Al Ain International Airport (AAN), owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Airports, has welcomed two new weekly flights between Al Ain and Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The inaugural flight, operated by Nile Air landed at Al Ain International Airport on Monday, July 12 at...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Qatar Airways resumes flights to Doha from Pulkovo airport
Qatar Airways, the national airline of the State of Qatar, plans to resume regular flights between St. Petersburg and Doha since July 23. Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Hamad International Airport will be operated with frequency twice a week on Fridays and Sundays on...
Ethiopian leads in Africa in passenger and freight traffic during the COVID Crisis
According to the African Airlines Association’s (AFRAA) report, Ethiopian has been ranked first by passenger and cargo traffic in 2020. Ethiopian carried 500 thousand tons of freight and 5.5 million passengers through its main hub, Addis Ababa Bole International...
IAI to establish first passenger to freighter conversion site in Europe
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Aviation Group has agreed to establish a passenger to freighter conversion site to convert the Boeing 737-700/800 with Atitech company, at Atitech’s leading MRO center in Naples, Italy; this, following the rise in demand for cargo...
South Sudan launches globally integrated airspace system
Ten years after gaining independence, South Sudan has launched an online airspace management system. In a move that will open up new routes, boost tourism and generate much-needed revenue for the economy, operators of commercial, cargo and aid aircraft can now...
Alton selected for new MRO hangar in Ghana
Alton Aviation Consultancy has been selected by the US Trade and Development Agency and Aerojet Aviation as the lead advisor to prepare a feasibility study, business plan, hangar facility design, and implementation roadmap to support the development of a maintenance,...
AerinX and VD Gulf launch aircraft maintenance technology partnership
AerinX has agreed on a partnership to implement its mixed reality-based aircraft maintenance solution with Sharjah-based VD Gulf, with the base maintenance facility at Sharjah International Airport. The economic difficulties experienced by the aviation sector induced...
Joramco and VD Gulf sign new MRO agreement
Joramco and VD Gulf (UAE) have signed a framework agreement on MRO Cooperation. Under the agreement, both independent MROs aim to expand their existing capabilities, capacity and optimize their synergies for a one-stop-shop upscaled customer experience, in addition to...
NAS awarded airport lounge tender for new terminal in Zambia
National Aviation Services (NAS) and NAC2000 Corporation have been awarded a tender to operate an airport lounge in the new terminal at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) in Lusaka, Zambia. The airport is the largest in Zambia and has plans to serve as a hub...
GE and RJ Partner to use GE’s 360 Foam Wash
GE Aviation has awarded Royal Jordanian Airlines a technical license to use GE’s patented 360 Foam Wash system on its GEnx-1B aircraft engines. The technical license allows Royal Jordanian to perform 360 Foam Wash on its fleet of GEnx-1B engines for Boeing 787...
Aviation Horizon partners with Air One Aviation for launch of regional 737-400SF cargo services
Aviation Horizon has signed a global cargo general sales agency contract with Air One Aviation to support its launch venture into the all-cargo market for regional 737 freighter services. The Saudi-based private jet operator has taken delivery of its first Boeing...
Texel Air orders second 737-800 Boeing converted freighter
Boeing and Texel Air, a subsidiary of Chisholm Enterprises, has placed an order for its second 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). “This additional expansion of our Boeing Converted Freighter fleet will help us meet the increased demand we are seeing from our...