Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, has purchased nine ERJ 145 aircraft from a European-based operator for teardown. The package consists of nine complete ERJ 145 aircraft and 14 AE3007 Rolls Royce Engines. All aircraft are located in...
Werner Aero Services has acquired two Embraer E-190, MSN 118 and 149, last operated by Air Canada. The aircraft will be torn down immediately to support the demand from regional operators as they see their business picking up. “We are excited to be nearing the end of...
C&L Aviation Group is in the final stages of STC development which solves obsolesce issues with the Universal UNS-1K FMS (Flight Management System). The solution upgrades Embraer ERJ 135/145 aircraft currently utilizing the aging UNS-1K to single or dual UNS-1Lw....
Aventure Aviation has acquired two Boeing 737NG airframes, MSN 33783 and MSN 33790, retired after flying with Aeromexico for 16 and 17 years since their delivery. The teardown is currently underway in Marana, Arizona. Parts will be relocated to Aventure's Atlanta...
Atlas Air Worldwide has announced that its provider of flight attendant services, Flight Services International (FSI), has reached a five-year agreement with the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 591, which represents flight attendants who support Atlas...
Menzies Aviation has been awarded a five-year cargo contract with Avianca at Miami International Airport (MIA). Following a competitive process, Avianca selected Menzies as its cargo handling partner of choice at MIA, a strategically important cargo gateway for the...
GA Telesis has ordered four additional B737-800SF Freighter Conversions from AEI. Last July GA Telesis ordered its first AEI B737-800SF and then immediately exercised an option for a second B737-800SF. GA Telesis has stated that multiple candidate aircraft are under...
Sage-Popovich (SPI) agreed to acquire Togs Aircraft (TOGS), an FAA Part 145 Repair Station. TOGS has been in business for more than 20 years and has maintained a wide array of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft since its inception. TOGS’s capabilities range from...
Amazon Air has taken a $132m stake in Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) by exercising the warrants it has held since 2016 and 2018 to acquire 13.5m shares in the cargo airline, paying $9.73 per share, ATSG disclosed in an SEC filing. Amazon also purchased 865,548...
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves T.S.M. (TSM) with two additional CRJ200 SF Freighter Conversions. The first CRJ200 (MSN 7708) of this order will commence in May 2021, followed by the second aircraft (7679)...
North American carriers posted a 1.1% increase in demand in 2020 compared to 2019 (-5.2% for international operations) and a fall in capacity of 15.9% (-19.7% for international operations). In December carriers in the region posted an increase of 3.1% in international...
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has announced the company has been awarded a contract to provide lessor Aero Capital Solutions (ACS) with ten additional B737-800SF Freighter Conversions. This news follows an AEI announcement in October 2020 providing ACS with four...