Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Aeroflot has sent its Airbus A330-300 to Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran for maintenance by Mahan Air. This is the first instance in which a Russian airline has sent its planes to Iran for maintenance. As per the 2022 agreement between Russia and...
Vortex Aviation, which describes itself as a "global leader in quick turn commercial aviation engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO)", has announced the opening of a new facility in Chicago. Vortex said engine asset owners, airlines, lessors, and cargo...
ASL Airlines Ireland's subsidiary ASL Future Flight has been granted a light aircraft operating licence by the Irish Aviation Authority. ALS said the certification, known as a LUC, opens up the possibility of it starting "commercial drone operations without an...
Skyservice Business Aviation has opened a fixed-base operation (FBO) at Vancouver International Airport, with the facility, SkyService's 11th, to be accessible via the second floor customer lounge. "Vancouver is an essential hub for Canadian commerce and recreation...
Emerald Airlines has announced its "inaugural Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Apprenticeship" in partnership with Technological University Dublin and SOLAS, Ireland’s further education and training authority. The six successful applicants will split their time...
Germany's TUI is to use Lufthansa Technik's AVIATAR digital platform to help manage its fleet of around 130 Boeing aircraft. "TUI's decision was made following a project for proof-of-concept to foster system alignment across its maintenance operations, which has...
Travel software provider Sabre is to distribute United Airlines' NDC offers through its global distribution system. NDC refers to "new distribution capability", according to the International Air Transport Association, which sought to explain the industry jargon as "a...
Embraer and Saab have signed a memorandum of understanding they said is "mainly related to business development and engineering opportunities". “Saab and Embraer are two world leaders in the aerospace segment, recognised for the excellence of their engineering and...
Air Canada has expanded its long-standing partnership with Amadeus for an enhanced travel retail experiences with personalized and tailored offers. As a part of the deal, Air Canada will now have access to Amadeus’ full range of NDC sourced content through Amadeus...
Air India completed the enterprise resource planning (ERP) modernisation programme ahead of schedule in an attempt to drive significant improvement in operational efficiency. The EPR system is a software that helps businesses manage day-to-day tasks such as...
Airbus delivered 61 aircraft in March to 37 customers. The European airframe manufacturer delivered five A220s, 26 A320neos, 25 A321neos, three A330-900s and two A350-900s. Airbus delivered 46 aircraft in February and 20 in January. Gross orders for March number 20...
Air Travel in Saudi Arabia showed a strong recovery in 2022 with about 88 million domestic and international passengers passing through airports in Saudi Arabia, according to the data released by General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). This recorded 82% rise in...