Pemco Aviation Group said it will sell its subsidiary, Pemco World Air Services, to an affi liate of Sun Capital Partners for an aggregate purchase price of some $43m. Pemco World Air Services, which will retain the name "Pemco," constitutes the commercial services segment of PAGI, and provides commercial aircraft maintenance and modifi cation services on a contract basis. Sun Capital Partners, Inc. is a leading private investment firm. Participating with Sun Capital in the … [Read more...] about Pemco business sold to Sun
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Continental inks deal with Envirotainer
Continental Airlines Cargo, the fi rst US airline to implement a structured cold chain product, has signed a new global contract with Envirotainer, setting the stage for expansion of its temperature- controlled product line. The new agreement will see the increased use of Envirotainer's active temperature-controlled air cargo containers for customers using Continental Airlines Cargo's ClimateSecure service. The airline said that using these ULD containers, provides its customers with … [Read more...] about Continental inks deal with Envirotainer
Boeing’s blended wing makes first test flight
Boeing completed the fi rst test fl ight of its latest unmanned X-48B blendedwing- body research aircraft, designated the X-48B, when it climbed to 7,500 ft at Edwards Air Force Base in California last month. The unmanned test vehicle represents a possible future aircraft that replaces the traditional tube-and-wing design with a shape resembling a mantaray — essentially a fl ying wing. The prototype, which has a 21-foot wingspan and weighs 500 pounds, fl ew for a half-hour at … [Read more...] about Boeing’s blended wing makes first test flight
Precision Conversions gets CAM order
US-based Precision Conversions (Precision) has received an order from Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc. (CAM) for the company's fi rst full 15-pallet position 757-200PCF. The ex-Delta Air Lines, Inc. aircraft was sold to CAM by First Greenwich Kahala, Ltd. The B757-200 will commence modifi cation in September at the Flightstar facility in Jacksonville, FL and will be redelivered to CAM in December, 2007. Brian McCarthy, Precision Conversions' vice president of marketing and sales said: … [Read more...] about Precision Conversions gets CAM order
Airbus delivers last A300F to FedEx
The last A300 to leave the Airbus fi nal assembly line in Toulouse, France, an A300 Freighter, was delivered to FedEx last month. Over the life of the programme a total of 821 A300/A310s have been ordered and to date there are more than 630 A300s and A310s in service with about 80 operators. Airbus' long-term fl eet support programme will continue to enable their operation until the very last aircraft is retired from service, with half of the current fl eet expected still to be in service … [Read more...] about Airbus delivers last A300F to FedEx
Dachser opens first warehouse in Shanghai
Dachser, one of German's top three logistics service providers, has opened its fi rst Dachser-run warehouse located in Shanghai to provide contract logistics services to customers. The company has also set up its second Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise, based in Shenzhen (Dachser Shenzhen Co. Ltd.), following its fi rst WFOE (Dachser Shanghai Co. Ltd.) announced last September. "These latest announcements are part of Dachser's continued investment in China," said Thomas Reuter, … [Read more...] about Dachser opens first warehouse in Shanghai