Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
PTS Aviation recently completed the sale of one CFM56-7B engine with a lease attached to Aerovista FZC, an aviation asset manager based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Commentating on the transaction, Yuriy Tokarev, Vice-President of Asset Management at Aerovista,...
American Airlines (AA) and British Airways (BA) are co-locating to Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International (JFK) Airport in New York as part of a joint US$400 million investment in the new terminal. A joint statement by the airlines said that their move, which...
India-based HCLTech has signed a deal to "digitally transform" Swiss aircraft repair specialists SR Technics' operations. HCLTech is to implement what a "new greenfield SAP S/4HANA environment hosted on Microsoft Azure using RISE with SAP" - work it says will allow SR...
Airbus and Renault have signed a deal to carry out research and development they say is aimed at "enhancing transversalities and synergies to accelerate both companies’ electrification roadmaps". The two manufacturers' engineers "will join forces to mature...
Sanad Group has signed a preliminary agreement with Indonesia’s GMF to set up a new maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) centre for aircraft engines. Prior to that, the two companies will collaborate to build MRO capabilities dedicated to CFM engines at GMF’s...
IndiGo recently inaugurated its second maintenance, repair and, overhaul (MRO) facility at India’s Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru). The 13,000-sqm hangar is built on five acres of land and is the second largest maintenance facility at the Bengaluru...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is all set to open a new airport in the capital city of Riyadh. The announcement was made by Saudi Arabia’s crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmaan. The airport will help drive annual passenger traffic in Saudi Arabia from the current 29 million...
Eve Air Mobility is to team up with Bluenest to "jointly study the use of software for urban air mobility operations", the two businesses have announced. According to a statement, Eve and Bluenest put pen to paper on a letter of intent (LOI) that could enable them "to...
Vilnius-based FL Technics Engine Services has said that it has been given US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for the provision of aircraft engine repair and maintenance services in Kaunas, Lithuania. FL Technics Engine Services said the go-ahead was "an...
Hong Kong airport recently inaugurated its 3,800m long third runway as a part of an $18.2bn expansion plan. The construction work started in August 2016 and reclaimed over 650 hectares of land. This expansion is a part of the Terminal 2 expansion project with a new...
Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a deal with Yamato Holdings to operate 21 freighters per day on its behalf starting April 2024. The airline plans to launch the cargo operations using Airbus A321 P2F. The flights will be operated by Spring Airlines Japan, JAL’s...
K-Mile Asia has launched a route connecting Bangkok to Bangladesh with five weekly cargo flights as a part of its network expansion. The cargo carrier is planning to replace its B737-400 Classic aircraft with B737-800BCF aircraft to serve the new Hong Kong Dhaka...