil...
Riyadh Air orders 90 GEnx-1B engines for its new B787-9 Dreamliner fleet
Riyadh Air has signed a deal for 90 GEnx-1B engines to power its new fleet of 39 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The order also includes spare engines and a TrueChoice services agreement. Commenting on the purchase order, Tony Douglas, Chief Executive Officer of...
Etihad Airways partners with Pine Labs’ Qwikcilver for asset management solutions
Etihad Airways have partnered with India-based Pine Labs' Qwikcilver for asset management solutions. With the integration of Qwikcilver's Asset Manager solution into Etihad’s online and offline systems, the airline will be able to issue swift, automated, and immediate...
Sanad inks MRO agreement with GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft engines for LEAP 1A and LEAP-1B
Sanad signed agreement with GE Aerospace, and Safran Aircraft Engines to expand its MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) services offerings to LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines that power Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The agreement provides for LEAP engine...
Airports in Saudi Arabia gear up for annual Hajj pilgrims
The airports in Saudi Arabia are currently gearing up for the arrival of annual Hajj pilgrimage. About six Saudi airports are expected to receive 1.7 million pilgrims during Hajj season, via 7,700 flights The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has...
Texel Air officially launches sister airline Texel Air Australasia at Auckland
Texel Air recently launched its sister airline Texel Air Australasia at Auckland International Airport, New Zealand. This cargo airline is a sister airline to Texel Air Bahrain in the Middle East, formed by Founder and Chairman John Chisholm. The airline will...
Heydar Aliyev International Airport selects Tav Technologies digitised airport solutions
Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Azerbaijan has signed up TAV Technologies for slot allocation and travel document authorization solutions (TDAS). With the new solution in place, the passport and travel documentation controls at the airport will now be fully...