Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport returned to 80% of pre-pandemic levels in November 2022, as demand for travel continues to grow, the airport said in a statement. The airport reported a total passenger footfall of 2,539,619 across its fur terminals in November...
Raytheon Technologies announced on December 20 it has carried out a "successful first engine run of the company's regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator". The run, which was hosted by Raytheon business Pratt & Whitney Canada at its Quebec innovation...
Jazeera Airways recently received Kuwait Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DCGA) full approval to use Conduce’ eTechLog8, an electronic technical logbook solution as the primary Tech Log system and remove the paper-based processes. Jazeera Airways is the first...
Alliance Air has extended its Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with ATR for another five years. The two companies have been partners since the airline signed its first ATR pay-by-hour maintenance contract in December 2002. David Brigante, SVP Customer Support and...
Air Portugal (TAP) has reopened its lounge in Lisbon after around four weeks of renovation that "completely remodernised" the facility, giving it more space and more plants, the carrier said. The revamp allows for 320 "premium customers" to use the lounge's "more...
London City Airport said on December 19 it has applied to increase its annual passenger cap from 6.5 million to 9 million and to have Saturday afternoon flights run until 6.30pm instead of 12.30pm. The application was made to the London Borough of Newham after a...
Singapore's Changi Airport has expanded its link to all South Asian cities to the pre-pandemic level and is witnessing the daily traffic of more than twice the number that passed through the airport when Singapore first reopened its borders in April 2022. Recently the...
Holiday seasons and a frenzy of online shopping have given Qantas a reason to celebrate. Qantas Freight is gearing up for a record Christmas season with domestic freight volumes up almost 75% on pre-COVID levels, as online shopping deliveries ramp up. Across December...
STARLUX has signed a multi-year agreement with OEMServices for comprehensive component support of its A350 fleet. Glenn Chai, CEO of STARLUX Airlines, said: “We are delighted to have this partnership with OEMServices to support our A350 widebody fleet. With the...
Air Senegal has selected RateGain to provide software solutions for gaining real-time market insights. RateGain’s AirGain software will help the airline to track movements on all the important OND routes 80% faster to stay on top of market changes and give the most...
Toulouse-based Hylight said it has successfully test-flown an airship powered with hydrogen using fuel cells made by H3 Dynamics. The tests were done in Milan and, according to Hylight, mean it is "one of the few companies " to show hydrogen as a "viable power supply...
Lufthansa Group said on December 16 it has become the first "to equip aircraft with aerodynamic sharkskin film" by putting it on a Boeing 777 that has been in scheduled service since October. The aircraft surface "sustainability technology", Lufthansa Group said,...