Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
At its annual summit on Wednesday, Airbus unveiled its "DisruptiveLab", described as "a new flying laboratory designed to test technologies destined to improve aircraft performance and to reduce helicopters’ CO2 emissions". The DisruptiveLab will, the French...
Civil Aviation Academy (CAA) of Nepal has selected Airways International to deliver a TotalControl tower and surveillance simulation solution for use by Nepalese air traffic controllers. As a part of the deal, Airways International will supply and install a 360-degree...
Air Niugini has renewed its distribution agreement with Sabre Corporation for fares distribution and offers through Sabre’s global travel marketplace. With this renewed agreement the airline will continue to have access to Sabre’s extensive network of global travel...
DSV Global Transport and Logistics have become Etihad Cargo’s first partner to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to offset the carbon emissions of its cargo shipment. Etihad Cargo transported DSV's cargo shipment from Washington Dulles to Abu Dhabi on Etihad's...
Industry veteran Andrew Hodges is joining London City Airport (LCY) as chief commercial officer (CCO) ahead of what the hub expects to be a busy year. Hodges’ “extensive experience” with easyJet, British Airways and Norse Atlantic includes ”a range of commercial...
IAG Cargo, part of International Airlines Group (IAG), has carried around 3,000 pieces of donated cricket equipment to Pakistan, where months of widespread flooding has destroyed schools and sports facilities. The gear is to be sent to some of the 26,000 schools...
Atlas Air Worldwide's shareholders have voted to approve the company’s acquisition by an investor group. John Dietrich, Atlas's president and chief executive, said the deal, which earlier had been unanimously endorsed by the Atlas's board of directors, offers...
ARC Aerosystems has taken what is says is "a huge next step in the future of air travel and transport" by finishing "full transition tests" for its ARC C150 design. UK-based ARC, which says it is seeking investors, has previously conducted hover testing and transition...
Edinburgh Airport is to spend £1.6 million on redeveloping pick-up and drop-off facilities as part of £6million outlay on surface transport The makeover will "provide a simpler, safer and more modern experience", the airport claimed in a statement. Work on the...
Royal HaskoningDHV, which advises airport management bodies around the world on their development plans, has won a contract to draft a study for Lithuanian Airports on modernising terminals. The Netherlands-based group "will analyse development and modernisation...
Lufthansa Technik this week lifted the shutters on what it said is "a new and much larger repair station" in Ireland. The 3500-square-metre "state-of-the-art facility" in Celbridge near the outskirts of capital Dublin comes with ten engine bays, twice the previous...
Embraer said it has nailed down "a new firm order for five E195-E2 aircraft from an undisclosed airline" in a deal worth US$ 389.4 million. Four of the new jets will be ready by the end of next year, with the fifth to follow in early 2024, the Brazilian manufacturer...