Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
The first Lufthansa flight from Belfast has taken off, George Best Belfast City Airport has announced. The service is the sole direct link from Belfast to Germany and is to operate "up to four times a week", according to the airport. “The commencement of Lufthansa’s...
Swiss cargo business Kuehne+Nagel reported a better-than-expected profit in the first quarter of the year (Q1 2023) but saw its air freight business' revenue fall 41% year-on-year. "Net turnover of the air logistics business unit amounted to CHF 1.9bn and EBIT to CHF...
Chapman Freeborn has appointed Russell Cook as its industry vertical director – automotive. A global aircraft charter business and part of Avia Solutions Group, Chapman said Cook will work with auto businesses to help with their supply chain freight forwarding...
Azul Airlines has created a new business unit, Azul TecOps, providing aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services. The new business unit will provide heavy maintenance, line maintenance, component repair and overhaul, training, and technical consulting...
Freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has acquired two newly converted Boeing 767-300 freighters. Cargo Aircraft Management, an ATSG subsidiary, will deliver both aircraft to Amerijet International, taking the Miami-based airline to 11 ATSG aircraft on...
Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division and maintenance, repair and overhaul provider business, Delta TechOps, signed nine component MRO contracts worth $225 million during the first quarter of 2023. The exclusive agreements range between three and five years and cover...
Tony Whitty, AJW Group's senior vice president of aircraft & engine procurement, has been elected chairman of The Aviation Club UK. Whitty succeeds Karl Brunjes, who AJW said "diligently served as chairman for the past five years" and steered the club "through the...
Aviation services company GA Telesis has made personnel changes to its MRO [maintenance, repair, overhaul] Services components and landing gear operations teams. Nelson Llompart has been made vice president and operations manager while Emmanuel Camejo has taken up the...
Air India is planning to use ChatGPT-driven chatbot and various other initiatives as part of modernising its digital systems as a part of second leg of Vihaan.AI transformation programme. The airline has already made an initial investment of $200 million to create an...
Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce could be hit by production delays as workers at Swedish supplier Trelleborg go on strike in May 2023. More than 200 people at Trelleborg's Tewkesbury and Bridgewater operations are to down tools from May 2 to May 5 over what they...
New British cargo carrier One Air is expecting "initial demand" for flights to Asia, Europe and the Middle East after being awarded an Air Operators’ Certificate by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The certification was announced on April 24 after the Boeing...
Delta Cargo is the latest major carrier to sign the Buckingham Palace Declaration against the illicit trading of animals and join the Wildlife Transport Taskforce. "Delta Cargo believes that global airlines play a significant role in disrupting the supply chain of...