Delta Cargo has joined the Sustainable Air Freight Alliance (SAFA), a business-led collaborative initiative aiming to reduce its members’ environmental footprint. The move aligns with Delta’s pledge earlier this year to become the world’s first carbon neutral airline....
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
DHL adds four Boeing 767-300 converted freighters to its flee
DHL Express and Boeing announced that it will add four 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters as part of the logistics company’s efforts to continue modernizing and growing its fleet with cost-efficient and reliable freighters. This step is part of DHL’s effort to...
Aventure Aviation acquires Boeing 757-200
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 issue $100M of unsecured debt
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....
AirBP supplies sustainable aviation fuel to Airbus
Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, is collaborating with Airbus to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for delivery flights from Airbus’ facility at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW/EDHI). The first aircraft are two Air Transat...
Faradair relocartes to Duxford
Faradair is relocating to Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire in collaboration with the Imperial War Museum and Gonville & Caius College. Faradair was close to relocating offshore prior to Covid-19, but talks over recent weeks and a growing desire by UK Government...
NSTB releases report in Atlas crash
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...
CargoAir orders 11th freighter conversion from AEI
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...
PAS MRO chooses Oklahoma City for its new home
PAS MRO, an independent return to service and component repair and overhaul company, has announces plans to relocate its operations from Irvine, Calif., to Bristow, Okla. The relocation, which is expected to be completed by November 2020, will create 37 new jobs and...
GA Telesis MRO Services Group announces E-Jet support and services agreement with Liebherr-Aerospace
The GA Telesis MRO Services Group has entered into an agreement with Liebherr-Aerospace for Material Support and Maintenance Services for the E-Jet Family of aircraft. Under this agreement, GA Telesis receives technical support and original OEM materials to repair and...
GA Telesis purchases eight PW4056 Engines from Delta Material Services
GA Telesis (GAT) has purchased eight Pratt & Whitney PW4056-3 engines from Delta Material Services (DMS), all of which were last operated by Delta Air Lines (DAL). The transaction was recently concluded by the Component Solutions Group (CSG). The engines will be...
ATSG’s PEMCO receives FAA approval for its Boeing 737-700 FlexCombi conversion program
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...