Pratt & Whitney Canada gas launched a new set of remote maintenance kits for helicopter engines, which are to be offered under the company's pay-per-hour maintenance plan. The kits are for the PT6C-67C, PW207C, PW206C, PW206B2/B3 and PW207D1/D2 engines and include...
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Brussels Airport and Changi Airport sign MoU to enhance air cargo development
Brussels Airport Company (BAC) and Changi Airport Group (CAG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance their strategic partnership in air cargo development. As a part of the agreement, both airports will jointly drive initiatives to further enhance...
MintAir inks strategic partnership with ELECTRON
MintAir has signed a Letter of Intent to become an official reseller with Electron aerospace. As a part of the deal, MintAir plans to operate and become an official reseller for the Electron 5, a battery electric, fixed wing aircraft, eCTOL. The Electron 5 aircraft...
Delhi Airport to enable facial recognition at all entry points towards March-end
Delhi International Airport plans to enable digital facial recognition technology, DigiYatra, at most of its entry and boarding gates by the end of March 2023. The DigiYatra technology allows seamless and paperless passenger check-in through various checkpoints...
Workers refueling Qantas planes threaten day-long strike at Melbourne airport
The workers at Melbourne Airport who refuel Qantas flights are planning to call a strike for a full day later this week. The strike is bound to affect cargo, domestic, and international flights out of the airport. The strike is led by Transport Workers Union (TWU) who...
Menzies Aviation to provide cargo services to South African Airways at three airports
South African Airways (SAA) Cargo partnered with Menzies Aviation to provide air cargo services at three airports namely, OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Cape Town International Airport, and Port Elizabeth International Airport. The first phase of...
Touchdown of China Southern at Auckland marks ramping up of Chinese capacity to New Zealand
Auckland Airport has started welcoming more flights from China post the lifting of travel ban. Interestingly China was New Zealand’s largest source of visitors prior to pandemic with over 400,000 passengers in 2019. The touchdown of China Southern Airlines at Auckland...
StandardAero readying three new maintenance sites for Rolls-Royce helicopter engines
StandardAero has lined up three new maintenance facilities to become Rolls-Royce RR300 engine Authorised Support Centres (ASC). In an announcement released during the 2023 HAI/Heli-Expo industry event in Atlanta, the company said Alpha Aviation, Helisul Taxi Aereo...
Sabre and Finnair renew and widen content distribution deal
Travel software and technology business Sabre is to make Finnair's "new distribution capability" (NDC) content available via its global distribution system. The two companies renewed their long-term distribution agreement that covers both NDC and "traditional"...
United Aircraft Corporation sells 49% stake of Sukhoi Superjet 100 program to Markab Capital
United Aircraft Corporation has sold its 49% share of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 program to Markab Capital. As a result, UAC has effectively quit the Superjet program, ending its participation in the project, which was first established in 2007. Markab Capital is a...
Magellan navigates contract extension with Collins Aerospace
Magellan Aerospace Corporation has agreed what it said is a "significant long-term agreement extension" with Collins Aerospace. Magellan is to manufacture magnesium and aluminum castings for Collins' military and commercial aerospace output, including for its A320neo,...
Cargojet reports Q4 2022 revenue increase but remains watchful for recession
Cargojet reported revenue of C$267 million (US$ 196 million) for the fourth quarter of 2022 (Q4 2022), an increase on the C$235.9 million recorded during the same period in 2021. Gross margin for the quarter was down to C$61.9 million compared to Q4 2021's C$78.2...