Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Malaysia has a potential demand of over 150 new aircraft and over 100 new routes as per the latest Embraer report. The demand for 150 aircraft is for aircraft with a seating capacity of under 150 seats to complement the larger aircraft segment dominant in the region....
Qatar is all set to open the Doha International Airport anticipating huge passenger volume ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The airport is currently used by Qatar’s royal family and VIPs along with its air force. The FIFA World Cup starts on November 20, 2022, and...
GE Aviation has opened an $8 million state-of-art facility in Brisbane Airport to provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for customers across the Asia-Pacific region. This facility will help GE to support more customers and expand its base across the...
Spirit AeroSystems has signed a five-year contract with Infosys to provide aerostructure and systems engineering services for product development of commercial, business jet, and emerging aircraft programs, and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) services. As a...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for July 2022 global air cargo markets showing that demand continued to track at near pre-pandemic levels in July (-3.5%), but below July 2021 performance (-9.7%). Global demand, measured in cargo...
A cross-party group of UK parliamentarians has called on new prime minister Liz Truss’s administration to back UK aviation, travel and tourism as it continues to recover from the impacts of Covid-19. A letter, organised by Henry Smith MP as chair of the All-Party...
Air China and Rolls-Royce have entered into a 50-50 Joint Venture (JV) to develop new maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility. The new facility will be called BAESL (Beijing Aero Engine Services Company Limited) and will provide MRO support on Air China’s...
September 7, 2022: Changi Airport (CAG) is further expanding its capacity to accommodate the surge in passenger traffic as travel demand continues to grow post-pandemic. Keeping this in view, the airport is all set to reopen the southern wing of Terminal 2 (T2) for...
LAN Cargo (LATAM Cargo) will operate an additional aircraft and, as a result, LATAM Cargo and its related carriers will end 2022 with a fleet of 16 767 freighters. “This aircraft will allow us to continue strengthening our value proposition through a broader and...
ST Engineering has selected PowerFleet industrial telematics solutions for the Maintenance Repair Operations (MRO) at its airframe facility in San Antonio. ST Engineering’s San Antonio facility will utilize PowerFleet’s telematics solutions to improve overall...
OneWeb and Intelsat have signed a global distribution partnership agreement to offer airlines a seamless inflight connectivity (IFC) solution. The partnership enables Intelsat to distribute OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services to airlines worldwide,...
airBaltic is joining forces with travel tech partner DRCT to roll out New Distribution Capability (NDC) offerings to local and international markets. Travel sellers will now be able to book airBaltic NDC fares and personalised content through DRCT’s AI-powered...