Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Aventure Aviation has acquired another Boeing 757-200 airframe, MSN 27971 . This is Aventure’s second 757 purchase in the last few months and comes on the heels of their purchase of MSN 27208. The airframe is currently stored in Goodyear, Arizona at Aersale. The...
Cargojet has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, co-led by RBC Capital Markets, CIBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, for purchase of C$100M listed senior unsecured hybrid debentures due June 30, 2026 at a price of C$1,000 per debenture....
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that Atlas Air flight 3591 crashed outside Houston in 2019 due to human error in a report released July 14. “Also contributing were systemic deficiencies in the aviation industry’s selection and performance...
Aeronautical Engineers has signed a contract to provide Bulgaria-based CargoAir with a B737-400SF freighter conversion. The aircraft (MSN 28882) is scheduled to commence modification in mid-September 2020. All modification touch labour will be performed by Commercial...
Air Transport Services Group has announced that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved its Passenger-to-FlexCombi conversion program for the Boeing 737-700 Next Generation aircraft. ATSG said the FAA issued a Supplemental Type Certification for its...
Delta Cargo has appointed Gonzalo Hernandez as general manager of cargo sales Asia Pacific. He starts his new role July 1 and in he will manage the cargo sales functions for Japan, Korea and throughout Southeast Asia, including the cargo business for Delta’s joint...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in May showing a slight improvement in the air cargo market. But capacity remains unable to meet demand as a result of the loss of belly cargo operations on passenger...
Emirates has introduced additional cargo capacity by using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with seats removed from the Economy Class cabin. The measure has been introduced in response to the strong air cargo market demand for the rapid, reliable and efficient transportation...
German courier firm DHL has placed an with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) toi convert an additional three B767-300 passenger aircraft to cargo aircraft, with the potential for a fourth aircraft. The news was announced by IAI who said that the contract marks another...
Air Transport Services Group Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) subsidiary has delivered a Boeing 767-200 converted freighter to Raya Airways of Malaysia under a five-year lease. This will be the second Boeing 767-200 freighter that Raya Airways has leased from CAM and...
On May 29, CA-CIB closed the commercial debt refinancing of a Boeing 777 Freighter for a KG fund managed by the Munich based asset manager LHI Group. The 10-year-old aircraft is leased to a major cargo and express freight airline”.
Etihad Airways has made a cargo delivery of COVID 19 aid to Tel Aviv with the Israeli Ambassador to the UN saying that he hoped this would be followed by direct commercial passenger trips between the two countries. “For the first time, Etihad cargo plane just landed...