Jettainer is set to provide Sunclass Airlines with unit load device (ULD) management services for another five years. The global leader in outsourced ULD management has already managed and maintained the Danish airline’s ULD fleet for several years. Sunclass Airlines currently operates a fleet of eight Airbus 321 and two Airbus 330 airplanes. The charter […]
“The addition of this OEM quality facility increases our MRO capacity in Europe by 40%” says Tim Macdougald, CEO – MAAS Aviation. MAAS Aviation, recognised experts in aircraft painting and exterior coatings, has opened a new purpose-built paint shop at Kaunas Airport (KUN). The facility, which is the first of its kind in Lithuania, grows […]
Baku, Azerbaijan, 28 January, 2021 – Silk Way West Airlines announces the inauguration of a new twice-weekly service to and from Tokyo Narita Airport, with the first flight set for the 11th of February. Based on an agreement signed between Silk Way West Airlines and Nippon Cargo Airlines, both partners will operate a code-share service […]
Airbus has updated production rate plans for its A320 family of aircraft in response to the continued slowdown in the market. The new average production rates for the A320 family will now lead to a gradual increase in production from the current rate of 40 per month to 43 in quarter three and 45 in […]
Boeing has laid out ambitions to advance the long-term sustainability of commercial aviation. The company hopes to offer commercial planes which are capable and certified to fly on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuels by 2030. Boeing has previously conducted successful test flights replacing petroleum jet fuel with 100 per cent sustainable fuels to address […]
Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS), a subsidiary of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has handled its first shipments of Covid-19 vaccines from German biotechnology company BioNTech as the airport gears up to play a prominent role in the global recovery from the coronavirus. Doses of the vaccine were handled at FCS’ facility at Frankfurt’s CargoCity Süd before […]
En Route International has today launched two new cheese products aiming to make a quality cheese service more accessible to a wider range of passengers and airlines. The products, an extension of the company’s ‘Cheese Board’ brand, will be available to cater for buy-on-board, economy and premium economy cabins. The products are also available as […]
China Airlines will phase out the last of its passenger Boeing 747-400s by early 2021, becoming the latest carrier in the region to retire the type, which it has operated for more than 30 years. The airline disclosed its move through an announcement for a 747 farewell event, to be held on 6 February, which […]
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won the handling contract for Asiana Airlines’ freighter services at Milan-Malpensa Airport. The airline operates three Boeing 747 freighter flights a week from the Italian airport to Seoul. WFS expects to handle some 15,000 tonnes of cargo annually for Asiana. The new contract is a further justification of WFS’ decision […]
An exclusive partnership designed to help airports recover from the most challenging period the aviation industry has ever faced has been signed by Routes and Airports Council International (ACI) World. The formal agreement between the two organisations will provide platforms and guidance for airports at a world level, recognising the vital role they will play […]
