British Airways Strengthens commitment to digital MRO efficiency with 8tree’s dentCHECK technology

British Airways expands use of 8tree’s dentCHECK technology

8tree, a global leader in 3-D surface inspection technology, has announced the continued adoption and expansion of its dentCHECK tooling within British Airways’ maintenance operations. A long-standing user of dentCHECK since 2017, British Airways deploys the technology across both line and base maintenance to accelerate and standardise damage inspection and reporting. In 2025, the airline […]

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BA rolls out MRO-PRO across global network

Information Technology

British Airways has selected a cloud-based platform from UK aviation software specialist MRO-PRO to manage line maintenance for its international third-party customer network. The airline will introduce the MRO-PRO system across its entire line maintenance operation, enabling engineers to use mobile tablets at the aircraft to record live technical data. This information will be transmitted

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British Airways adopts MRO-PRO for global line maintenance

Information Technology

British Airways has selected the MRO-PRO platform to manage all third-party customers across its global line maintenance network. The partnership highlights MRO-PRO’s growing reputation for delivering precision-driven maintenance solutions. As part of the rollout, British Airways engineers will use MRO-PRO’s Line Maintenance tools to capture live data via mobile tablets while working on aircraft. This

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British Airways is to acquire Boeing MRO business at Gatwick © British Airways

British Airways to acquire Boeing’s MRO business at Gatwick Airport

MRO & Production

British Airways has announced its intention to acquire Boeing’s hangar facility and MRO business at Gatwick Airport (Gatwick), securing jobs and strengthening its presence at the airport. The move will enhance BA’s engineering capabilities, benefiting both customers and operations. The transaction includes the creation of a new wholly owned subsidiary, British Airways Engineering Gatwick (BAEG),

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BA will make a multi-million-pound investment in its Cardiff MRO facility © BA

British Airways invests in upgrading Cardiff maintenance facility

MRO & Production

British Airways has announced a multi-million-pound investment to expand its engineering maintenance facility at Cardiff Airport. The project involves enlarging one of the existing maintenance bays at British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC) to accommodate larger long-haul A350 aircraft. Once completed, BAMC will feature two fully flexible bays, enabling more complex maintenance tasks to be performed

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British Airways is embarking on a multi-million-pound investment programme to overhaul its ground support equipment at Heathrow Airport © British Airways

British Airways overhauls airport equipment at Heathrow to reduce emissions

Other News

British Airways is embarking on a multi-million-pound investment programme to overhaul its ground support equipment at Heathrow Airport, as part of its commitment to reducing emissions both in the air and on the ground. The airline will gradually be replacing its ground vehicles at Heathrow, such as vans and cars, cargo transporters and passenger steps,

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BA moves to predictive, automated maintenance reporting system

Information Technology

A cutting-edge engineering system that uses real-time data to predict aircraft maintenance issues is helping British Airways (BA) reduce delays and save the use of more than 900,000 pieces of paper a year. The E-Logs platform will provide live performance information about all of the airline’s 270 jets, allowing the airline to immediately spot potential

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Project Speedbird has secured new funding totalling £9 million from the Government’s Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) competition

‘Project Speedbird’ wins £9 million Government funding

Financial

Project Speedbird – a joint partnership between Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT), LanzaJet and British Airways (BA) – has secured new funding totalling £9 million from the Government’s Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) competition. NPT, a Teesside-based cleantech company developing advanced biofuels used to produce SAF, was awarded £7.5 million as part of the partnership and LanzaJet,

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British Airways to fund training costs for 60 prospective pilots

Other News, Top Stories

British Airways has announced that prospective pilots can, from September 19, apply for a place on a new British Airways scheme that will see the £100,000 cost of their training covered entirely by the airline. The national flag carrier’s Speedbird Pilot Academy programme will lift the previously prohibitive cost barrier of training to become an

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Griffin announces purchase-and-leaseback agreement with BA

Aircraft & Engines

Griffin Global Asset Management (Griffin) has announced the purchase-and-leaseback of two new Boeing 787-10 aircraft and two new A350-1000 aircraft on long-term lease to British Airways. “Griffin is extremely pleased to welcome British Airways as a new customer with the deliveries of these two 787-10s and two A350-1000s. Our management team has a relationship with

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British Airways expands use of 8tree’s dentCHECK technology

BA rolls out MRO-PRO across global network

British Airways adopts MRO-PRO for global line maintenance

British Airways to acquire Boeing’s MRO business at Gatwick Airport

British Airways invests in upgrading Cardiff maintenance facility

British Airways overhauls airport equipment at Heathrow to reduce emissions

BA moves to predictive, automated maintenance reporting system

‘Project Speedbird’ wins £9 million Government funding

British Airways to fund training costs for 60 prospective pilots

Griffin announces purchase-and-leaseback agreement with BA

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