Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
UK-based Smiths Detection has announced that its CT passenger screening system, the HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX, has been designated a "terrorism deterring technology" by the Department of Homeland Security in the US. The designation came after the US government's Transport...
VPorts have inked a deal with Electra.aero, Falcon Aviation and SkyDrive as a part of its development plan to build and operate the AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) World Integrator World Centre in Dubai. “With these milestone agreements, Dubai has demonstrated its...
Investment company Cerberus Capital Management has announced that an affiliate has completed the previously announced sale of cargo logistics business Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to SATS for "an enterprise value" of €2.25bn. Cerebrus bought WFS five years ago for...
C&L Aerospace, part of Maine-based C&L Aviation Group, has hired Piet Buys as a technical representative based in South Africa Buys specialises in ATR 42/72, ERJ 135/145/170/175/190/195, Q400, and Challenger aircraft, C&L said, meaning "customers can now...
Air Vanuatu sole Boeing 737 is grounded in Brisbane due to lack of spare parts. The aircraft took its last flight on March 31 from Port Vila Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) to Australia's Brisbane Airport (BNE). Since then, the aircraft is grounded due to a...
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has proposed a ban on private jets and an end to flying between midnight and 5am. The airport's management said it wants "quieter, cleaner and better aviation" and ruled out the addition of a runway, saying the it would ask the Dutch...
Miami-based Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) said Mexican carrier Aeronaves has ordered six AEI CJR200 SF freighter conversions. The work on the aircraft is being carried out at AEI's facility in Alabama, with the first to be sent to Aeronaves in June 2023 and the last a...
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) is launching two air freight services between the US and China. The "new customer-backed air corridor" is aimed at closing a "connectivity gap" between the countries, which are by far the world's two biggest economies “With the...
April 3 saw the first Emerald Airlines flight from George Best Belfast City Airport to Newquay in England. The route is the only direct connection between Belfast and the Cornwall resort and surfing town of Newquay, which sits on the south-west tip of England. “It is...
Dublin Aerospace Group (DAG) has named Scandinavian Airlines' (SAS) chief of operations Jason Mahoney to its board of directors. Mahoney has around four decades of experience in aviation, having worked for British Airways and TUI before SAS. "He brings a wealth of...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking for inspectors to join its teams across the US. The "multiple" openings for staff to review handling and shipping procedures for hazardous materials carried on aircraft. Salaries start at just under $50,000, with...
SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) signed a $120.8 Million Services Agreement with Scoot. The agreement comes just two days after SIAEC signed a $1.14 Billion Services Agreement with SIA on March 29. As a part of the agreement, SIAEC will support Scoot through its...