HAECO America has signed an agreement with 321 Precision Conversions to provide heavy maintenance and structural modifications for its Airbus A321 aircraft passenger-to-freighter conversions. HAECO says extensive interior and exterior modifications will be made to convert the aircraft from passenger to cargo use, which will be performed at its Lake City, Florida facility starting next year. Also read: HAECO, Aeroflot ink component maintenance deal Gary Warner, President of 321 Precision … [Read more...] about 321 Precision taps HAECO for A321-200PCF work
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Meet the new VP of HAECO’s commercial team for EMEA
HAECO announced in early September that its newly formed commercial division is now up and running. Four regional commercial teams are now in place in Asia Pacific, China, EMEA (or Europe, Middle East and Africa) and the Americas, who will market and sell the company's full range of products and services covering air frames, cabin, components and engines. Completing the list of commercial vice presidents to lead the different regions is Klaus-Peter Leinauer, who will be in charge of EMEA. … [Read more...] about Meet the new VP of HAECO’s commercial team for EMEA
Atlas Air forms JV to open freighter MRO facility in Korea
Atlas Air and Korean MRO services provider Sharp Technics K have signed a memorandum of agreement to form a joint venture and develop a dedicated MRO facility at Incheon airport for widebody cargo aircraft. The move comes amidst rapid growth in air cargo and e-commerce on a global scale, which has created a demand for converting planes for cargo. The planned custom freighter aircraft maintenance facility at ICN will be able to accommodate multiple wide-body jets at the same time and will be … [Read more...] about Atlas Air forms JV to open freighter MRO facility in Korea
HAECO, Aeroflot ink component maintenance deal
HAECO Hong Kong has signed a long-term agreement to provide component maintenance support for Russian carrier Aeroflot. The scope of the new agreement will cover component repair and overhaul, as well as loan and exchange services for Aeroflot’s commercial aircraft fleet, including its Airbus A319, A320, A321, A330 and A350; Boeing 737 and 777; and Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. The deal will run until 2032 and the support will be jointly provided by various entities and facilities across … [Read more...] about HAECO, Aeroflot ink component maintenance deal
HAECO names commercial VP for EMEA, delivers in Xiamen
HAECO has appointed Klaus-Peter Leinauer as vice president of the group’s new commercial division for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. In his new role, Leinauer will be based in Germany and report to the commercial chief in Hong Kong. He will be joined in the team by Peter Eaton and Dennis Kimm, both sales directors for cabin solutions in Europe. The new ‘group commercial’ division, which started operations in July 2021, will deploy four commercial teams to cover customers … [Read more...] about HAECO names commercial VP for EMEA, delivers in Xiamen
IAI starts modifications on ‘Big Twin’ freighter
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has started the structural modification phase in the conversion of the prototype Boeing 777-300ERSF (special freighter), in partnership with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The 'Big Twin' project, part of a US$400 million deal signed in 2019, will exit the development process and is now set for structural and systems modification. IAI estimates the process of converting the widebody passenger plane into a freighter aircraft to take around 130 … [Read more...] about IAI starts modifications on ‘Big Twin’ freighter
