Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Wintry weather in east Asia resulted in hundreds of flights in and out of Japan being cancelled on January 25, with ANA and Japan Airlines appearing to be worst-affected carriers. "From January 25 to January 28, bad weather is forecasted in the broad area of Japan. On...
SATS, the Singapore airport services provider, is on track to complete the US $1.3bn acquisition of French cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) by March, according to local press reports. SATS shareholders recently approved the purchase, which was agreed in...
Aerospace giant and airframe manufacturer Boeing is to broadcast the handover of its last-ever jumbo jet to cargo carrier Atlas Air. The ceremony will be streamed live on the Boeing website at 16:00 US eastern time on January 31. "Thousands of people – including...
London Luton airport staff employed by Menzies are to get a pay increase "worth more than 28%", according to the Unite union. Over 200 workers, including baggage handlers and check in staff, will receive a pay hike of 20% backdated to 1 October 2022, Unite said, with...
RwandAir and Iberia Maintenance have signed a multi-year agreement covering the CFM56-7B & 7BE engines powering the airline's Boeing 737s. "RwandAir’s strategic partnership with Iberia Maintenance reflects confidence in their technical expertise and experience to...
Malaysia-headquartered budget carrier AirAsia and DataVisor, a US-based fraud and risk management company, have agreed a deal that will see the airline expand its use of DataVisor’s "market-leading fraud and risk management platform to protect against a broader set of...
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has announced a £440 million investment in Manchester Airport to add new facilities to its Terminal 2, including state-of-the-art technology and equipment and an array of shops, bars, restaurants and airport lounges. The outlay will...
All Berlin Brandenburg Airport flights were cancelled on January 25, the hub's operator said, due to a strike over pay by ground and security staff. Around 35,000 passengers were affected as 330 take-offs and landings were shelved as the strike, which was organised by...
Canada's Coulson Aviation has won a two-year government contract for Australia’s National Large Air Tanker (LAT) fire-fighting service. A converted Boeing 737, Tanker 139 is the newest addition to Coulson’s FireLine fleet and will be based in Sydney, for deployment...
2022 traffic figures show the UK's aviation industry to be"steadily recovering from the pandemic", according to air traffic control services provider NATS. In 2022, NATS managed 2,136,904 flights in UK airspace, 83% of 2019 figures. July 8 was the busiest day, NATS...
Delta Air Lines is to make its Edinburgh Airport to Atlanta route a daily service throughout summer 2023, Edinburgh Airport has announced. The upgrade from five flights a week is down to "strong demand for transatlantic travel", according to the airport, from where it...
Arizona-based inventory solutions provider AvAir has signed a deal with Sanad Group to provide asset management solutions for Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer components. The tie-up, AvAir said, will "create one of the world’s largest component exchange pools, allowing...