Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Bristol Airport in England has announced the start of work on a 2.8 acre solar farm it said should be ready by summer 2023. “We are delighted to see this exciting project take shape, creating our first onsite solar farm. This is a huge first step in exploring...
Swedish investment and aircraft leasing company Rockton is to buy up to 40 of Heart Aerospace’s regional electric airplane, the ES-30. Rockton has agreed firm purchase orders for 20 ES-30s with purchase rights for 20 more of the model, which, when it becomes available...
Calling it the end of an era, Air New Zealand is planning to give a fresh coat of paint by replacing the iconic Teal Blue livery of the eight remaining De Havilland Dash 8 Q300 aircraft. All the eight jets will enter the paint shop and return to service in July 2023...
Wisk Aero and Japan Airlines (JAL) are pairing up in an effort to introduce Wisk’s "self-flying, all-electric air taxi services" to the East Asian country. "Additionally, Wisk and JAL Engineering (JALEC), will work closely together to develop plans for the maintenance...
Quebec-based airport screening officers have endorsed two-year contracts that include 12.5% wage increases retroactive to March 2022 and the provision of paid sick leave. "We’re proud of the fact that we negotiated as a united front and stood together all the way to...
Marsh McLennan and Volatus Infrastructure have "created a strategic partnership" to provide what Volatus said would be "the most complete turnkey electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) infrastructure package possible". “With Marsh McLennan’s dedicated aviation...
GA Telesis has named Lynda Cheng senior vice president of Asia sales in its Flight Solutions Group; Cheng has been with GA Telesis since 2011 and was "instrumental" in launching GA Telesis' Beijing joint venture GAIC Innovation. "Lynda's leadership within GA Telesis...
Over 400 Glasgow Airport workers companies have turned down "poverty pay" offers by employers at five companies operating at the hub, according to trade union Unite, which said strikes were "inevitable". The staff involved in the dispute "undertake various roles...
Garry Wiseman, executive vice president and chief product officer at travel tech business Sabre, is filling in as chief technology officer until a replacement is found for David Moore. Wiseman stepped in as interim technology chief on May 8, according to a company...
Dubai International Airport (DXB) recorded over 21 million passengers in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, almost reaching the pre-pandemic levels. Last year the airport recorded 66 million passengers to retain its position as the world’s busiest airport. In the first...
Reliable Robotics, a producer of "safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems", has named ex-NASA man Davis Hackenberg as vice president of government partnerships. "Hackenberg’s previous role defining and driving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s...
EHang achieved an important milestone with entry into the final stage of certification with China Civil Aviation Authority (CAAC). EHang reported the progress of its air taxi EH 216-S during the recently published financial results. EHang said: “The craft had entered...