India's newest cargo carrier to take off in May Defying the global air cargo slowdown, GR Gopinath, founder of budget carrier Air Deccan, is planning to start operations of his cargo airline in May. His company, Deccan Cargo Express Logistics (DCEL), will take delivery of three Airbus 310 freighters from the first week of April onwards. With plans to offer end-to-end logistics solutions, DCEL's freighters will fly begin with a Dubai-Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong route. Eventually the all-freighter … [Read more...] about India’s newest cargo carrier to take off in May
MRO Conversions & Manufacturers
RR rushes to find Trent 777 icing solution
Rolls-Royce is working to find a modification to its Trent 800 engine following recommendations by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). A second interim report on last year's crash of a British Airways Boeing 777-200 at London Heathrow said modifications were necessary to reduce the risk of ice in fuel lines which the AAIB suspected causing a flow restriction and thrust rollback of the Trent engines. The AAIB recommended that regulatory authorities make mandatory any measures Boeing … [Read more...] about RR rushes to find Trent 777 icing solution
India's newest cargo carrier to take off in May
India's newest cargo carrier to take off in May Defying the global air cargo slowdown, GR Gopinath, founder of budget carrier Air Deccan, is planning to start operations of his cargo airline in May. His company, Deccan Cargo Express Logistics (DCEL), will take delivery of three Airbus 310 freighters from the first week of April onwards. With plans to offer end-to-end logistics solutions, DCEL's freighters will fly begin with a Dubai-Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong route. Eventually the all-freighter … [Read more...] about India's newest cargo carrier to take off in May
JAL’s ERP system world’s largest aviation SAP
Japan Airlines International has officially launched “JAL Mighty”, a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for aviation maintenance. IBM Japan, IBM Business Consulting Services and SAP Japan Co., Ltd collaborated on the project to create a system to manage maintenance planning, quality control and parts inventory for approximately 160 aircraft, 460 engines, and 500,000parts. Also equipped with 19 standard SAP modules to serve approximately 6,000 users including aircraft … [Read more...] about JAL’s ERP system world’s largest aviation SAP
Air Works gets Indian gov’t stamp of approval
Indian provider of Aviation Services - Air Works - recently received the approval from Director General of Civil Aviation [DGCA] for its Commercial Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul [MRO] operations in Hosur, near Bangalore. With the announcement, Air Works has become India's first DGCA approved independent airline MRO and will perform services such as Line and Base maintenance, Aircraft painting, structural repairs, cabin upgrades, and avionic upgrades. Air Works will also be offering … [Read more...] about Air Works gets Indian gov’t stamp of approval
GHIAL and MAS working out Indian MRO details
GHIAL and Malaysia Airlines are now putting into place the framework for the joint venture Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Hyderabad, India for which they had earlier signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in August. Both parties are now working towards developing the business plan and finalising the details of the intended venture, the two said. … [Read more...] about GHIAL and MAS working out Indian MRO details
