Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Volatus Infrastructure has signed an agreement with Bellefonte Airport in Pennsylvania to build a public-use FAA-compliant electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vertiport. The facility will have "up to" eight landing pads and a charging station and is...
Changi airport is riding high on the recovery wave with passenger traffic at 4.6 million in December 2022, almost 72% of the pre-pandemic level of 2019. The airport handled around 1.1 million passengers from December 12, 2022 to December 18, 2022, approximately 82% of...
Aviation analytics business Cirium has agreed to put its flight schedule data into the Amadeus Travel Platform. "As one of the travel industry’s technology leaders, complete and timely data is essential for Amadeus to deliver high quality information to customers. The...
JetBlue Cargo is to "gradually" offer access to instant pricing, booking and payments for forwarders in the US via Freightos' WebCargo booking platform. With WebCargo, which is used by over 10,000 forwarders, users will be able to improve air cargo efficiency by...
Kenya Airways Cargo (KQ Cargo) has signed a codeshare agreement with Astral Aviation to increase trade between African and Middle East. As a part of the agreement, Kenya Airways Cargo will put its codeshare flight numbers on Astral's flights into Nairobi from Dubai...
Channel Islands airports operator Ports of Jersey said it is continuing work with Universal Hydrogen and Blue Islands to use hydrogen "as an alternative, fully decarbonised aviation fuel". The aim, Ports of Jersey said, was to put the islands in a "leading position in...
Hydrogen aircraft fuel cell developer H2FLY and Stuttgart Airport are to co-found a "Center of Excellence for Hydrogen in Aviation". The centre will be based at the airport and is to be "purpose-built" for developing and testing hydrogen-electric propulsion for...
The final delivery of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet has taken place, with the Seattle-based manufacturer handing the aircraft, a freighter and the 1,574th to be produced since 1967, over to Atlas Air. "This monumental day is a testament to the generations of Boeing employees...
Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgic has warned employees that the company is on its last chance to change to return to profit. The incoming CEO who took over from Warren East in January told employees that the firm was underperforming every key competitor and that the...
Drone manufacturer Pyka has produced what it said is "the world's largest zero-emission cargo airplane and the first autonomous vehicle of its class". With a range of up to 200 miles, a payload of up to 400 pounds and a nose-loading facility with a sliding cargo tray,...
A new terminal at Vilnius Airport will open in 2025, according to Lithuanian Airports, which announced the start of construction on January 31 with a ceremony attended by Lithuanian government representatives. "The main purpose of the new departure terminal project is...
FL Technics, a global provider of aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services and part of Avia Solutions Group, has had its continuing airworthiness management organisation (CAMo) certification extended to allow it service Airbus A220, Boeing B737-MAX...