Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Icelandic airport operator Isavia on May 17 reported its website was taken down for about two hours by a cyber attack. The so-called DDoS attack saw excess traffic generated, rendering the website, which provides flight information for the country's airports,...
GE Aerospace plans to invest "up to $20 million" when it adds new test cell and equipment at its Electrical Power Integrated Systems Center (EPISCenter) in Dayton. The centre was set up to "meet increased demand for hybrid electric aircraft engine component testing in...
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) and SF Airlines have incorporated a new joint venture company (JVco) in Ezhou, Hubei, China with a registered capital of approximately S$19 million. ST Engineering will have a 60% stake in the JVCo, with the...
Maintenance business Triumph has reported net sales of $393.3 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023 (Q4 2023) but a net loss of $17.5 million, or 27 cents a share. The company's operating income came to $56.2 million, for an operating margin of 14%, while its...
SATS-owned Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been given a cargo handling contract for Liege Airport in Belgium by DSV. "This latest agreement between the two companies reflects WFS’ diversifying role at the centre of the air logistics supply chain," WFS announced....
Schiphol Airport is to get a new director of corporate legal with the appointment of Baukje Dreimüller by Royal Schiphol Group. Dreimüller "has a background in law", the Group said, ahead of her switching from Renewi, an international waste and recycling management...
UPS has launched a daily flight connecting its Worldport air hub in Kentucky to Dublin in Ireland and East Midlands Airport in the UK. The carrier said it would be transporting healthcare and small package goods between the three countries. It said it is "making...
Canadian operator Cargojet has declared a cash dividend of $0.2860 per common voting share and variable voting share for the period from April 1 2023 to June 30. "The record date for determining shareholders of the Corporation entitled to receive payment of the...
Shannon Airport has reached what it said were "new heights" by beibng awarded Carbon Accreditation level 2 by Airport Council International (ACI). The accreditation "acknowledges the commitment set out in The Shannon Airport Group’s Sustainability Strategy to green...
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) said Bulgaria-based Cargo Air has ordered a fifth AEI B737-800SF freighter conversion, with the work due to start in June 2023 in Miami. “AEI has provided Cargo Air with sustainable freighter solutions since 2007. They have listened to our...
Lufthansa Group is bringing in a voluntary biometric service for its HON Circle Members and Senators at Berlin Brandenburg and will later offer access via facial recognition to the Lufthansa Lounge at the airport. Passengers under the categories with Lufthansa, SWISS,...
Ground services crew employed by Menzies Aviation at Glasgow Airport have accepted a new one-year pay deal worth an increase of 11% on basic pay, the Unite trade union has announced. The more than 200 workers, who include dispatchers, allocators, airside agents and...