Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Airframe manufacturer Boeing has announced a partnership with the Kelly Heritage Foundation, an education organisation affiliated with Port San Antonio in Texas. The US $2.3 million investment by Boeing will "expand STEM [science, technology, engineering, and...
The US's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has asked Boeing to lead the development and test-flying of a "full-scale transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) demonstrator airplane". The belief is that the technologies will "inform future designs and could...
Thailand is all set for a $8.83bn construction of U-Tapao aviation city to drive the growth of aviation industry in Thailand. The project is named as Eastern Aviation City and will also include a free trade zone for cargo, an aviation training centre and aircraft...
Car hire brand Avis and EverCharge, a provider of large-scale electric vehicle (EV) charging devices and management systems, have launched "a significant number" charging stations at George Bush International Airport in Houston. The stations will power the Avis and...
Autonomous freight aircraft manufacturer Natilus has signed a deal with cargo carrier Ameriflight for 20 of its Kona feeder aircraft valued at US $134 million. The agreement, Natilus said,"brings total commitments to US$6.8bn", with over 460 aircraft to be delivered....
The project for upgrading and development of Gan International Airport, Maldives has been granted to a successful bidder after a five-day stand-still period. The project is financed through a loan from the Exim Bank of India and aims to upgrade the airport terminal...
ST Engineering has secured CFM56-7B engine maintenance contracts from two established airlines based in Asia. Under these contracts, ST Engineering will carry out heavy maintenance of CFM56-7B engines for the two airlines at its engine MRO facilities in Singapore and...
Lufthansa Cargo's Carsten Hernig, who was previously vice president region Latin America & Caribbean, has moved to the role of deputy general manager and vice president production, sales and marketing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co. Ltd...
New York Stock Exchange-listed Hexcel has announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of US $0.125 per share on the common stock of Hexcel, which it said would be payable to stockholders of record as of February 10, with payment date to follow on February 17. Hexcel...
In 2022, John F. Kennedy International Airport’s recorded 55.3 million passengers, or 88% of its 2019 total, with Newark Liberty International Airport and LaGuardia Airport at 94% of 2019 with 43.5 million and 29.1 million respectively. 2019 was a record year for the...
American Airlines has reported what it said was "record fourth-quarter revenue of US $13.2bn", a 16.6% increase over the same period in 2019. "The company produced an operating margin of 10.5% in the quarter. American also produced record revenues of $49 billion for...
Lufthansa Technik and Air France have signed a long-term agreement for the technical support of auxiliary power units (APUs) of the airline's entire Airbus A350 fleet. Lufthansa Technik will provide extensive MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) services for the...