Global air cargo volumes continued to show a ‘gradual but consistent’ month-on-month recovery in July, increasing by 8% over June, according to the latest air cargo market analysis by CLIVE Data Services. The growth in chargeable weight last month – normalised for the...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
IAI replaces pickle forks on one 737-800
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...
JF Service gets Gulfstream EASA Part 145 certification
JF Service, a global provider of MRO services for business aviation, has received EASA Part 145 certification covering almost all types of Gulfstream aircraft, including G450, G550 and G650, as it continues to expand its maintenance services in FBO RIGA based MRO...
AFI KLM E&M loses €318 million in Q2
European MRO AFI KLM E&M has slumped to a €318 million Q2 loss, due to a fall in both third party and in-house maintenance requirements. “Revenue highly declined in all three main businesses”, Air France KLM said in its results presentation. `’In the second...
Haeco Xiamen gets CAAC part-out approval
HAECO Xiamen, a member of the HAECO Group, announced today that its Airbus A320 part-out capability has been formally approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The company is the only MRO in Eastern China to have obtained this approval, following...
AEI gets orders from GA Telesis for two freighter conversions
Aeronautical Engineers has signed a deal to provide GA Telesis with up to two B737-800SF freighter conversions. The order includes one firm aircraft with an option for a second aircraft. The first aircraft (MSN 32903) will commence modification in August 2020 and...
AJW Group renews seven-year complete supply chain contract with EasyJet
AJW Group has been selected by easyJet, as its supply chain management provider, following a partnership since 2015. AJW will continue to be responsible for the planning and delivery of the airline’s demand and supply requirements from inventory management across...
Skytra agrees data tie-up with Kiwi.com
Skytra, the wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has added Airbus, the online travel platform Kiwi.com to its list of data suppliers. Kiwi.com generates more than 20 billion price checks per day on its online platform and those of its partners, fed by connections to...
ATSG delivers freighter to MasAir
Air Transport Services Group today has delivered a Boeing 767-300 converted freighter to Aerotransportes Mas de Carga, (MasAir) of Mexico City under terms of a five-year dry lease agreement with ATSG subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM). Luis Sierra, CEO of...
IATA says cargo markets showing slow improvement
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in June showing improvement, but at a slower pace than some of the traditional leading indicators would suggest. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*),...
VALLAIR signs MoU with CHAMP Cargosystems
Vallair the mature aircraft and asset specialist and launch customer for the A321 freighter conversion (A321F), has signed an MoU with CHAMP Cargosystems to develop the first cargo management system for its prototype freighter conversion. Based in Luxembourg, CHAMP...
Jet Maintenance Solutions joins EBAA
Jet Maintenance Solutions, a provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions for business and regional aviation has become a member of the European Business Aviation Association, the leading organization for operators of business aircraft in...