Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
The US government is to disburse nearly $1bn in infrastructure grants to 99 airports in 47 states. The money, which is to be spent under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is to "meet the growing demand for air travel and invests in key areas to help get...
Volatus Infrastructure has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korean electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle manufacturer Plana to work together on vertiport development and integration of eVTOL operations “The only way the eVTOL industry is...
Porter Aviation Holdings (PAHI) is to work with Montreal Saint-Hubert Airport to develop a new terminal capable of serving over 4 million passengers a year. Building will start in mid-2023 and is due to finish by late 2024. The terminal will give Porter Airlines a...
Texas-based Sabre Corporation has announced the renewal and expansion of its"long-term distribution and technology agreement" with Royal Jordanian Airlines. The extension means Sabre will "continue to distribute the carrier's content" via its global distribution...
Local officials are seeking to increase the capacity of London Luton Airport from 18 million passengers to 32 million. Luton Rising, the Luton Council company that owns the airport, has submitted an application for a development consent order to the government's...
Americas-focused international airport group Asur said that fourth quarter (Q4) 2022 passenger traffic increased 18% compared to 2021 and 25.8% compared to 2019, with Mexico up almost 26% year-on-year and Colombia 37.4%. Of the over 17 million passengers reported,...
Strikes by public sector workers have caused most February 27 flights in and out of Cologne-Bonn and Dusseldorf airports to be cancelled or diverted. "Large parts of the airport staff are taking part," according to a Cologne-Bonn statement. Carrier Eurowings echoed...
A new $1.5bn terminal at Kansas City International is to open on February 28, the facility's operator has confirmed. The building is the biggest infrastructure project in the city's history, according to the Kansas City Aviation Department, which said the work was...
Florida-based aerospace business L3Harris Technologies has named Edward A Rice Jr, a retired four-star US Air Force general and former commander of the Air Education and Training Command, to its board of directors. Rice commanded US Forces Japan and the 5th Air Force...
Unum Aircraft Seating's new chairman is Bob Davies, who previously held the same role at Acro Aircraft Seating while Unum founder Chris Brady was chief executive. Davies is to "take on responsibility for ensuring the board is effective in defining and implementing...
Lilium, which is developing "the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet", has teamed up with Collins Aerospace to develop the "the innovative sidestick system used by the pilot to control the aircraft". The Lilium Jet inceptor will, the company...
Hyundai-owned Supernal has named ex-government official Jay Merkle as senior director of regulatory affairs. US-based Supernal is developing an "advanced air mobility" electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle. Merkle worked for 30 years at the Federal...