Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
United Airlines passengers from May 22 no longer need to open the carrier's app to view details of their boarding pass, gate, seat number and countdown clock to departure time on Apple's iPhone 14. The addition of the Live Activities feature "makes it even easier...
Dozens of flights have been cancelled at Catania's airport due to the eruption of Mount Etna, Europe's biggest volcano. According to UK-based aviation analytics provider Cirum, 44 departures and 24 arrivals had been affected by the evening of May 21 as ash fell on the...
Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 engines on behalf of Bangladesh-based NovoAir. The engines were sold to NTE Aviation in the US, according to Airstream, which added that it was the second transaction with NTE...
Swissport is expanding its cargo centre at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with "a new 750sqm interconnected cold storeroom with direct access from the perishable’s hub to the airside". The addition can hold 110 aircraft pallets, or a load that...
Lufthansa Technik has pre-launched its "state-of-the-art VIP" cabin design for the Boeing BBJ 777-9 aircraft The layout "takes full advantage of the vast space available on the BBJ 777-9"and "prioritises versatility and multi-functionality", the Lufthansa Group...
Avia Solutions Group (ASG)-owned JETMS Holdings said it "is continuing its business expansion after the recent launch of a new hangar space in Kaunas". A global maintenance and interior solutions provider, JETMS Holdings' subsidiary JetMS Regional "will increase...
HAECO has extended its base maintenance support to Finnair’s Airbus A330 and A350 fleet through to 2026. In addition to base maintenance support, HAECO Hong Kong also partners with HAECO Cabin Solutions to provide cabin interiors support to Finnair. Both companies...
Pratt & Whitney Canada's new PW545D engine is to power the Textron business jet Cessna Citation Ascend. "The PW500 turbofan family has established itself as the engine of choice for light to mid-size business jets thanks to its proven safety, reliability and...
London Luton Airport has been honoured for what it said was its "dedication to ensuring its staff, passengers, and contractors get home safely at the end of every working day". The airport on May 19 announced it has won a Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents...
Ireland's regional airports are seeing traffic exceed pre-Covid levels, according to government data. Numbers published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed April 2023 Cork, Kerry and Shannon passenger numbers up 19%, 27% and 33% on April 2019. Year-on-year,...
US airfares have so far in 2023 been put up by an average of 17% compared to 2022, going by analysis published by CheapAir.com. The year-on-year assessment of 128 million US airfares showed no city was "spared from higher flight prices", according to CheapAir.com,...
London Stansted Airport has welcomed the increase in express train connections from the heart of the UK capital being offered by rail operator Greater Anglia. Starting Monday 22, the number of Stansted Express trains running between the airport and Liverpool Street...