The Helicopter Company (THC) has signed an HCare In-Service contract with Airbus Helicopters to cover its future fleet of six ACH160 helicopters. The ACH160s will be deployed across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for corporate transportation services. The HCare...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Scoot migrates to Lufthansa Systems Lido Flight 4D for operational efficiency
Scoot recently selected Lufthansa System’s Lido Flight 4D system to increase safety and reduce workload. Singapore Airlines has already been using the Lido Flight 4D software since 2020. Captain Quay Chew Eng, Senior Vice President Flight Operations, Singapore...
Saab and Altitude Angel in air traffic management tech deal
UK-based Altitude Angel and Saab announced a deal on December 6 that will see the Swedish car and jet manufacturer put Altitude Angel's "market leading" unified traffic management (UTM) technology into its r-TWR digital towers for air traffic control. The r-TWR, a...
Pratt & Whitney Canada offers customers revamped Amex payment option
Pratt & Whitney Canada said on December 6 it was working with American Express (Amex) to "provide qualifying customers with a new solution that will allow them to extend payment terms, when buying a new or used P&WC engine". “This new payment solution is part...
Kuehne+Nagel sets up airside facility in the airport zone of Tambo airport, South Africa
Kuehne+Nagel has entered into a long-term agreement for a new airside facility strategically located in the airport zone of OR Tambo International airport, Johannesburg, South Africa. Gereon Niemeier, Managing Director, Kuehne+Nagel South Africa, said:...
Eve and Volatus agree eVTOL software tie-up
Eve Air Mobility announced on December 6 that it had signed a deal with Volatus Infrastructure to supply a vertiport automation solution that will support traffic management of future electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles. “Eve’s new vertiport...
Glasgow Airport reopens after security false alarm
Travellers out of Glasgow Airport have faced flight delays and cancellations after sections of the terminal were closed at around 6 am on December 5 due to what police said was a "report of a suspicious item". The airport reopened at around noon the same day, but only...
London City announces new ski and Christmas routes
London City Airport said BA CityFlyer is to launch routes to Salzburg on December 9 and to Chambery the following week, meaning "more choice" for Brits during "the first meaningful skiing season" since before the Covid pandemic, Chambery is less than an hour and half...
Lufthansa Technik commissioned for private jet VIP makeover
Lufthansa Technik has won a contract from a customer it did not name for what it said would be a" VIP cabin completion" of an ACJ320neo. The work is to include an "inflight entertainment and communications outfitting" based on a "latest generation" satellite...
Savback signals US$45m purchase of 25 Mayman Speeders
US-based Mayman Aerospace and Savback Helicopters said they have signed a "letter of intent" for the "sale and purchase" of 25 of Mayman's Speeder Air Utility Vehicles, a type of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) flyer. The deal "positions Savback as the first...
Menzies Aviation to provide ground handling services to FlySafair at seven airports
Menzies Aviation has expanded its partnership with FlySafair with a five-year contract to provide ground handling services from one airport to seven. As a part of the contract, Menzies will provide passenger and ramp services for 40,000-plus turns annually at O.R....
Thailand Department of Airports to revamp 29 airports to serve passenger demand
The Department of Airports (DoA) of Thailand has earmarked a comprehensive plan to modernise and enhance the capacity of about 29 airports across the country to cater to the increasing passenger traffic, reports The Bangkok Post. The DoA is planning to invest 4.5bn...