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Storm Aviation gets approval for calibration lab at Stansted

Storm Aviation has been given UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) approval for its calibration laboratory in London Stansted. The FL Technics business said the go-ahead means it is “now authorised to perform accredited calibrations in accordance with its scope of work”. UKAS is a national accreditation body that assesses against…

Menzies gets ground services gig at Montreal Trudeau

Menzies Aviation has been given a ground handling licence by Aéroports de Montréal for Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL), where it already provides cargo handling. “Adding ground handling at Montreal to our network is a fantastic milestone for our team, who have worked diligently to secure the licence. The team is…

ST Engineering opens hangar at Pensacola airport

Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering has “marked a significant milestone in its continued growth and expansion” with the inauguration of a new aircraft maintenance hangar at Pensacola International Airport, The event, which was attended by Florida’s deputy secretary of commerce Laura DiBella and Pensacola mayor DC Reeves, was to open the…

AAA extends Finnair deal by five years

Aviator Airport Alliance (AAA), a “full-range” provider of aviation services at 15 airports in Scandinavia and the Baltic region, is to extend its partnership with Finnair by five years. The Avia Solutions Group-owned AAA will provide ramp handling services for Finnair’s operations at Helsinki Airport, including for the flag carrier’s…

Glasgow Airport reopens after security false alarm

Travellers out of Glasgow Airport have faced flight delays and cancellations after sections of the terminal were closed at around 6 am on December 5 due to what police said was a “report of a suspicious item”. The airport reopened at around noon the same day, but only after the…

London City announces new ski and Christmas routes

London City Airport said BA CityFlyer is to launch routes to Salzburg on December 9 and to Chambery the following week, meaning “more choice” for Brits during “the first meaningful skiing season” since before the Covid pandemic, Chambery is less than an hour and half by road from several popular…

Mumbai airport faces technical snag, passengers complain

Mumbai International Airport Terminal 2 faced a technical snag yesterday (Dec. 1) resulting in a massive crowd of passengers and chaos. Several passengers took to social media complaining about the long queues. Mumbai Airport is the second largest airport in India handling a huge passenger load every day. Preliminary reports…