Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Airbus UpNext, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing and demonstrating technologies for a new on-ground and in-flight pilot assistance platform. Known as DragonFly and described as mimicking the surroundings-recognition capabilities of the eponymous...
Sensus Aero, an Avia Solutions business, said it has come up with "a new-gen software solution for the aviation industry" aimed at making maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contracting less complicated. “Contracts between MRO services providers and their customers...
Combined passenger traffic through Kaunas, Palanga and Vilnius airports doubled to 5.35 million in 2022, according to Lithuanian Airports. The three hubs overcame a "slow start" to the year to operate almost 51,000 flights, nearly 48% more than the previous year, with...
In 2022, European airframe manufacturer Airbus delivered 661 commercial aircraft to 84 customers and received 1,078 gross new orders. Ahead of announcing a backlog of 7,239 aircraft on January 10, Airbus had earlier conceded it would not meet its 2022 production...
Ahead of announcing 2022 fourth quarter (Q4 2022) financial results on January 25, Boeing said it delivered 152 commercial aircraft during the period and 480 throughout the year. The majority of the Q4 output was made up of 737s, with Boeing reporting delivery of 110...
Spanish state-owned airport operator Aena said 2022 passenger numbers reached almost 90% of the pre-Covid level, with December traffic topping 98% of what was recorded in the same month in 2019. "The airports in the Aena network closed 2022 with a total of 243,681,775...
Fusion Genomics has opened "first-of-its-kind" automated infectious-disease surveillance facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Using Fusion’s DNA sequencing-based ONETest platform, the facility, Fusion said on January 10, will allow detection of...
Bavaria's main air travel hub Munich Airport saw traffic soar tw0-and-a-half-fold year-on-year in 2022 to hit 31.6 million passengers. Nineteen million more passengers passed through the airport in 2022 compared with the year before, while air freight volume increased...
An overheated power bank caught fire onboard Scoot flight Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) as the aircraft was taxiing to runway for departure. The owner of the power bank and his co-traveller suffered minor burns to their...
Brisbane airport is all set to hit a post-pandemic record for January 2023. The airport expects 1.7 million passenger footfalls, its highest ever since the pandemic outbreak. Brisbane's international capacity is currently at 63% pre-COVID, and domestic operations are...
DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF) has added a Bombardier Global 7500 aircraft to its managed fleet bringing the total number of aircraft under management to nine. DCAF will manage and operate the new aircraft on behalf of its private owner. The new aircraft will be based...
Astral Aviation has inked a deal with Air Logistics group to expand its operations in Europe and US in the new year. This deal will enable Astral Aviation to offer more opportunities to its clients in Kenya, Europe and the United States with the objective of...