Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Irish lessor AerCap has announced a deal to send two converted Boeing 737-800s to Rusky Aero Indonesia, a newly-launched cargo airline operating as Raindo United Services (Raindo). Suryo Pratomo, Indonesia's ambassador to Singapore, attended the announcement ceremony...
Board member Ashwin Bhat is to take over as chief executive of Lufthansa Cargo on April 15. "I am very pleased that Ashwin Bhat, a very skilled manager and internationally experienced logistics and cargo expert, is taking on this responsible task. As a member of the...
Aviation services company AAR's subsidiary AAR Supply Chain is acquire nine Boeing 757-200 passenger aircraft, the parent company announced on March 29. The airplanes were equipped with 18 Rolls-Royce RB211 engines from American Airlines, the most recent operator, and...
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pegasus Imagery to develop on-board detect and avoid technology for DDC's heavy-lift Condor remote piloted aircraft. DDC said the idea is to integrate Pegasus' proprietary A3S tech, described as...
Cathay Cargo has enhanced its integrated mail platform with Cathay Mail to provide an enhanced customer experience that caters to the requirements of post offices for shipment visibility, reliability and speed. Tom Owen, Director, Cargo said: ““Cathay Mail highlights...
AviaAM Leasing has delivered a Boeing 737-800 converted freighter to fellow Avia Solutions Group (ASG) company Bluebird Nordic, an Icelandic leasing and cargo airline. The aircraft is the fourth to be handled by AviaAM under its passenger-to-cargo conversion...
Menzies Aviation is adding to its ground and air cargo services in Costa Rica and Chile. The company announced on March 24 that it has been granted licenses to operate ground services at Juan Santamaría International, Costa Rica's largest airport, and at Liberia...
UK-headquartered cargo business Europa Air & Sea has opened an office in Delhi after doing likewise in Shanghai and Dubai in 2022. Part of the Europa Worldwide Group, which in 2022 reported a record turnover of £316 million, the company "is setting the pace in the...
Drone Delivery Canada recorded its highest-ever revenue $826,446 in 2022, a 140% year-0n-year increase that helped cut its net loss for the year by $1.3 million compared to 2021. The company said it had successfully tested the avionics components of its Condor...
Lufthansa Group has extended its partnership with Swissport at Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi. Swissport has already been offering airline ramp handling and check-in and gate services at the airport for more than 11 years. The latest contract expands this coverage...
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has received an order from Aeronaves TSM for a Boeing 737-400SF freighter conversion. Work on the latest aircraft will start in May 2023 at AEI's base Alabama. When finished, it will take the Mexican carrier to eight of the aircraft...
Air Hong Kong is planning to retire its fleet of nine A300-600 freighters in the next couple of years, with the first planes set to leave the fleet this year as per Cathay Pacific’s annual report. All the nine freighters will be returned to lessors and replaced by...