Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Hundreds of FedEx Express pilots took part in a May 24 "informational picket" in front of the FedEx Express Air Operations Center in Memphis The event was staged "to protest their protracted contract negotiations", according to the Air Line Pilots Int'l (ALPA) union....
Natilus and ZeroAvia are to jointly develop a hydrogen-electric engine for the Natilus Kona cargo aircraft. The partnership will "leverage" ZeroAvia;s expertise in hydrogen-electric powertrain technology with Natilus’ design "to create a scaleable, long-range, and...
Dronamics has completed a first flight with its flagship aircraft, the Black Swan. The drone took off from Balchik airport in Bulgaria, the company said. Dronamics, which describes itself as the "world's first cargo drone airline", said the flight showed "the...
Air Canada Cargo has completed a first commercial flight into Punta Cana. "We are excited to add yet another destination to our expanding freighter network. This new service builds upon our capabilities to serve the island through Air Canada's passenger network,...
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) launched its first cargo handling operations in India, at Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BLR). WFS will operate an international cargo terminal and be the exclusive operator of cold chain facilities at the airport. WFS has signed...
IAG Cargo has appointed Jenny Critchley as chief transformation officer. Critchley, a former British Airways head of transformation, "will focus on expanding IAG Cargo’s digitalisation and sustainability efforts, whilst driving productivity, new business solutions and...
FedEx pilots are to picket their employer's air operations centre in Memphis on May 24. According to the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), the pilots' one-hour picket will be to "demonstrate their collective resolve and continued frustration with the lack of...
Supernova Airlines, a subsidiary of the Nova Poshta group of companies, has completed its first flight on the Riga-Gdańsk-Riga route. The aircraft transported 7 tons of international parcels from Nova Poshta from Riga International Airport to Gdańsk, Poland. Later,...
Ethiopian Cargo has partnered with cargo.one to boost its digital sales, empower its digital transformation and unlock the global sales potential. Ethiopian cargo's capacities will now be offered on the air cargo booking marketplace while cargo.one can enhance access...
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has been given the official go-ahead from Argentina’s Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil (ANAC) f0r its 12-pallet position B737-800SF freighter conversion. The Argentinian approval came after US, UK, EU and Brazilian...
Raya Airways took delivery of a leased Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft (A321P2F), the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. “The aircraft will allow it to cater to wider customer base and expand its network reach and improve its cargo handling capacity”,...
Swissport is expanding its cargo centre at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with "a new 750sqm interconnected cold storeroom with direct access from the perishable’s hub to the airside". The addition can hold 110 aircraft pallets, or a load that...