by Dino D'Amore | Jun 7, 2023 | Cargo, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Japan Airlines (JAL) has begun converting Airbus A321 aircraft into freighters for use on a domestic freighter network due to launch in April next year. “Conversion of the first aircraft began on May 8 in Singapore and is expected to be completed by mid-September,”...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 7, 2023 | Airports, Zone: Europe
Lithuanian airports are introducing a preclearance flight coordination procedure – a new tool to prevent circumvention of EU sanctions at airports. Following the launch of the advance flight preclearance and screening system at the initiative of Lithuanian...
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 7, 2023 | Airports, Regulatory, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Sydney Airport is on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) radar to implement reforms on the slot allocation system. As pet the latest report by the ACCC, the current system is not working well and it gives incumbent airlines an unfair advantage....
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 7, 2023 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Vallair, the mature asset specialist, has completed the full teardown of two A320s (MSN 2372 and MSN 2393) on behalf of SETNA iO, the aftermarket aircraft part supplier. The dismantlement process has been co-ordinated at Vallair’s MRO facility in Montpellier, France....
by Dino D'Amore | Jun 7, 2023 | Editorial Comment, Maintenance, Zone: Americas
About 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliner deliveries might be delayed due to a production flaw discovered by Boeing. Boeing has further clarified that the flaw does not lead to any safety issue of the Dreamliners that are in service at present. Boeing has already informed the...
