Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Europe's busiest airport London Heathrow has reported passenger numbers trebled in 2022 to 62 million amid a net loss of almost £700 million. Airport management boasted that the post-lockdown traffic surge "was equivalent to fitting virtually all of Frankfurt’s 2022...
Atlas Air has reported net income of $355.9 million ($10.53 per diluted share), adjusted net income of $418 million (or $14.23 per diluted share) and earnings [EBIDTA] of $899.2 million for 2022, with the fourth quarter (Q4 2022) equivalents coming in at $126 million,...
The main shareholders of Electra Airways, Classic Air, ETG Maintenance and Maverick Horizon have set up Vector Group, based in Tel Aviv, as a "vertically integrated" amalgam of the quartet. The group brings together Bulgarian airline Electra, compatriot maintenance...
After flights in and out of Dublin Airport were again paused on February 21 due to drones being operated nearby, the Irish Airline Pilots' Association (IALPA) said it flagged concerns about drones six years ago but got a "poor response". Evan Cullen, the IALPA...
Private flyer Flexjet has acquired maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider Constant Aviation in what it claimed as "one of the most significant infrastructure investments in the history of our industry.” “Integrating Constant Aviation into Flexjet is part of...
Porter Airlines has completed its maiden flight between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Calgary International Airport. The service kicks off with twice-daily return flights but will be increased to three a day from June 1. "The launch of service in Calgary...
Rolls-Royce's £238 million (US$286 million) 2022 profit increase was part-driven by "strong new order wins" in civil aerospace, the UK manufacturer reported on February 23. Defence and "a record order book in power systems" also contributed to what Rolls-Royce...
Aviator Airport Alliance (AAA), a "full-range" provider of aviation services at 15 airports in Scandinavia and the Baltic region, is to extend its partnership with Finnair by five years. The Avia Solutions Group-owned AAA will provide ramp handling services for...
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam is to implement a 5% cut to the number of seats that can be booked on flights out of the hub during May holidays. The airport, one of Europe's biggest and busiest, said it would be gradually expanding the number of travellers that can...
Latvia's airBaltic has added a Google Pay option for its flight booking system in what it said would make payment "a seamless process". "We are happy to go one step further, by adapting to the payment practices of passengers. Our goal is to provide customers with the...
The FedEx Express master executive council of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) has unanimously backed the union's pilots holding a strike authorisation vote. The vote decision comes after contract negotiations between the pilots and FedEx...
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Sichuan Haite Hi-Tech (Haite) for collaboration on Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions. As a part of the partnership, Haite will carry out P2F conversions for EFW’s A321P2F programme at...