Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Cargologic Air went into administration in mid-November after a shareholder was sanctioned by the UK government in June over Russia's invasion of Ukraine four months earlier. The measures meant the carrier, which was launched in 2015 and described itself as "the only...
Rwanda Air has taken delivery of its first dedicated cargo aircraft, Boeing 737-800, as the airline firms up plans to expand its fleet. The aircraft will be based in the Kigali hub. Calling this delivery a huge milestone in fleet expansion plans for Rwanda Air, CEO...
Dronamics announced on Thursday that it has been awarded a €2.5 million grant by the European Commission's European Innovation Council Accelerator programme. Founded eight years ago, Dronamics was the first business of its kind to be granted a licence in Europe. It...
Aviation services group Aviation Partner teamed up with Russia's Antonov to come up with "an urgent AOG cargo charter solution to move an oversized aircraft engine and critical tooling to a remote island in the Azores". Four weeks in the planning, the job entailed...
Lufthansa Cargo is planning to double its capacity to Ho Chi Minh City from the existing twice-weekly flights. Lufthansa Cargo recently added Hanoi as a new destination to its global B777F route network for the winter flight schedule for 2022/2023. The inaugural...
Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, on Wednesday said it had taken delivery of one of two nose-loading Boeing 747-8 freighter jets it will operate for logistics business Kuehne+Nagel. John Dietrich, US-based Atlas Air Worldwide's president and...
Cargo.one has added Turkish Airlines' cargo division to its global online freight booking system, which it says takes in 40 airlines and around half the world's air cargo capacity. The deal means Cargo.one customers can book slots on Turkish Cargo’s "extensive network...
Boeing has forecasted a strong demand for air cargo through 2024, with traffic doubling and the world’s freighter fleet expanding by more than 60%, as per its latest World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF). The report says that the global freighter fleet will grow by more...
Lufthansa Cargo has introduced a weekly A321 freighter service from Evenes Airport (EVE) in Norway to Frankfrut, providing Norway's fresh produce directly to the Frankfurt hub and from there on to numerous destinations within Lufthansa's international network. The...
Silk Way West Airlines has signed a firm order of two 777-8 Freighters with options for two more. This order was previously listed as unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries website. Zaur Akhundov, Silk Way Group president, said: “We are pleased to announce...
The Asia Cargo Network (ACN) group and Bahrain’s MENA Aerospace have signed a strategic partnership extending ACN’s reach into the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa as part of its international expansion plans. Under the agreement, ACN plans to base six of its...
Emirates has placed a firm order of five Boeing 777 Freighters valued at over $1.7bn to meet its near and long-term domestic as well as international cargo demands. Emirates, all-Boeing dedicated freighter fleet has 11 B777 Freighters, operated by Emirates SkyCargo....