US-based eVTOL maker Wisk Aero and the South East Queensland Council of Mayors (COMSEQ) are teaming up to promote the benefits they say advanced air mobility (AAM) will bring to the region. “Our work with Wisk sends a clear message to the rest of the world that...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Turkey’s ground handling provider Havas might stop services to Boeing-made Russian jets
Turkey’s ground service provider has written a letter to Russian carriers with a warning that the ground handling services will most likely be denied to the airlines' including Aeroflot, Rossiya Airlines, S7 Airlines, Utair Airlines, Red Wings, Nordwind, Yamal, and...
ZeroAvia and Shell announce plans for hydrogen-powered flights from Rotterdam by 2025
ZeroAvia and its investor Shell have agreed with Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Rotterdam the Hague Innovation Airport to plan for hydrogen-powered commercial flights by 2025 UK-based ZeroAvia, which is developing "zero-emissions solutions" for commercial flying,...
Hamad International airport aims to cross 40 million passenger mark in 2023
Qatar’s Hamad International Airport hopes to cross a record 40 million passengers this year. In 2019, prior to the pandemic, the airport recorded 39.5 million passengers. In a report last week, the airport claimed that it has recovered 35.7 million in 2022 with the...
Malaysia’s Subang Airport redevelopment plan gets cabinet nod
The Malaysian Government has recently approved a plan for the rejuvenation of Malaysia’s Subang Airport. As a part of the plan the airport will be developed into a premium city airport and aviation hub with a capacity to handle eight million passengers annually and...
Wideroe adds Bergen route from London Stansted
London Stansted is get a new link to Bergen in Norway when Widerøe opens a twice-weekly service in March 2023. Bergen is Norway's country’s second largest city and is known for its Bryggen harbour district, one of Europe's oldest ports, and as the gateway to Norwegian...
Etihad Cargo signs MoU with Astral Aviation
Etihad Cargo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Astral Aviation to expand the partnership between the two parties and enhance the cooperation between Abu Dhabi and Nairobi, further growing Etihad Cargo’s reach into the African market. Martin Drew,...
EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering signs MoU with United Aviation Solution
EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering has signed a memorandum of understanding with United Aviation Solutions. As a part of the agreement, the two companies aim to cooperate in the field of aircraft, engines and component repair and overhaul along with marketing the...
Mitsubishi terminates its SpaceJet regional airliner series program
Mitsubishi has officially discontinued its SpaceJet regional airliner series. The Japanese manufacturer had hoped to produce twin-engine regional jets similar to Embraer but it never reached commercial production. With just eight prototypes (seven MRJ90s and one...
ATSG outlines operating expectations for 2023 and beyond
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) said it expects to complete the passenger-to-freighter conversion and delivery of 14 Boeing 767-300 freighter aircraft in 2023 and 16 in 2024, most of which will be leased to customers outside the US. The company also aims to finish...
Drones again disrupt flights at Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport again paused flights for around an hour at 7pm on February 6 after drones were seen operating close to the facility. Flights were diverted to nearby Belfast and to Shannon in Ireland's south-west, with one sent across the Irish Sea to Manchester. "The...
StandardAero opens service centre for CFM engine at Dallas/Fort Worth
StandardAero has introduced a service centre for the CFM56-7B turbofan engine at its DFW Center of Excellence at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, an expansion it said would "significantly expand the engine support options available at DFW to operators of the...