Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
LATAM Cargo is to operate a new freighter service between Quito, Los Angeles, Houston, Manaus and Viracopos. The Ecuador-US-Brazil service will start at two flights a week but will double later in 2023. The flights are to deliver flowers from Ecuador and to supply...
Manchester Airport reported 1.7 million passengers in February 2023, meaning traffic was back to 93% of 2019. The number was an increase of half a million on the same month in 2022 and suggested the airport was in for a "strong summer season" with "far-flung...
Etihad Airways Engineering is planning to expand its Abu Dhabi facility by 50,000 square meters in collaboration with Aircraft Support Industries (ASI). The decision to expand the facility comes in the wake of growing aircraft fleet across the globe and to meet the...
Volocopter has asked SITA to be its digital systems partner for its "vertiports" after the airport information technology provider joined Volocopter's series E funding round. Volocopter is aiming to be a leader in electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft with...
Californian telecoms provider Viasat has announced Delta Air Lines is to install in-flight connectivity technology on around 1,000 aircraft to give more passengers access to better wi-fi internet. "We are honoured to continue expanding as the technology provider...
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Exail have signed "a major new contract" for the supply of a full flight simulator to train crews on the E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (Awacs) aircraft used by the French Air...
BAE Systems has appointed Lisa Malloy, the former head of Intel's global government and manufacturing communications, as its senior vice president, communications. "Lisa is a proven leader in her field who brings deep experience across multiple industries to our...
Santa Clara-based Archer Aviation, a developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft taxis, said the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is "not expected to have any impact on its business or operations". Archer said "maintains only a small...
Australia’s AMSL Aero’s eVTOL Vertiia recently completed its successful maiden flight. The five-seat Vertiia eVTOL completed its tethered hover by remote control in the Central West region of New South Wales in strict accordance with Civil Aviation Safety Authority...
Etihad Airways has switched over to Amadeus Altea Passenger Service System (PSS) to offer simpler check-in and boarding process. Antonoaldo Neves, Etihad’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “Amadeus provides us with the tools we need to continue enhancing our guest...
Ryanair has announced its "biggest ever summer schedule to/from Dublin", adding 14 "new exciting destinations" to take it to 130 routes from the Irish capital. The budget carrier listed "sun hotspots like Asturias and Castellon in Spain, Kos and Zakynthos in Greece"...
Air New Zealand (NZ) Cargo has placed its capacity on CargoAi’s digital marketplace CargoMART to expand its online offering. With this Air New Zealand has become the first Australasian carrier to use CargoAi’s technology. With CargoMART, the carrier will benefit from...