Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Bombardier is all set to open a new service full-service center at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The 100,000 square feet MRO facility will add more than 100 aerospace jobs in the community, cementing Bombardier’s presence in the UAE. The facility will feature a...
Wheels Up company Air Partner said it has handled Teesside International Airport’s first cargo flights as the hub gears up to fill a gap left by the shuttering of a nearby airport. The north-east England hub, according to statement, "is set to establish itself as the...
Cargo software providers WiseTech Global said on December 13 that IAG Cargo, the cargo wing of International Airlines Group (IAG), is "directly integrated" with its CargoWise logistics platform, a link-up it said would enable freight forwarders "to efficiently choose,...
Vietnam will soon have nine additional airports by 2050 according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)’s plans to boost the civil aviation sector. The CAA has proposed the Ministry of Transport add nine airports to the national airport planning for 2030 with a vision...
airBaltic said on December 13 it had carried out a "scheduled A-Check technical maintenance and engine replacement" for an Airbus A220-300 aircraft operated by French carrier Air Austral. The Latvian airline said it was "the first time that such maintenance was...
ADB SAFEGATE has won the contract for providing its latest Airfield 4.0 technology to Western Sydney International (WSI) Airport. The WSI greenfield airport is scheduled to open for commercial operations by 2026. As a part of the contract, ADB SAFEGATE will provide...
The terminal 2 (T2) of the recently inaugurated revamped Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) at Bengaluru, India become the first terminal in the world that can be experienced on the metaverse, the airport said in a statement. The metaverse is built in...
Metrojet Engineering Clark (MEC) received the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification to work on the airframe, aircraft batteries and aircraft wheel assemblies of the Bombardier BD700-2A12 (Global 7500). With this approval, MEC will now be able to perform...
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer said that Chinese carrier Ruili Airlines has agreed to join its Energia Advisory Group, which, Embraer said, "oversees a project developing sustainable aircraft for the future". Kunming-based Ruili is to provide insights into needs...
Singapore-based Transcend Aero Services (Transcend) has placed an order for two B737-800SF freighter conversions with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) marking the first freighter conversion order placed by Transcend with AEI. The first 737-800 aircraft will begin...
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said London Luton Airport provides "poor" facilities for passengers who are disabled or face mobility challenges, with Bristol, Leeds Bradford and London Heathrow deemed as needing improvements. The assessment was published...
Air France veteran Paul-Antoine Vivet has been named vice president, sales Americas, at Air France International KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI-KLM E&M). Pierre Teboul, senior vice president commercial at Air France International KLM E&M, said Vivet...