Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Rolls-Royce has appointed John Kelly as president – Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (META). Kelly, a twenty-year Rolls-Royce veteran, worked for six years as senior vice president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Group’s Civil Aerospace business. In his...
VAS Aero Services is to acquire an Airbus A319-100 and an A320-100 from Dublin-based lessor Avolon. The aircraft will be dismantled in Texas before parts are sold via VAS' aftermarket parts marketplace, which it said is "widely accessed",. “VAS has established an...
Around 432,000 passengers are expected to fly in or out of Dublin Airport during the weekend following St. Patrick's Day on March 17. With St. Patrick's Day falling on a Friday, the three-day weekend is set to swell traffic for the holiday, which is meant to...
Global Crossing is to add a second A321 freighter to its fleet in April 2023. The aircraft has been "completely booked" for the coming 12 months, the carrier added. The delivery is part of a consignment of six A321's that Global Crossing is to add to its fleet in...
Royal Schiphol Group is pairing up with Google partner security technology company Pangiam "to develop a new way to screen hand baggage quickly and safely" using artificial intelligence. If it works, the technology, which is called "Project DARTMOUTH", could in time...
Travel software provider Sabre and GOL Linhas Aéreas, Brazil's largest domestic airline, have announced the implementation of Sabre Ancillary IQ for the carrier's passengers. "Our purpose is to offer our passengers the best travel experience in the industry which is...
Around 16.6 million passengers passed through airports run by Spanish state operator Aena in February, a 2.2% increase on February 2019. About 10.5 million of the passengers flew internationally, down 0.2% on 2019 but 44% more than in 2022. Almost 7.5 million...
TAP Air Portugal said it "has reintroduced its popular Stopover scheme to allow customers to rediscover Portugal". The carrier said the programme, which is a partnership with Turismo de Portugal, was revived ahead of its participation in this year's International...
Setting stage for advanced technology in airport check-ins, Emirates is planning to launch multilingual robots to speed up passenger check-ins at Dubai airport, over the next two months. “We are the first airline globally that has introduced or plans to introduce...
Engine lessor Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) recorded revenue of $311.9 million and pre-tax income of $9.8 million in 2022. By year-end, aggregate lease rent and maintenance reserve revenues were $246 million and spare parts and equipment sales were $27...
Barfield, an Americas-focused subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), has named Franck Zoungrana as its chief financial officer (CFO). Zoungrana was Air France-KLM's manager of the order to cash finance and accounting,...
Thales Australia and Swinburne University of Technology’s Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub (AIR Hub) have entered a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the development of new operational concepts to support evolving aviation concepts including Advanced Air...