John Menzies, the aviation services provider, has confirmed that it had received a preliminary and unsolicited proposal from National Aviation Services (NAS), a subsidiary of Agility Public Warehousing (Agility), to acquire the entire, and to be issued share capital,...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Iberia Maintenance appoints new MRO Commercial & Business Development Director
Iberia Maintenance has appointed Marc Wittingen as MRO Commercial & Business Development Director, effective from February 1, 2022. Wittingen has more than 20 years of experience in International Sales, Business Development, and Strategic Partnering in commercial...
Deutsche Aircraft partners with SupplyOn
Deutsche Aircraft, which is developing the D328eco aircraft, has partnered with SupplyOn, a supply chain management company, to develop a state of the art digital management system for its supply chain, aligned with its 100% paperless, full digitalisation objective....
easyJet switches to flydocs with ten-year digitisation deal
flydocs, the digital aviation records and data management expert, has signed a comprehensive deal with easyJet to digitise the records and asset management of its entire aircraft fleet. Under the ten-year deal, the European airline will utilise flydocs’ AMOS...
Cirium partners with Aireon
Cirium, the aviation analytics company, has announced a new long-term agreement with Aireon, space-based aircraft tracking company, to integrate Aireon’s complete, global, real-time flight data with Cirium’s combination of fleet, flight status and airline schedules...
Airbus reports orders and deliveries
Airbus has reported its commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for the month of January 2022. The European manufacturer deliveries 30 aircraft to 20 customers, and booked 36 orders during the month.
ATSG extends and expands aircraft leasing and operating agreements with DHL
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has executed agreements with DHL Network Operations (USA), under which ATSG’s Cargo Aircraft Management and ABX Air subsidiaries will continue to lease aircraft to DHL and operate those aircraft within DHL’s global network. The...
CFM56 maintenance for WestJet by Lufthansa Technik
WestJet has awarded its CFM56-7B engine maintenance program to Lufthansa Technik. This agreement provides WestJet with access to a wide range of services including overhaul capabilities and on-site maintenance support. Under a separate agreement, Lufthansa Technik has...
Quebec invests further into Airbus A220 programme
In an effort to avoid its current stake in the former Bombardier C Series programme being diluted by a next round of financing, Quebec has agreed to contribute US$300 million to a combined total of US$1.2 billion in new investment. According to Reuters, Quebec will...
Intelsat to provide inflight connectivity service to LATAM new Airbus Fleet
Intelsat, provider of Inflight Connectivity (IFC) services, along with LATAM Airlines Group has announced Intelsat’s connectivity service will be installed in its fleet of Airbus narrow body aircraft including A320ceo and A320neo variants, based in Chile, Ecuador,...
Leonardo and Vertical Aerospace announce collaboration on Fuselage Development Program
Vertical Aerospace (Vertical), the company that is pioneering zero-emissions aviation, has agreed a joint development program with Leonardo for the design, testing, manufacture and supply of the carbon composite fuselage for Vertical’s VX4 electric aircraft. Vertical...
Swissport reports record cargo demand; ground services continues to recover
Bolstered by strong demand for cargo logistics, Swissport International states that it can look back on a successful 2021. The group's cargo segment handled a record 5.1 million metric tons (2019, pre-COVID: 4.6 million). The ground services division handled just over...