The International Air Transport Association has come forward to scrap the night flight ban at Brussels Zaventem Airport. IATA claims that the move is premature and would breach the international obligations under the ‘balanced approach’ to noise, which determines that airport curfews should be considered a last resort. Rafael Schvartzman, regional vice…
Atlas Air has taken delivery of the second of four Boeing 777-200 freighter jets which it will operate on behalf of its customer MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, as part of a previously announced long-term ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, insurance) agreement. Currently, MSC is offering around-the-world service to airports such as…
The cargo division of International Airline Group (IAG Cargo) has partnered with Kuehne+Nagel to purchase six million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to help its customers reduce the Scope3 carbon footprint of their supply chain. The SAF is verified by International Sustainability & Carbon Certification, produced from cooking oil…
Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) handled 5.12 million passengers in June, recording the first month with more than five million travelers since January 2020. The airport recorded a total of 27,500 take-offs and landings were recorded in June, with both measures around 88% of June 2019 numbers. The airport also released its…
A total of 3.06 million passengers passed through Sydney Airport in June 2023, representing an 89.9% recovery compared to pre-pandemic June 2019. Passenger traffic at Sydney Airport’s T1 international terminal is continuing to grow with 1.16 million travellers passing through in June. The figure is almost half a million more…
The Etihad Engineering team completed a six-year heavy maintenance check on the first in a series of Airbus A380 aircraft for its return to service after a period of secure ground storage. Preparing the A380 for its return to service at its MRO facility in Abu Dhabi, Etihad Engineering team…
IHI, Japanese engine manufacturer has deployed Rusada’s ENVISION software in an attempt to transition into maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) process. Prior to switching to Rusada, IHI’s team used an array of spreadsheets and paper records to manage their library of task cards which caused numerous issues. This included the…
Ontic has signed an exclusive license agreement with Honeywell to deliver, repair, and perform upgrades to the MCS-4000/7000/4200/7200 Multi-Channel SATCOM (MCS) systems. The MCS system provides two-way voice and data communication and is designed to provide continuous communications between the cockpit and air traffic. It uses two channels of Swift…
GMR Hyderabad Aviation SEZ Limited (GHASL), a 100% subsidiary of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), has recently signed a Land Lease Agreement with Safran Aircraft Engines Services. As per the agreement, GHASL will lease land to Safran, which will build and operate the Engine MRO facility for LEAP turbofan…
If you are planning a Europe trip this summer, brace yourself as multiple airline and airport unions across Europe have planned a series of strikes to protest against unfair wages, leaves and overall working conditions. As per the data from Cirium, the number of cancelled flights within Europe rose 37%…
