Air Tanzania has extended its partnership with Swissport at the Dar es Salaam home base for two more years until 2024. Swissport has been providing airport ground services and air cargo handling to Air Tanzania since early 2020. The partnership will include a...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Astral partners with Reliable Robotics to introduce automated air cargo services in Africa
Astral Aviation has signed a strategic collaboration with Reliable Robotics to enhance aviation safety and increase air cargo connectivity with automated aircraft. Both companies will work together to develop operational and regulatory business plans to launch the...
Air Arabia signs three-year engine consignment deal with AMP Aero
Air Arabia has signed a three-year CFM56-5B and 7B engine material consignment with AMP Aero. Commenting on the deal, Ambalik Agarwal, Managing Member, said: “AMP Aero is growing and the demand for material from our customers continues to increase. This agreement will...
Qatar set to open Doha International Airport for FIFA World Cup 2022
Qatar is all set to open the Doha International Airport anticipating huge passenger volume ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The airport is currently used by Qatar’s royal family and VIPs along with its air force. The FIFA World Cup starts on November 20, 2022, and...
Etihad Cargo posts mid-year revenue increase
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has announced record-breaking results for the first half of 2022, achieving year-on-year revenue growth of 6 per cent compared to H1 2021 and contributing 35 per cent of Etihad Aviation Group's...
Sharjah Airport serves six million passengers in first half of 2022
Sharjah Airport has reported a 142.74% rise in the passenger traffic during the first half of 2022, accounting for approximately six million travellers. This is substantial growth from 2,449 million travellers in H1 2021. The airport saw a considerable growth in the...
Ethiopian Airlines signs proposal with for up to Four Dash 8-400 Freighter – Large Cargo Door Kits
Ethiopian Airlines Group (Ethiopian) has signed a proposal for the purchase of two Dash 8-400 Freighter – Large Cargo Door (F-LCD) conversion kits. The proposal provides an option for an additional two F-LCD conversion kits. The parties are working to finalize a...
Dassault Aviation select IAI to produce Falcon 10 wing movable surfaces
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been selected by Dassault Aviation to design and produce the all-composite wing movable surfaces for the new, long range Falcon 10X business jet. The Falcon 10X wing movable surfaces program joins IAI’s other aerostructures...
Afrijet selects Pratt & Whitney Canada engine maintenance program for six PW127s
Afrijet of Gabon has signed a 12-year Guaranteed Maintenance Cost Plan (GMCP) with Pratt & Whitney Canada to cover the engines on three ATR 72-600 aircraft that are on order. One of the aircraft will be powered by PW127M engines, while the other two will fly with...
AmP announces Certification by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Arlington-based aviation maintenance organization, Aviation Maintenance Professionals (AmP), received final approval from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia General Authority of Civil Aviation. This certification allows AmP to provide its full range of maintenance, repair and...
Elbit Systems completes the sale of Ashot
Elbit Systems has completed the sale of all ordinary shares held by its wholly-owned Israeli subsidiary, IMI Systems (IMI), in IMI's 84.98%-owned subsidiary, Ashot Ashkelon Industries (Ashot) and all capital notes of Ashot held by IMI and Elbit Systems, to FIMI...
Kenya Airways’ Fahari Aviation orders up to 40 eVTOLs
In March 2022, a subsidiary of Eve and Kenya Airways’ subsidiary, Fahari Aviation, signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for up to 40 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles. The agreement includes joint studies through a working group to develop and scale...