Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Texel Air, an established private airline and MRO based in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has added a Boeing 737-700 FlexCombi to its fleet. The 737 700 is a first of a kind aircraft conversion developed to provide the most versatile third party cargo charter solution...
FL Technics has renewed its GCAA Part 21 (Design) certificate for yet another year. The news come after a series of rigorous checks and audits performed by the GCAA of the UAE, prolonging FL Technics’ certification in UAE for the fourth year since 2017. The Part21...
Israeli defence and aerospace firm IAI saw revenues at its MRO arm fall by 50% in Q2 as COVID 19 bite hard into the firm’s aviation business. IAI’s H1 financial results for 2020 included the firm’s highest ever profit for this period, however, this positive news was...
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has performed a pickle fork replacement for a Boeing 737-800 Aircraft. As part of a routine C-Check for the aircraft, conducted at BEDEK MRO facility, An AD mandated inspection was performed to detect cracks in the pickle fork frame...
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...
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...
The air cargo sector in Africa is reeling from the impact from COVID 19 with Africa-to Europe cargo traffic now down 70% year-on-year, causing the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) to call for industry and governments in the region to take action. “We are...
Following the directive issued by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates to temporarily suspend all passenger services to and from the UAE, Etihad Cargo continues to...
Aeronautical Engineers has entered an agreement to provide Nigeria-based Allied Air with up to 4 AEI B737-800SF freighters. The agreement calls for 2 firm orders with an additional 2 options. The first aircraft (MSN 36746) will commence modification in mid-March 2020...
Gulf-based Etihad Cargo has signed a deal with ECS Group, a global sales and support services provider, as part of a move by the freight carrier to expand its global footprint.Etihad Cargo has entered into Cargo Service Provider (CSP) agreements with ECS Group’s...
AJW Group, an independent specialist in the global management of aircraft spares, has won a long-term power-by-the-hour (PBH) contract with Israeli carrier, EL AL. The PBH support will cover EL AL’s fleet of 26 Boeing 737 Next Generation (aircraft) via AJW inventory...