Iberia Maintenance, part of International Airlines Group (IAG), said it has put together "a long-term agreement" with HK Express for 32 V2500 aircraft engines. A subsidiary of Cathay Pacific, HK Express is to avail of Iberia's "efficiency improvements", including "the...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Gulf Air extends its partnership with flydoc for digital records management
Gulf Air has renewed agreement with flydocs for five-years to support Gulf Air with digital records management software for its fleet. flydocs has been providing a software service to support Gulf Air to manage their assets and lease returns. Commenting on the...
European and North American air cargo down in November: IATA
Data published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on January 9 show air cargo volumes falling year-on-year in Europe and North America in November. According to the IATA, which represents 300 airlines, North American carriers posted a 6.6% decrease...
Asia-Pacific cargo volumes drop by 18.6% Y-O-Y in November 2022
Asia-Pacific airlines saw their air cargo volumes decrease by 18.6% in November 2022, compared to the same month in 2021, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA further revealed that this was the worst performance of all regions and a...
Sabre extends Global distribution agreement with PIA
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has extended its multi-year Global content distribution agreement with Sabre Corporation. As a part of the agreement PIA will continue to have full access to Sabre’s extensive global seller network. Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Amir...
Five-month London Stansted runway resurfacing project kicks off
London Stansted Airport's 3km-long runway is to be "fully resurfaced" by May 2023, the airport said on January 6. The runway, which was last resurfaced in 2006, is to be closed from midnight to 6am over the first 11 weeks of the five-month project, with the work done...
Etihad Cargo increases US capacity with three additional flights per week from April 2023
Etihad Cargo has increased its US capacity by adding three weekly flights to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) from April 24, 2023. The additional flights will bring Etihad Cargo’s total cargo capacity to over 600 tons out of the US per week. The flights...
GA Telesis disassembles three engines towards year-end, strengthens inventory pool
GA Telesis (GAT) ended the year 2022 on a positive note with the disassembly of additional three CFM56-5B, one CF6-80C2 and one PW4056-3 engines. These engines are a part of a lease return pool sourced from the Company’s Asset Transaction Group and will be managed...
Honeywell selects AvAir as its worldwide distributor of APUs
Honeywell has selected AvAir as the exclusive worldwide distributor of its 85- and 95-series auxiliary power units (APUs), including spares for all commercial and defense applications. Moe El-Khatib, vice president - defense at AvAir said: “"We're excited to announce...
FTAI Aviation and Unical Aviation acquires iAero Thrust
FTAI Aviation and Unical Aviation has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of iAero Thrust. The acquired assets and facilities are based in Miami and will be rebranded QuickTurn Engine Center. Joe Adams, CEO of FTAI, said: “We are excited to...
Brussels Airport takes delivery of first batch of Neste’s SAF
Brussels Airport kicked off the new year with a new resolution towards sustainable aviation by taking the delivery of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for the first time using the NATO Central European Pipeline System (CEPS). The CEPS will be supplying aviation fuel...
China drops zero-COVID policy, ACI welcomes decision
The Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific has welcomed China’s decision to reopen borders with quarantine-free travel and has called for consistent and harmonized approach from airlines and airports towards managing inbound travel. Commenting on the...