ASUR is leading the post-pandemic recovery recording a total of 5.9 million passengers in June 2023, almost 5% above the passenger levels reported in June 2022, as per the latest data. Passenger traffic increased 10.3% year-on-year in Mexico and 22.3% in Puerto Rico,...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
AerFin extends contract with B&H Worldwide to manage inventory in Singapore and Australia
AerFin has selected B&H Worldwide to manage its inventory in Singapore and Australia. As a part of the deal, B&H will support AerFin’s fast growing expansion by supporting with Storage and 3PL solutions in Singapore and Australia. The contract is an extension...
Southwind Airline takes delivery of first B777-300
Southwind Airlines took delivery of its first B777-300 aircraft. The aircraft is a 19-year-old, ex-Fly Pro aircraft, ferried from the maintenance hangar at Bodrum Milas to Antalya. The airline has inducted the newly acquired aircraft into commercial operations from...
Norse Atlantic signs 5-year line maintenance contract with Storm Aviation
Storm Aviation has signed a 5-year line maintenance contract with Norse Atlantic to perform maintenance services at London-Gatwick Airport. As a part of the agreement, Storm Aviation will perform line maintenance services on the Norse B787 fleet of Trent 1000-powered...
IATA reports weak global air cargo condition in May 2023
The global air cargo demand fell 5.2% compared to May 2022 according to the data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The complete air cargo report for May 2023 reflects a weak cargo condition. The cargo capacity as measured by available...
Airbus opens new Wing Technology centre at Filton site
Airbus opened new Wing Technology Development Centre at Filton site to build and test demonstrators for a range of programmes and research projects. The new facility will help Airbus accelerate the design, build and testing of wings for next generation aircraft, by...
Lufthansa Cargo adds third A321 converted freighter
Lufthansa Cargo recently added its third Airbus A321 freighter with an aim to expand its e-commerce capabilities. The carrier plans to add a fourth A321 to the fleet later this year with plans for further fleer expansion as the carrier looks forward to expand its...
Vietnam Airlines signs MoU with Visa to improve digital capabilities
Vietnam Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Visa to enhance the customer experience and improve its digital capabilities. As Vietnam Airlines is progressing to become a digital airline by 2025, Visa will enable the digital acceptance capabilities...
Maeve Aerospace signs up Siemens Digital’s Xcelerator software for its Maeve 01 eVTOL
Maeve Aerospace has signed up Siemens Digital for their Xcelerator software portfolio to help with the development of their Maeve 01 aircraft. The new Maeve 01 aircraft is an all-electric passenger aircraft that was unveiled at the Paris Air Show with a capability of...
Etihad Cargo partners with Wallenborn Transports to provide road feeder services in Europe
Etihad Cargo has partnered with Wallenborn Transports as its road feeder service (RFS) partner for Europe. With this partnership Etihad Cargo will be able to facilitate transport of cargo between Etihad Cargo’s European gateways, including Amsterdam, Paris and...
Airbus unveils first look of its sixth and final BelugaXL fresh from paint shop
Airbus has recently unveiled its sixth BelugaXL, fresh from paint shop, a successor to the previous version the BelugaST. The new jumbo plane has a length of 63.1 meters and a height of 18.9 meters, it boasts a wingspan of 60.3 meters and a capacious cargo hold...
Panasonic Avionics to deliver unlimited complimentary Wi-Fi to SIA passengers
Panasonic Avionics Corporation will deliver unlimited complimentary Wi-Fi to Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) customers, beginning 1st July 2023. John Wade, Vice President, In-flight Connectivity Business Unit, Panasonic Avionics said: “We are honored to be a part of...