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Boeing lands ten orders for freighter conversions
Boeing has unveiled ten new orders for its B737 and B767 passenger to freighter conversion programme.The order book includes two 737-800BCFs for Cargo Air of Bulgaria, and two others for Colombia-based Lineas Aereas Suramericanas (LAS) Cargo. Air Algerie has also signed a commitment for two of the type while an ...
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Pemco celebrates 100th B737 conversion
Pemco World Air Services has redelivered its 100th Boeing 737-300 converted aircraft, which was modified for SF Airlines.The 100th B737-300 conversion marks the 16th -300/-400 PEMCO-converted aircraft for SF Express-owned SF Airlines with three more planned in 2016.SF Airlines vice president Liang Xi said: “Since inducting the first B737 Classic ...
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Ancra wins B737-800 loading system contract for converted freighters
Ancra International will provide the cargo loading system for the new Boeing 737-800BCF (Boeing conversion freighter) aircraft as a Boeing Supplier Furnished Equipment (SFE).Boeing Commercial Aviation Services made the appointment of Ancra, which has delivered 550 cargo loading systems for Boeing’s 737 and 757 airplanes. More than 900 freighters currently ...
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Ancra gains AEI cargo loading order for converted B737-800s
Ancra International will provide the cargo loading system for Aeronautical Engineers Inc’s (AEI) new 737-800 passenger to freighter (P2F) converted aircraft.This new contract comes on top of similar deals with Boeing and Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI).Ancra currently supplies the cargo loading systems for all of AEI’s 737-300, 737-400, MD80SF, and ...
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GECAS places first B737-800NG with ASL
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has placed its first Boeing 737-800NG passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft with Dublin-based ASL Aviation Group. The agreement covers the lease of two 737-800NG freighters.In May this year, ASL acquired the airline operations of TNT Express and entered a multi-year service agreement to operate flights for the ...
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Shanghai's PACTL had a record breaking October for airfreight
Shanghai Pudong Int’l Airport Cargo Terminal Co Ltd (PACTL) handled 153,607 tonnes in October, a volume growth of 8.9% year-on-year and the highest monthly tonnage in the ground handler’s history.The largest provider of air cargo handling services at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) recorded a 3.2% rise in tonnages year ...
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Ancra receives FAA Certification for CRJ200 SF cargo loading systems
Ancra International has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification in the US for the cargo loading system for the CRJ200 SF passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion by Aeronautical Engineers Inc’s (AEI).The system is capable of carrying eight 61.5" x 88" ULDs OR eight 62" x 88" ULDs; Ancra also offers ...
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Hactl ground handling certification first in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has become the first handler in Hong Kong to be certified under the IATA Ground Operations Manual (IGOM), signifying its full compliance with the new standardised procedures.Through IGOM, IATA is driving the adoption of a single industry ground operations manual, to replace the ...
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ECS and Jetstar Asia launch new website to promote services
General sales agent (GSA) ECS and its airline customer Jetstar Asia have launched a new website to promote the flights that the two companies are able to offer through their contract.The website will allow customers to find the products and services on offer, including the network of countries when Jetstar ...
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AEI gets green light for CRJ200 jet conversion
US-based Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has gained certification from the US Federal Aviation Authority for a passenger-to-freighter conversion of a Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft.The work was carried out by AEI’s authorised conversion centre, Miami-based Commercial Jet and the aircraft was flown to its Dothan, Alabama facility for painting in the livery of ...
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SF Airlines takes delivery of latest B737 conversion from Pemco
Pemco World Air Services has redelivered another B737-300 passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft to fast growing China-based express operator SF Airlines.The latest redelivery marks the seventeenth B737-300/400 Pemco-converted aircraft to SF Airlines, which is owned by delivery firm SF Express.The aircraft modification was performed by partner STAECO in Jinan Shandong, who is ...
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Investment fund buys ULD specialist CHEP
CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the Unit Load Device (ULD) management specialist, is being sold to EQT Infrastructure II of Sweden.Brambles, the Australian-based parent company of CHEP Aerospace Solutions, said that the transaction with the infrastructure fund will complete during November 2016.CHEP Aerospace Solutions offers pooling, management, maintenance and repair of ULDs ...
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Compass maps out helicopter airlift to Afghanistan
Aerospace logistics specialist Compass Forwarding has airlifted a medium-sized utility helicopter from Canada to Afghanistan in support of a time-sensitive project.The Bell 212 Twin Huey helicopter was flown from Alberta in a Boeing 747-8 freighter, arriving in Afghanistan two days ahead of schedule.New York-based Compass fielded a dedicated 24/7 aerospace ...
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Precision in Altech link-up
Precision Aircraft Solutions, the US-based passenger to freighter conversion specialist, has reached a definitive agreement with Altech Aerospace of Portland, Oregon, to join forces in the aerospace industry.Altech will continue doing business under its brand name as a division of Precision.Altech provides engineering services to airlines, MROs and aircraft manufacturers ...
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Swissport swoops on Skylink to boost Schiphol presence
Swissport Cargo Services' Dutch business has announced it will purchase Skylink Handling Services as it looks to expand its reach at Schiphol Airport.Through the acquisition of Skylink, a cargo handling company specialised in air cargo handling based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Swissport will expand its air cargo business at the ...
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Jettainer to take over ULD management for Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines has appointed Jettainer as the new service provider to manage its unit load devices (ULDs) and pallets from the Spring of 2017.Belgium's largest airline currently outsources its ULD management to another provider and is now switching to Jettainer, which has set up a ULD controller at Brussels Airport, ...
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Air Partner delivers urgent aid to Haiti
Air Partner has delivered 40 tonnes of urgent aid to Haiti on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the victims of Hurricane Matthew.The shipment included hygiene kits, buckets, tarpaulins, shelter tool kits and kitchen sets for around 1,000 families.Air Partner arranged ...
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New management appointments for dnata
Handling company dnata has appointed Steve Allen as divisional senior vice president, UAE airport operations, and Mark Gibb as senior vice president, dnata safety and standards, responsible for dnata’s safety culture globally and the company’s One Safety programme.Allen has 15 years of experience in British Airways, helping to design Heathrow’s ...
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ACS to the rescue again in Haiti
Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged several cargo and passenger charter flights to Haiti, following Hurricane Matthew earlier this month which left at least 1,300 people dead and more than 35,000 homeless.ACS group commercial director, Justin Lancaster, said that ACS first operated a passenger flight, carrying teams to assess the ...
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Precision redelivers B757 converted freighter to China Postal
Precision Aircraft Solutions has redelivered its first Boeing 757-200 freighter conversion to China Postal Airlines.The aircraft, MSN 25598, was converted at HAECO Xiamen and marked Precision’s twelfth collaboration with the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider.“Being selected to help China Postal Airlines further the power of its express fleet ...