Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced continued strong growth in air travel demand, based on February 2023 traffic results. Total traffic in February 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) rose 55.5% compared to February 2022....
Air Menzies International (AMI) has opened a branch near Toronto Pearson International Airport. The freight company said the location "reinforces" its "commitment to ensuring the reliable movements and safe supervision of freight" near Canada's busiest cargo airport....
Logistics company Kuehne+Nagel has opened a "contract logistics fulfillment center" for health-care and phamaceutical businesses at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport The 400,000 sq. ft "state-of-the-art" facility is "fully pharma-grade compliant" to meet the...
Air France-KLM and the CMA CGM Group have carried out "the effective launch" of the air cargo partnership they announced in May 2022. The 10-year deal will see Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo, part of Air France-KLM Group, and CMA CGM Air Cargo, part of the CMA CGM...
Lufthansa Cargo said it is "successively expanding" its European route network with the additions of Athens, Larnaca and Milan. The three new stops take the carrier to twelve destinations in the "intra-European short- and medium-haul network", which is served by "more...
FedEx pilots are to stage a picket outside the New York Stock Exchange on April 5. The event is "to send a message to the investment community and FedEx senior leadership that now is the time for a new pilot contract that recognises the value FedEx pilots bring to the...
Investment company Cerberus Capital Management has announced that an affiliate has completed the previously announced sale of cargo logistics business Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to SATS for "an enterprise value" of €2.25bn. Cerebrus bought WFS five years ago for...
Miami-based Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) said Mexican carrier Aeronaves has ordered six AEI CJR200 SF freighter conversions. The work on the aircraft is being carried out at AEI's facility in Alabama, with the first to be sent to Aeronaves in June 2023 and the last a...
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) is launching two air freight services between the US and China. The "new customer-backed air corridor" is aimed at closing a "connectivity gap" between the countries, which are by far the world's two biggest economies “With the...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking for inspectors to join its teams across the US. The "multiple" openings for staff to review handling and shipping procedures for hazardous materials carried on aircraft. Salaries start at just under $50,000, with...
IAG Cargo has appointed Camilo Garcia Cervera as chief sales and marketing officer after a four-year stint at WebCargo by Freightos. Cervera has around 20 years' experience in air freight and will "bring key learnings of digitalisation to his new role", according to...
Cargo and ground servicing company Swissport has announced that SunExpress has chosen it as its "ground services partner" at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. "Swissport will cover full ground handling operations for SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish...