Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Bristol in the west of England is to get another route to Athens. Aegean Airlines, the Greek national carrier, is to start operating from Bristol Airport route in competition with UK low-cost carrier easyJet. "This is an incredibly exciting milestone, adding Aegean...
The City of Doncaster is aiming to spend over £3 million to "save" Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which was closed in late 2022 by owner Peel Group, one of the UK's main port operators. The project to re-open the airport, or South Yorkshire Airport City, "aims to...
Britain's biggest budget carrier easyJet has announced the first flights on its new summer route from Glasgow Airport to Porto. The route opened on March 31 and will operate "up to twice a week" during summer, according to the airline, which is also selling holiday...
IAG Cargo has appointed Camilo Garcia Cervera as chief sales and marketing officer after a four-year stint at WebCargo by Freightos. Cervera has around 20 years' experience in air freight and will "bring key learnings of digitalisation to his new role", according to...
Cargo and ground servicing company Swissport has announced that SunExpress has chosen it as its "ground services partner" at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. "Swissport will cover full ground handling operations for SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish...
What the UK Department of Transport described as "a vital air route between City of Derry Airport and London Stansted" is to stay open until March 2024 after the government promised more money for it. "Today’s announcement will secure the future of the route for...
UK-based and New York-listed Vertical Aerospace has been given what it said is the first Design Organisation Approval (DOA) issued to an eVTOL manufacturer by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The approval is for the VX4, an electric vertical take-off and landing...
Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon (LTTS) said it is "continuing its rapid growth trajectory in Ireland" by opening an engine parts and accessories repair section. The "new 2,000 m2 state-of-the-art facility" adds 20% in spatial terms to the company's maintenance and...
Irish lessor AerCap has announced a deal to send two converted Boeing 737-800s to Rusky Aero Indonesia, a newly-launched cargo airline operating as Raindo United Services (Raindo). Suryo Pratomo, Indonesia's ambassador to Singapore, attended the announcement ceremony...
SkyScape, Japanese Vertiport developer has inked a deal with PLANA to develop the first eVTOL route between Japan and Korea. The two companies will lay the foundation for operations and infrastructure to develop the first international route in Asia while at the same...
Shell plans to continue its aviation fuel operations at airports in South Africa post BP’s exit from the South African market. Last week British oil and gas giant BP decided to exit all its aviation activities at South African airports. BP has clarified that the...
Board member Ashwin Bhat is to take over as chief executive of Lufthansa Cargo on April 15. "I am very pleased that Ashwin Bhat, a very skilled manager and internationally experienced logistics and cargo expert, is taking on this responsible task. As a member of the...