Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
The world's first cargo aircraft modified with fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology has entered service. The maiden flight came after October 2022 saw a SWISS passenger aircraft, which had been modified with the shark skin type surface addition developed by...
Electric aircraft manufacturer AIR has announced a partnership with The International SeaKeepers Society to make its AIR ONE available on yachts. The idea is to simplify "near-shore commutes on and off the yacht by eliminating the need to carry aviation fuel and a...
Qatar Airways Cargo will recommence belly capacity services to Penang, Malaysia from February 2023. The Cargo carrier will operate an A330 passenger freighter to Penang via Qatar Airways’ passenger flights to Phuket, four times a week. Guillaume Halleux, chief officer...
Flight operations software business Aircraft Performance Group (APG) has signed a three-year agreement with charter company Vista Global. The deal, APG said, will see it extend a "long-standing relationship with Vista, the number one on-demand charter company in the...
Iberia has appointed aeronautical engineer Enrique Robledo as director of Iberia Maintenance, taking over from Andy Best who is moving to British Airways. Iberia Maintenance serves around a hundred clients, including British Airways and Iberia, both part of the...
Aer Lingus regional operator Emerald Airlines has announced two new services to Newcastle and Nottingham East Midlands from Belfast City. The carrier said it is to re-establish "all domestic regional points" vacated by the recently-collapsed carrier Flybe, with the...
Around 310,000 passengers are set to travel through Dublin Airport for Ireland's first post Christmas holiday weekend. Around 160,000 people will fly out of the airport, with around 150,000 due to arrive for a bank holiday break, the airport authority announced We’re...
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in Japan handled over 4.1 million passengers with 33,300 aircraft in January 2023. Meanwhile, the airport reached a cargo throughput of 121,000 metric tons in the first month of the new year, the airport said in a statement. An...
VSE Corporation, a provider of aftermarket distribution and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for land, sea and air transportation assets, has acquired Precision Fuel Components. The all-cash transaction, VSE said, is "immediately accretive" to its...
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has announced that Aero Transporte SA (ATSA) has signed a "firm agreement" for a Dash 8-400 freighter conversion with a large cargo door. The deal will make ATSA the first South American operator of Dash 8-400 aircraft to join De...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is offering complimentary Wi-Fi access across its fleet. The service is available for Suites, First Class, and Business Class as well as members of its PPS Club. The benefit is also partially extended to KrisFlyer members, who will receive a...
John Holland-Kaye will stand down as chief executive of Europe's busiest airport, London Heathrow. The announcement came after what was widely regarded as a troubled 2022 for the five-terminal hub, which imposed a much-criticised passenger cap in mid-year. The...