The Drone Delivery Group, which describes itself as "the UK’s largest group of more than 400 drone industry experts and leading authority on the technology", has called on the British government to "act now" on commercialisation or risk falling behind rival countries....
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Gulf Air extends unit load device agreement with Unilode for ten years
Gulf air has extended its longstanding unit load device (ULD) agreement with Unilode for another ten years. As a part of the renewed agreement, Unilode will continue to supply pallets, and lighter weight and more durable AKE containers from its ULD pool to Gulf Air...
Challenge Airlines plans freighter services from Istanbul
Challenge Airlines is planning to launch freighter flights connecting Belgium to Turkiye towards the end of January 2023. The freighter will carry a mix of Türkiye’s main export products, including garments, fabrics, and automotive parts, from international customers....
Bamboo Airways selects Images In Motion for IFE services
Bamboo Airways has selected Images In Motion for providing Inflight Entertainment (IFE) content services. Images In Motion will be providing a broad range of content across Bamboo Airways’ fleet like latest Hollywood releases, classic movies, Asian movies, and hours...
Manchester flights resume after snow cleared from runways
Flights have resumed out of Manchester Airport after snowfall led to the closing of runways for around two hours. In a notification published at around 9am local time on January 19, the airport said passengers should contact airlines for information on departing...
CAAP traffic up 30% in December 2022
Corporación América Airports (CAAP) recorded a 30.5% year-on-year increase in traffic in December 2022, a jump that took the operator to 87.2% of December 2019. Annual numbers for CAAP, which operates 53 airports in Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Ecuador, Italy and...
Melbourne records highest passenger traffic in December 2022
Melbourne Airport recorded its highest passenger numbers for international travellers in almost three years since pandemic restrictions in December 2022. The airport recorded 766,439 international travellers, almost 120,000 more than November 2022 and 71% of December...
Magma Aviation gives pro bono lift to British environmental NGO
Magma Aviation, an air cargo management business, has transported over 1000kg of flip flops "on a pro bono basis" for Sea Sense, a UK-based non-governmental organisation (NGO). Magma helped Sea Sense with moving the flip flops from Fuzhou in China to the UK, where...
Hong Kong Airport reports robust passenger volumes in 2022, anticipates strong recovery
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled a total of 5.7 million passengers, representing a year-on-year increase of 318.4% according to the latest report by Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK). Fred Lam, Chief Executive Officer of AAHK, said: “Passenger traffic...
Embraer announces another Beacon deal, this time with Vortex
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and Vortex Aircraft Services have agreed a deal for the latter to deploy Beacon, Embraer's maintenance coordination platform. US-based Vortex will use Beacon to enhance maintenance coordination and responsiveness to...
Terminal 2 at Bengaluru Airport opens for commercial service
Terminal 2 at Bengaluru’s Kemepegowda International Airport, India, has officially opened for passenger operations. The 2,50,000 square meter terminal was initially planned to open in December 2022, but was pushed back due to construction delays. During its first few...
Aviation software provider Rusada expands to Toronto
UK-based aviation software business Rusada has opened a new office in Toronto. The facility, the company said, is "to support customers and business development in the region", with cities such as Chicago, Montreal and New York "only a short a flight away". Founded in...