Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Boeing and GMR Aero Technic have come together to set up a passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion facility in Hyderabad, India to cater to the rising narrowbody freighter demands in Asia and Africa. As per Boeing’s commercial market outlook India’s air cargo growth...
Menzies Aviation has inked a pact with Wipro to transform its air cargo management services. Menzies will use Wipro’s improve business efficiencies, employee experience, and customer service through increased automation, as per the release. According to Wipro, the new...
Teleport, the logistics arm of Capital A has marked its return to Chinese market with the lifting of quarantine restrictions and resumption of AirAsia’s flights to China. Teleport plans to resume 18 cargo routes into China by this month with plans to increase to 40...
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Shipping and logistics company has signed a memorandum of understanding with ANA Holdings to transfer the entire shares of its cargo airline Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA). While no acquisition price has been announced yet, ANA will...
CIA Aero Leasing (ACIA) has entered the Canadian market with the delivery of one ATR 72-500 bulk freighter to Canadian North. The jet was converted in Toulouse and will support the Inuit-owned airline’s operations on its vast and comprehensive route system that serves...
Sichuan Aviation Industry Development Co, parent company of Sichuan Airlines has signed an agreement with 321 Precision Conversions to convert A321PCFs at the Sichuan Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co. Ltd. (SMECO) facility. This deal will make Sichuan Airlines the...
Brussels Airport Company (BAC) and Changi Airport Group (CAG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance their strategic partnership in air cargo development. As a part of the agreement, both airports will jointly drive initiatives to further enhance...
South African Airways (SAA) Cargo partnered with Menzies Aviation to provide air cargo services at three airports namely, OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Cape Town International Airport, and Port Elizabeth International Airport. The first phase of...
Cargojet reported revenue of C$267 million (US$ 196 million) for the fourth quarter of 2022 (Q4 2022), an increase on the C$235.9 million recorded during the same period in 2021. Gross margin for the quarter was down to C$61.9 million compared to Q4 2021's C$78.2...
Aeronautical Engineers has been granted ETOPS 120 [extended-range twin-engine operations performance standards] approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its B737-400 and B737-300SF freighter conversion. The FAA sign-off means the 737-400/-300SF...
Kuehne+Nagel has named Alexandre Muratore as managing director of its west Africa operations, with Bradley Francis, the regional business development manager, healthcare, Middle East and Africa, replacing him as managing director in Qatar. Muratore will run the cargo...
Freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel enjoyed record air-based revenues in 2022, reporting a 7.6% increase on the year before to CHF 11.7bn (US$ 12.4bn). The 20.7% earnings jump in air cargo contributed to the overall net profit of around CHF 2.8bn, a 30% increase on 2021,...