Eve Air Mobility (Eve) and United Airlines have announced plans to bring Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to San Francisco by launching electric commuter flights throughout the Bay Area. Both companies say that they will be working with local and state officials,...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Capital A plans to expand Philippine base with logistics and MRO facility
Capital A, the parent arm of AirAsia Philippines plans to launch a logistics business and an aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility in the country along with expanding AirAsia Philippines as a part of the Group’s long-term expansion plans. Speaking of...
Magellan Aerospace extends contract with Boeing for nacelle exhaust systems for 767
Magellan Aerospace Corporation extended its contract with Boeing to manufacture large and complex nacelle exhaust systems for the 767 program. The fabricated metallic assemblies will be produced and delivered from Magellan’s facility in Middletown, Ohio. With this...
SITA and UrbanV to digitalise vertiports in Rome
SITA and UrbanV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a digital-first passenger experience for UrbanV’s vertiports in Rome. The inaugural flight is expected to take off between Fiumicino and Rome’s city center in 2024. Both parties will design, test,...
Vistara to implement robotic aircraft exterior cleaning
Vistara has announced the use of automated aircraft exterior washing and cleaning solution called AeroWash, that will help reduce costs and improve its carbon footprint, thus becoming the first airline in India to implement robotic aircraft exterior cleaning. The...
Texel Air officially launches sister airline Texel Air Australasia at Auckland
Texel Air recently launched its sister airline Texel Air Australasia at Auckland International Airport, New Zealand. This cargo airline is a sister airline to Texel Air Bahrain in the Middle East, formed by Founder and Chairman John Chisholm. The airline will...
Frontier Airlines signs Lufthansa Systems’ Lido mPilot for charting systems
Frontier Airlines signed a five-year contract with Lufthansa Systems for Lido mPilot to achieve maximum operational efficiency, safety, and stability. The airline already uses Lufthansa System’s Lido FMS since one and a half year. Lufthansa claims that the Lido mPilot...
London Gatwick inches closer to pre-pandemic numbers
London Gatwick is celebrating its 65th anniversary this month as the airport prepares for a busy schedule ahead and continues to recover from pandemic woes. As per Cirium, Gatwick is scheduled for at least 12,281 departures, equating to over 3.2 million seats, making...
MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg and GE Aerospace celebrate two decades of partnership
MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg and GE Aerospace celebrated two decades of partnership since the delivery of first engine. The very first CF34 engine was redelivered after a shop visit at the Ludwigsfelde location in 2003. Since then, MTU Maintenance...
Electra begins flight testing its eSTOL aircraft
Electra.aero has unveiled the test vehicle for its hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft. Electra's eSTOL technology demonstrator (TD) is the described by its makers as the “world's first blown lift aircraft using distributed electric...
Swissport workers at UK East Midlands airport ballot for strike action
Swissport workers at the UK's East Midlands Airport are balloting for strike action in a dispute over night working pay. Members of the GMB union employed as airport and ground staff by Swissport have begun balloting for strike action. This follows a dispute with...
Heydar Aliyev International Airport selects Tav Technologies digitised airport solutions
Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Azerbaijan has signed up TAV Technologies for slot allocation and travel document authorization solutions (TDAS). With the new solution in place, the passport and travel documentation controls at the airport will now be fully...