Boeing and GMR Aero Technic have come together to set up a passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion facility in Hyderabad, India to cater to the rising narrowbody freighter demands in Asia and Africa. As per Boeing’s commercial market outlook India’s air cargo growth...
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Korean Air adds Lufthansa Systems SchedConnect to manage network scheduling
Korean Air added Lufthansa Systems scheduling solutions SchedConnect to manage its entire network scheduling. With SchedConnect, Korean Air will be able to manage and update its schedule with ease, even with the high volume of changes and extensive number of...
Southwest tests Aero Design Labs’ drag reduction kit on commercial flight
Aero Design Labs (ADL) has announced the first "revenue flight" with an aircraft using its drag reduction kit, with founder Lee Sanders onboard the Southwest Airlines' Dalla-El Paso connection. "This is exciting news for our entire team at Aero Design Labs who have...
Archer one step closer to finishing first Midnight aircraft
Archer Aviation is "nearing completion of the final assembly" of Midnight, the production electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft it has been working on. San Jose-based Archer said it aims to start test flights of the eVTOL, which it unveiled in...
ExecuJet MRO services Australia secures MRO work on Embraer Jets in Indonesia
ExecuJet MRO Services Australia has secured work from four Embraer Executive Jet operators in Indonesia. The contracts with the four Indonesian operators cover a total of five Embraer Legacy aircraft and includes either airframe heavy maintenance checks, avionics...
Menzies inks pack with Wipro to transform air cargo management services
Menzies Aviation has inked a pact with Wipro to transform its air cargo management services. Menzies will use Wipro’s improve business efficiencies, employee experience, and customer service through increased automation, as per the release. According to Wipro, the new...
Capital A’s logistic arm – ‘Teleport’ returns to China
Teleport, the logistics arm of Capital A has marked its return to Chinese market with the lifting of quarantine restrictions and resumption of AirAsia’s flights to China. Teleport plans to resume 18 cargo routes into China by this month with plans to increase to 40...
Changi Airport Group signs multi-year agreement with Aurrigo International for automated solutions
Changi Airport Group (CAG) has signed a multi-year partnership with Aurrigo International, technology solutions provider for the joint development and testing of Changi’s autonomous vehicles, Auto-Dolly and Auto-DollyTug and its airport simulation software platform...
THAI Airways International opts Web Manuals for digitization needs
THAI Airways International has selected Web Manuals for digitization of its documents. By switching to Web Manuals, THAI will have immediate access to all operational and safety materials on one digital platform, which can be rapidly edited and shared throughout the...
Moscow Domodedovo agrees deal with Myanmar Airways
Domodedovo Airport in Moscow has signed an agreement with Myanmar Airways International (MAI) "to ensure the successful development of the tourist flow between the Russian Federation and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar". MAI "aims to facilitate this traffic by...
FTAI prices share offering announced on March 8
FTAI Aviation has priced its previously announced registered underwritten public offering of 2.6 million fixed-rate reset series D cumulative perpetual redeemable preferred shares. Jet engine business FTAI announced a liquidation preference iof $25 per share at a...
Pratt & Whitney opens second GTF repair point in Japan
Pratt & Whitney has added Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines Ltd. (MHIAEL) to its GTF engine maintenance network. The recent start of work on a GTF at MHIAEL's Komaki plant means Pratt & Whitney has a "second operational facility" in Japan and 11...