Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Cathay Pacific Airways to provide long-term Inventory Technical Management (ITM) services for the airline’s fleet of 10 new Boeing 747-8 Freighters, to be delivered between 2011 and 2013. The ITM service, part of HAECO’s technical total-care management solutions, will include asset management, reliability management, supply chain management, technical service and 24/7 AOG support. … [Read more...] about Cathay signs up HAECO for B747-8F support
Brazil’s Sideral goes with AEI for B737 conversion
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has announced that it has been selected by Sideral Air Cargo of Brazil to provide one B737-300SF 9 Pallet Configuration Passenger to Freighter Conversion. The aircraft, a B737-300, was built in 1988 and is currently undergoing freighter modification and heavy maintenance at AEI’s Authorised Conversion Centre, Commercial Jet, Inc. which is located in Miami, Florida. “We felt that the nine position design will give Sideral Air Cargo an … [Read more...] about Brazil’s Sideral goes with AEI for B737 conversion
More B757 conversion orders for Precision
Precision Conversions, LLC (Precision) has announced that the company has won a contract to provide Aerolease International, Inc. (Aerolease) with three, full 15-pallet position 757-200PCF freighters. The first aircraft, a Pratt & Whitney powered B757-200 is scheduled for induction in April with two more scheduled to follow in May and July. Additionally, the three freighters will have the weight upgrade option offered by Precision, which increases the maximum zero fuel weight and … [Read more...] about More B757 conversion orders for Precision
Clearing the ash-induced back-log
The six-day shut-down of Europeanairspace due to the Icelandicvolcano eruption saw tonnes ofcargo piling up around Asia – a boon forcharter operators and bane for shipperswho, in many cases saw premium ratesbeing charged to clear the backlog. In some cases, freight rates to Europe jumped to nearly 100 Hong Kong dollars (US$13.30) per kilogramme, from less than 30 dollars before the closure of airports in Europe, according to the Hong Kong Shippers’ Council. Sunny Ho, … [Read more...] about Clearing the ash-induced back-log
Continental and United form ‘mega-carrier’
The merger builds on the similar but slightly smaller merger last year of Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines which was itself revolutionary because of its unprecedented scale at the time. European carriers have also been consolidating with Air France, KLM and Martinair for instance, now operating under one corporate umbrella and Lufthansa similarly bringing Swiss, British Midland and Austrian under its wing. The all-stock deal will form a coast-tocoast American mega-carrier with a leading … [Read more...] about Continental and United form ‘mega-carrier’
IATA applauds EC’s post-volcano measures
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) applauded the announcement by the European Commission of a comprehensive programme to provide relief to the air transport sector in the aftermath of extraordinary airspace closures resulting from the ash plume of an Icelandic volcano. The global airline association estimates that the Icelandic volcano crisis cost airlines more than US$1.7 billion in lost revenue through in the first six days after the initial eruption, during which … [Read more...] about IATA applauds EC’s post-volcano measures
