Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Rolls-Royce’s biggest investor, ValueAct Capital, has reduced its stake in the aero-engine manufacturer to 9.48% from 10.94%. In its annual report, published March 25, Rolls-Royce chairman, Ian Davis, expressed his regret at the setbacks experienced in 2018, primarily...
MTU Maintenance secured around $4.4 billion in MRO contract wins during 2018, surpassing the 4 billion mark for the first time in its history. Over 300 contracts were signed in 2018, of which 46 were with new engine MRO customers. “We are delighted with MTU...
C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP) will soon change its name to Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. The new name reflects the majority interest of Airbus in the limited partnership since July 1, 2018. The organisation will adopt the Airbus logo as its...
Air Tanzania has implemented Maureva’s, ALEXIS – Flight Scheduling & Crew management Solution, to improve daily operations, enable better decision-making, enhance aircraft as well as crew utilisation and better manage disruptions. By implementing ALEXIS to replace...
The roof of the Helsinki Airport terminal is currently being fitted with new solar panels. They belong to Finavia’s solar plant whose first sector was opened just under two years ago. Next year, more panels will be installed on the facade of the parking complex which...
The research phase of Inmarsat’s Iris air traffic management programme has successfully concluded and work on commercial implementation has now commenced, says the company. In partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), the programme is being developed to...
Naples Jet Center, an aviation service provider located at Naples Municipal Airport (APF), has received certification from the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) to perform maintenance operations on aircraft registered in Brazil. The approval from ANAC...
SITAONAIR has exceeded Single European Sky (SES) expectations through its instrumental work establishing a multi-frequency European datalink infrastructure to increase air traffic management (ATM) capacity in the region’s pressurised airspace. SITAONAIR, the aviation...
Airbus has delivered the first FANS-C equipped A320 aircraft to easyJet. FANS-C is facilitated with two key components: “Automatic Dependent Surveillance Contract” (ADS-C) and “Controller-Pilot Data Link Communication” (CPDLC). ADS-C enables the automatic or on-demand...
Japan Airlines (JAL) is working with Accenture on a new service that applies artificial intelligence (AI) to answer passenger requests at the airline’s check-in counters. The service assesses what check-in counter agents are saying to passengers and then pushes...
AirMap, the global airspace management platform for drones, and Honeywell have agreed to develop a cost-effective drone tracking solution to provide airspace safety authorities with situational awareness of manned and unmanned aircraft operations within an airspace...
Aviation fuel supplier, Gulf Aviation, has secured a brand-new 12-month contract to provide fuel for Delta Air Lines. The new partnership will see Gulf Aviation, which is fuel supplier Certas Energy’s aviation brand, providing fuel for its fleet of passenger aircraft...