Empire Aviation Group has signed an agreement with the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH) at Dubai South to develop a new, multi-purpose business aviation facility on a plot adjacent to the VIP Terminal with a 100% investment. The facility will be owned,...
MRO News Archive
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Munich Airport International expands APAC footprint with new Singapore office
Munich Airport International (MAI) has opened a regional office in Singapore as a part of its expansion plan in the Asian Aviation market. Simon Lotter will head the Singapore office, having spent several years working in Hong Kong and Singapore prior to joining MAI....
NIIF and GMR come together for INR 6.31bn investment in three airports in India
GMR Airports Limited, India, and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) have come together to invest in the equity capital of three greenfield international airports in India namely Mopa, Goa, and Bhogapuram, Andhra Pradesh. The transaction envisages NIIF...
DC Aviation Al-Futtaim opens wheel shop facility in Dubai
DC Aviation Al-Futtaim has opened a wheel shop facility at Dubai South. This facility will provide services on a wide range of aircraft wheels including Challenger 604/605/650, Global Express, and Global 7500. The company plans to expand its capabilities to cover...
VINCI becomes largest shareholder in Mexican airport operator OMA
VINCI Airports has finalised the acquisition of Fintech’s 29.99% stake in OMA (Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte), it said on December 8. The deal, valued at US S$1.17 billion made VINCI the largest shareholder in this Mexican operator, which runs 13 airports in...
Ryanair to run “biggest ever” summer schedule from Knock
Ryanair said on December 8 it would launch a new summer route to Lanzarote from Ireland West Knock Airport. The addition of the connection, along with extra flights on UK routes, would mean the biggest ever number of summer flights from the airport, the Dublin-based...
Eve Air says Brazil’s FlyBIS to buy 40 eVTOLs
Eve Air Mobility is to sell "up to 40" electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles to Brazilian aviation business FlyBIS, which in turn aims to expand the partnership to neighbouring countries in South America. “This new collaboration with FlyBIS will...
Airbus Corporate Jets signs Citadel Completions to expand capabilities
Airbus Corporate Jets has signed an agreement with Citadel Completions to provide ACJ customers with a wide spectrum of capabilities, including maintenance, engineering, modification, and upgrade services. With this agreement, Citadel Completions have entered the ACJ...
VPorts to develop advanced air mobility business park in Dubai
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has approved the development of an advanced air mobility (AAM) business park in Dubai. The facility will be built by Canada based-VPorts at the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH), which is part of the Al Maktoum...
Two million Christmas passengers could be affected by UK border official strikes
Planned strikes over pay by border officials at six British airports could affect around 10,000 flights and two million passengers over Christmas, according to numbers crunched by aviation analytics firm Cirium. The Public and Commercial Services Union in the UK said...
Collins Aerospace expands India footprint with new Engineering and Technology center
Collins Aerospace inaugurated its new Global Engineering and Technology Center (GETC) and Collins India Operations Center in Bengaluru, India. The 413,000-square-foot GETC centre is in Northgate Tech Park to facilitate collaboration across the company’s businesses,...
Ryanair extends Riga refuelling deal with Baltic Ground Services
Baltic Ground Services (BGS) is to continue fuelling Ryanair aircraft at Riga International Airport for another year, the two companies announced on December 8. BGS is part of Avia Solutions Group and provides a range of services to airlines, and has been working with...