DC Aviation Al-Futtaim has opened a wheel shop facility at Dubai South. This facility will provide services on a wide range of aircraft wheels including Challenger 604/605/650, Global Express, and Global 7500. The company plans to expand its capabilities to cover...
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Airbus Corporate Jets signs Citadel Completions to expand capabilities
Airbus Corporate Jets has signed an agreement with Citadel Completions to provide ACJ customers with a wide spectrum of capabilities, including maintenance, engineering, modification, and upgrade services. With this agreement, Citadel Completions have entered the ACJ...
VPorts to develop advanced air mobility business park in Dubai
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has approved the development of an advanced air mobility (AAM) business park in Dubai. The facility will be built by Canada based-VPorts at the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH), which is part of the Al Maktoum...
Emirates, dnata sign contract with Dubai Future Labs for advanced technology and innovation
To boost digital innovation in aviation and logistics, Emirates Airlines, DP World, and dnata have signed a partnership with Dubai Future Labs (DFL). Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, the Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, witnessed the...
Jet Aviation expands MRO capabilities at Dubai facility to meet demands
Jet Aviation has expanded maintenance, interior refurbishment, NDT, and borescope capabilities at its Dubai DXB Facility. Jet Aviation has now added modular tail docking capability to the base maintenance hangar to allow more efficient heavy structural repairs on...
THC signs HCare In-Service with Airbus for maintenance of ACH160 fleet
The Helicopter Company (THC) has signed an HCare In-Service contract with Airbus Helicopters to cover its future fleet of six ACH160 helicopters. The ACH160s will be deployed across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for corporate transportation services. The HCare...
Kuehne+Nagel sets up airside facility in the airport zone of Tambo airport, South Africa
Kuehne+Nagel has entered into a long-term agreement for a new airside facility strategically located in the airport zone of OR Tambo International airport, Johannesburg, South Africa. Gereon Niemeier, Managing Director, Kuehne+Nagel South Africa, said:...
Menzies Aviation to provide ground handling services to FlySafair at seven airports
Menzies Aviation has expanded its partnership with FlySafair with a five-year contract to provide ground handling services from one airport to seven. As a part of the contract, Menzies will provide passenger and ramp services for 40,000-plus turns annually at O.R....
King Khalid Airport teams up with Amazon Web Services and AIRIS for baggage handling solutions
King Khalid International Airport has joined hands with Amazon Web Services AWS and AIRIS to provide an efficient baggage handling system using AI and unsupervised machine learning algorithms. The Chief Executive Officer of Riyadh Airports, Engineer Mohammed bin...
DSV Global Transport joins Etihad Cargo’s carbon offset initiative
DSV Global Transport and Logistics have become Etihad Cargo’s first partner to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to offset the carbon emissions of its cargo shipment. Etihad Cargo transported DSV's cargo shipment from Washington Dulles to Abu Dhabi on Etihad's...
PTS Aviation completes sale of CFM56 engine to Aerovista FZC
PTS Aviation recently completed the sale of one CFM56-7B engine with a lease attached to Aerovista FZC, an aviation asset manager based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Commentating on the transaction, Yuriy Tokarev, Vice-President of Asset Management at Aerovista,...
Sanad strikes a deal with GMF to set up MRO centre for aircraft engines
Sanad Group has signed a preliminary agreement with Indonesia’s GMF to set up a new maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) centre for aircraft engines. Prior to that, the two companies will collaborate to build MRO capabilities dedicated to CFM engines at GMF’s...