Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
California-based Joby Aviation has completed the second stage of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) certification process for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Joby believes itself to be "the first eVTOL company to reach this...
Isavia has been certified as the air navigation service provider for Keflavik International Airport in Iceland. The certification was provided by the Icelandic Transport Authority (ICETRA) and means Isavia will "manage the daily operation and professional supervision...
“Air taxis will start flying in Dubai in the next three years”, confirmed Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister of Dubai in a recent tweet. He further revealed that he had approved designs for air taxi stations at the World Government Summit in...
Ethiopian Airlines added Chinese cities of Xiamen and Shenzhen to its cargo destinations. The airline has already started two weekly freighter flights connecting Xiamen to São Paulo and the Chilean capital of Santiago via Addis Ababa, the airline said in a statement....
Cathay Pacific Cargo and the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal, operated by Cathay Pacific Services Ltd (CPSL), have become the first carrier and first cargo terminal operator to have cargo shipments accepted in Dongguan and transported to Hong Kong International Airport...
Emirates SkyCargo and Air Canada Cargo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for greater cooperation on their cargo services, subject to regulatory approvals. The MoU will give the operators an access to each other’s extensive distribution networks. As part...
AFSC, one of Hong Kong International Airport’s largest into-plane and tank farm operators, have signed a long-term agreement with i6 Group. As a part of the agreement, AFSC will now benefit from i6’s real-time aircraft refuelling management platform- Fusion6 for...
New York's John F Kennedy International Airport is to get its first Air India Mumbai flight in four years. The Indian carrier is to resume the service on February 14 after it was suspended in early 2019. It is to be the third non-stop flight to the US from Mumbai,...
Reliable Robotics has won a US Air Force contract to research automation of fighter jets. The company, which has been working on automation for commercial aircraft, said the military contract "will include a feasibility assessment of full and limited aircraft...
Aviation industry analysts at Cirium predict flight numbers from the UK to Europe’s ski resorts will mostly exceed February 2019 levels. "In Austria, the popular ski gateway of Innsbruck is scheduled to see 8% more UK flights this February compared to 2019, while...
The aviation industry is stepping forward with financial assistance for victims and for rescue and relief operations after deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The February 6 and 7 earthquakes had killed almost 20,000 people at time of writing, a toll that is...
Qatar Airways Cargo has partnered with FLYR Labs to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for forecasting cargo capacity and demand and optimizing commercial decision making. This move is in line with Qatar Cargo’s initiative – The Next Generation aiming to...