Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Certified Aviation Services (CAS) has announced that Mike Turpin, President of Recovery Repairs & Modifications, will be leaving CAS to pursue changing personal goals. Brad Caban, President of CAS Components, and Rod Garmany, Director of Operations, who co-founded...
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has seleceted H55 to supply battery systems for P&WC’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program. The development of the battery component designs and associated electrical control systems will also be supported by...
Air France-KLM Group and the CMA CGM Group have signed a long-term strategic partnership in the air cargo market. This exclusive partnership will see both parties combine their complementary cargo networks, full freighter capacity and dedicated services in order to...
Latvian airline airBaltic has ordered a total of 24 electric vehicles for its ground handling, technical and other functions. The company has already installed seven charging stations on the apron of Riga Airport, with 15 more to be installed by the year end. Martin...
Hundreds of GMB and Unite members working as Heathrow check in staff and ground staff voted in favour of holding a formal industrial action ballot. The GMB and Unite unions have confirmed that a strike ballot will begin shortly with dates to be confirmed during the...
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has performed the first pre-delivery test flight of the C919 aircraft in Shanghai last weekend. The aircraft is equipped with CFM LEAP engines and is pitched as a competitor to the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo...
Corporación América Airports (CAAP), the private sector airport operator, reported a 202.1% YoY increase in passenger traffic in April 2022, reaching 73.5% of pre-pandemic levels of April 2019. Total passenger traffic in April 2022 grew 202.1% compared to the same...
EgyptAir has signed a contract with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) for an AEI B737-800SF freighter conversion. The aircraft (MSN: 35560) is scheduled to commence modification in October 2022. Touch labor for the conversion and maintenance requirements will be...
Alpine Air Express, a regional air cargo carrier providing critical air infrastructure throughout North America, has acquired Suburban Air Freight. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This strategic addition marks Alpine's second acquisition since...
Corporación América Airports, the largest private sector airport operator in the world by number of airports, reported today a 138.9% YoY increase in passenger traffic in March 2022, reaching 68.6% of pre-pandemic levels of March 2019. Total passenger traffic in March...
C&L Aerospace has completed the teardown of two E170 aircraft. All aircraft have now been completely disassembled and the inventory is in the process of being inducted into C&L’s global warehouses, with the majority being stored at the company’s main...
GA Telesis (GAT) has delivered its third B737-800SF (MSN 28616) passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion. This is the second freighter aircraft delivered to Bulgarian-based Compass Cargo Airlines. The aircraft was converted by Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI)...