Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Heathrow Airport has reported an adjusted loss before tax of £321 million in the six months to end June 2022, as a result of higher passenger numbers. This is an improvement of prior-year period loss of £466 million. Revenue rose to £1.28bn up from £384 million a year...
Airbus has successfully tested a removable firefighting demonstrator kit on the A400M new generation airlifter during a flight test campaign in Spain. The test campaign took place in daylight conditions with a minimum operating height of 150ft, flight speeds as low as...
A new survey by CV-Library, has found that almost half of all airport and airline workers (41.4%) are considering quitting the industry, mainly for pay and stress reasons. However, only 5% cited the current disruption at UK airports, 4.2% said it was due to angry and...
Honeywell and Hanwha Systems sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on unmanned aerial systems and urban air mobility (UAS/UAM) technology development in South Korea. Based in South Korea, Hanwha Systems provides differentiated smart technologies in...
Rex and Australian-headquartered Dovetail Electric Aviation (Dovetail) has formed a strategic partnership to pioneer the conversion of turbine powered aircraft to electric, nil emission propulsion. The partnership, which will operate under the Dovetail brand, will...
Embraer and Fokker Services has announced the intention to deepen the collaboration between the companies in several projects, mainly related to the services and support fields. The companies are looking at aftermarket support topics, such as aircraft modifications...
MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) has signed an agreement with Air Nostrum Engineering and Maintenance (ANEM), appointing them as a MHIRJ Authorized Service Facility (ASF) in Europe. This agreement marks an important step in expanding MHIRJ’s service network...
Pratt & Whitney has surpassed 1,000 orders and commitments for GTF engines since the beginning of 2022. These include engines for Airbus A320neo, Airbus A220 and Embraer E-Jets E2 family aircraft. Airlines and lessors who have announced orders in 2022 include...
Supernal and Electric Power Systems (EP Systems) has announced a partnership to accelerate development and production of safe, lighter-weight and certifiable eVTOL vehicle batteries. The partnership aim is to enable the introduction of commercial eVTOL vehicle flights...
Embraer and Collins Aerospace are collaborating on the development and testing of a new carbon nanotube electro thermal heating technology (CNT) for ice protection systems that seeks to result in more efficient and sustainable aircraft. The project recently achieved a...
Beacon, the maintenance coordination platform connecting resources and professionals for faster return-to-service aircraft, powered by EmbraerX, embarks on a trial partnership with JetBlue. During the initial rollout, Beacon will help JetBlue simplify coordination of...
Parker Aerospace, a business segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation, has announced a partnership to further the development of electric flight. Eviation Aircraft has engaged Parker Aerospace to develop six technology system packages for Alice, the first-of-its-kind...