Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
American Airlines and Safran Landing Systems are to team up in an effort to replace the steel brakes in around 300 Boeing 737NG planes with carbon versions. The new brakes were described by the carrier as "critical to reaching our climate goals" due to carbon being...
Irish no-frills flyer Ryanair is to offer 21 summer destinations from Newcastle in England's north-east, adding new routes to Barcelona and to Shannon Airport in Ireland's south-west. The Shannon route would replace one to Cork, on Ireland's south coast, the airport...
China Southern Airlines renewed its global distribution agreement with Sabre Corporation allowing the airline to continue distributing its offers and content to the vast network of travel agents and related businesses connected to Sabre's global distribution system...
Oman has experienced a drastic increase in passenger traffic throughout its airports since the start of FIFA 2022. As per the data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) about 6,969,976 passengers have passed through the Omani airports...
Airports across Australia are likely to face disruptions next week as the security workers have threatened to go on strike over equal pay. With the approaching holiday season, these strikes could lead to passenger woes and airport chaos. Strikes are scheduled to take...
Dublin Airport said it was "fully operational" on the morning of December 12 but warned more flights could be delayed due to "weather disruption" at destination airports in the UK. There were concerns that the Irish capital's hub could face further weather-related...
Quarantine restrictions have now been relaxed at the Beijing Capital International Airport. From now onwards, passengers are no longer required to present with a negative COVID-19 test upon entry. However, no information is available on whether the outbound passengers...
Boeing has awarded Lufthansa Technik with a contract to provide Total Component Support (TCS) for the future fleet of four P-8A aircraft belonging to the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The (TCS) is a comprehensive component services program for the 737 covering more...
Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce announced on December 9 they had put to pen to paper on a four-year agreement with Virginia Tech for "pre-competitive research focusing on the impact of environmental contaminants on aeroengine operation and testing" "At Virginia...
All flights out of London's Stansted Airport were suspended for a time overnight on December 11-12 due to snow on the runway, while Gatwick and Heathrow saw some flights cancelled and others delayed. "Our runway is temporarily closed whilst we undertake snow clearing....
C&L Aviation Group on December 6 announced the purchase of ACLAS Technics, described as a "UK-based company that offers structural component repair and overhaul for multiple aircraft types". “This is another step in the strategy to provide support for multiple...
Bristol Airport said it would form a "new partnership" with jet manufacturer Airbus and carrier easyJet to see how an airport can operate as a supply base for hydrogen-based energy. The south-west England hub said Hynamics, a hydrogen-focused wing of French...