Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
The main runway 18R/36L at Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) in Nigeria will be closed for maintenance for about 8 weeks starting this week, as per the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria circular. The closure of this runway is likely to affect the...
Etihad Airways Engineering is planning to expand its Abu Dhabi facility by 50,000 square meters in collaboration with Aircraft Support Industries (ASI). The decision to expand the facility comes in the wake of growing aircraft fleet across the globe and to meet the...
Etihad Airways has switched over to Amadeus Altea Passenger Service System (PSS) to offer simpler check-in and boarding process. Antonoaldo Neves, Etihad’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “Amadeus provides us with the tools we need to continue enhancing our guest...
Setting stage for advanced technology in airport check-ins, Emirates is planning to launch multilingual robots to speed up passenger check-ins at Dubai airport, over the next two months. “We are the first airline globally that has introduced or plans to introduce...
Joramco recently signed a new maintenance agreement with Air Europa. As a part of the deal, Joramco will perform nose-to-tail C checks on four B787 aircraft. This latest collaboration started earlier in February 2023 and is scheduled to continue until May 2023....
South African Airways (SAA) Cargo partnered with Menzies Aviation to provide air cargo services at three airports namely, OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Cape Town International Airport, and Port Elizabeth International Airport. The first phase of...
Joramco recently signed an MRO agreement with Cebu Pacific for the first time. As a part of the agreement, Joramco will be performing a C check on Cebu's A330 aircraft starting this month. Commenting on the occasion, Joramco’s chief executive officer, Fraser Currie,...
Aireon, a US-based provider of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The deal is for the Gulf state "to study...
Kuehne+Nagel has named Alexandre Muratore as managing director of its west Africa operations, with Bradley Francis, the regional business development manager, healthcare, Middle East and Africa, replacing him as managing director in Qatar. Muratore will run the cargo...
Etihad Airways Engineering partnered with Ramco Systems to implement its Aviation Suite V5.9. Ramco’s integrated Aviation Suite will streamline multiple operations across Etihad Airways Engineering, offering the organisation a single source of information with...
Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Lufthansa Technik Middle East are to collaborate in aircraft component services, the German company has announced. The collaboration means LT is to help service and maintain Saudia's 57 Boeing long-haul aircraft by...
Joramco signed a new maintenance deal with Emirates to perform nose to tail C checks and modifications on B777 aircraft from the Emirates fleet. This latest collaboration will commence in March, and will continue until June of next year. Commenting on the deal,...