Australian drone technology startup Aerologix has launched its platform in New Zealand as a next step towards expanding international operations. The team is inviting Pilots across the globe to register on the Aerologix web or mobile app available on iOS and Android,...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Over 1,500 guns seized from US air passengers in Q1 2023
The US government's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said its officers intercepted 1,508 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the first quarter of 2023 (Q1 2023). Over 90% of the 17 firearms seized each day on average were loaded, the TSA...
Bristol Airport announces new TUI route to Cape Verde
German operator TUI is to fly from Bristol to Cape Verde in summer 2024. Bristol Airport is to also get daily TUI flights to Mallorca and more connections to destinations including Antalya, Corfu, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kos and Zakynthos. "These new flights show the...
ATSG cut fuel by almost 20 million gallons in 2022
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has published a sustainability report covering 2022, saying it "cut fuel usage" by 19.9 million gallons compared to the year before. The company set up a management sustainability committee "to further integrate ESG matters into the...
EP Systems to power Regent’s seagliders
Electric Power Systems (EP Systems) is to supply its power integration technology for Regent’s electric seagliders. EP Systems said the partnership with Regent is a "significant development" in bringing the 12-passenger Regent Viceroy seaglider into service by...
Liebherr-Aerospace joins hands with REVIMA to provide MRO for A350 nose landing gear in APAC
Liebherr-Aerospace and REVIMA have inked a deal to offer maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for the Airbus A350’s nose landing gear in Asia-Pacific (APAC). This partnership will expand Liebherr’s Landing Gear Service network by integrating REVIMA as a prime...
WestJet and GTA launch cargo operations
WestJet Cargo and the GTA Group have launched a freighter service with the first of three 737-800 converted Boeing aircraft operating between Halifax, Calgary, Los Angeles, Miami, Toronto and Vancouver. The service "will fulfill the large-scale needs of businesses,...
Sydney Airport records its strongest post-COVID performance in March 2023
Sydney Airport reported its strongest post-COVID performance in March 2023 with a total of 3,166,000 passengers representing an 86.7% recovery compared to pre-COVID March 2019 For the first time since the start of the pandemic international passenger traffic has...
Malaysia Airport holdings report 15% increase in passenger movement in March 23’
Malaysia’s total passenger movements increased by 15% to 6.7 million in March 2023 from the preceding month, according to Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB). The airport operator attributed the steady climb in passenger number to resumption of various flight routes...
Perth Airport to invest $53 million in new infrastructure
Perth Airport is all set to invest $53 million to support the growth of aviation sector. Part one of the plan is to build a new $23 million maintenance hangar and apron facilities for Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA), the group's regional and charter airline...
MTU snaps up electric motor maker eMoSys
MTU Aero Engines has announced it is "taking over" electric motor developer and small-volume manufacturer eMoSys GmbH. The acquisition will help it "consistently expand its know-how and its activities relating to electrification of the power train," MTU said in a...
Storm Aviation appoints director and general manager
Storm Aviation has followed up its acquisition of Chevron Technical Services & Aircraft Maintenance by naming Jacco Klerk as general manager and director. Klerk will "lead the integration and transformation " into Storm's UK business of Chevron Technical Services...