Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has placed an order for two 777 Freighters. The freighters will be operated by Star Air, Maersk's in-house aircraft operator and is the company's first 777 order. Star Air currently operates an all-Boeing 767 Freighter fleet. "As a global...
Global Crossing Airlines’ first A321 passenger to freighter aircraft has entered the first phase of conversion at Hong Kong Engineering Company (HAECO) in Lake City Florida. Following a period of heavy maintenance at HAECO, the aircraft will be inducted in January...
GA Telesis is growing its freighter conversion strategy continues with six additional firm orders for B737-800SF cargo conversions with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI). This further commitment was executed by GAT’s LIFT (Leasing, Investments, Finance & Trading)...
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Aviation Group is marking a significant milestone in the process of converting the first Boeing B777-300ER aircraft, cutting an opening in the hull to install a cargo door. The part of the cabin removed from the aircraft is 7 meters...
Airhub Airlines Malta AOC, Airhub Aviation group company, is set to begin wide-body operations after its first Airbus A340-300 successful registration to the Maltese aircraft register. It marks a significant milestone in Airhub Airlines fleet expansion - the aircraft...
Mesa Air Group has signed an agreement with aerospace technology company Flirtey to order four delivery drones, with an option to order an additional 500 aircraft. The agreement marks Mesa becoming the first scheduled airline to launch drone delivery in the US. Mesa...
Demand for passenger to freighter (PTF) aircraft conversions continues to remain strong following Covid-19, according to the IBA Group. In a recent webinar, IBA with AEI, revealed that there were over 132,000 active freighter flights across the globe in September...
Amazon has begun operations at its new air gateway at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington. This is Amazon Air’s second location in the state. The first flight on Amazon Air’s branded 737 cargo aircraft, operated by Sun Country Airlines, arrived...
Barfield, a subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) in the Americas, recently appointed Sebastien Losy to the position of Vice President of Ground Support Test Equipment (GSTE), Trading and Distribution. He will oversee...
Universal Hydrogen, which is hoping to decarbonize aviation through the adoption of hydrogen as a universal fuel, has executed a letter of intent (LOI) with ASL Aviation for the purchase up to ten of Universal Hydrogen’s ATR 72 conversion kits for installation into...
Atlas Air has completed a new joint collective bargaining agreement (JCBA) for its Atlas Air and Southern Air pilots, who are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). The five-year JCBA is one of the last major steps in completing Atlas Air’s...
Eastern Airlines, the international passenger airline, is expanding into the cargo market with the acquisition of 35 777 aircraft as feedstock for the first-ever P2F (Passenger to Freighter) conversion of the aircraft into a true, Class-E cargo aircraft. The Eastern...