Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Safran Nacelles and ST Engineering signed a license agreement for the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of Airbus A320neo’s LEAP-1A nacelles. With this agreement, Safran Nacelles and ST Engineering will jointly provide nacelle MRO for the A320neo fleet. Alain...
Chennai International Airport of South India is soon to have a new rapid exit taxiway to allow more flights during peak hours. The taxiway is complete but awaiting approval from concerned authorities. The airport has been undergoing modernisation work in the last few...
Dubai International Airport (DXB) more than doubled its annual passenger traffic in 2022, exceeding its own forecast. The airport handled 66.1 million passengers in 2022, with an increase of 127 % over last year and exceeding its forecast of 64.3 million. However,...
FedEx and Mountain Air Cargo (MAC) have announced the world's first C408 SkyCourier route in Florida. The first connection was between Tallahassee and Orlando and was flown by MAC captain Samantha Szefler. “I couldn’t have been more thrilled to have piloted the...
UK low-cost carrier easyJet on February 22 marked carrying 70 million passengers in and out of Belfast International Airport. The Brennan family from Belfast were given free easyJet return flights in a surprise award after one of the group became that 70 millionth...
Sansa Airlines (SANSA) is working with GO7 to use its AeroCRS platform for inventory management, reservations and flight and fare management. SANSA said the deal, which went "live" in 2022, means it "can deliver better service and more options to its passengers and...
Safran Nacelles and Air France International KLM Engineering & Maintenance have signed license agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the Airbus A320neo’s LEAP-1A nacelles. Over 2,500 nacelles produced by Safran Nacelles are currently in...
Menzies Aviation has signed a contract with Frontier Airlines to provide ground services at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Menzies will invest around $3 million in equipment and hire almost 200 staff at the Atlanta hub, where Menzies does...
US-based aviation technology business Aireon has announced that the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) of Hong Kong is to use AireonFLOW for air traffic flow management at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). The addition, Aireon said, will enable "unparalleled air...
Asia Cargo Network (ACN) group and MENA aerospace (MEA) have kick started their operations from Bahrain. The ACN-MEA strategic partnership deployed two units of 737-300F aircraft that are currently in operations across the MENA continents. On this occasion, Iman...
Air Canada is to start giving passengers the option of using facial recognition technology to confirm identification. In what it said is a pilot project, the flag carrier has made the technology available for customers departing from Vancouver International Airport...
The Aena network of airports recorded 16.9 million passengers in January 2023, up 2.1% on the same month in 2019 and almost two-thirds more than in 2022. Around 10.7 million of the January 2023 passengers travelled internationally, with 6.1 million flying...