Atlas Air Worldwide has reported the ACMI placement of three 747-400 freighters with Hong Kong Air Cargo Carrier, a subsidiary of Hong Kong Airlines. The aircraft will be operated by Atlas Air and will fly on behalf of Hong Kong Air Cargo through an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance agreement. The first aircraft will enter
Low-cost airline Allegiant Travel, has announced plans to establish a two-aircraft base at the Indianapolis International Airport. As part of Allegiant’s growth plans in Indiana, the company plans to create up to 66 new, high-wage jobs by 2017. The Las Vegas-based company is investing more than US$40m to establish its new, base of operations, which
Bulgarian Eagle, the ACMI carrier recently founded by the Germania Group, has received its official certification. Now that all the necessary documents and licences have been obtained and a flawless demonstration flight completed, the Bulgarian aviation authority has cleared the new airline for take-off. The latest addition to flight operations, an Airbus A319 with 150
ALTA’s (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) Executive Committee has appointed Luis Felipe de Oliveira as the association’s new Executive Director. An air transport industry veteran of more than 20 years, de Oliveira has extensive experience in commercial and technical aviation fuel, and airports and air traffic control with a primary focus in the
STS Line Maintenance (STSLM), a division of STS Aviation Group, has opened a brand new line maintenance station at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). The new STS Line Maintenance station in New Orleans is powered by a highly-trained staff of certified technicians. These technicians, in conjunction with STS Line Maintenance’s leadership team, have
EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has launched its new Virtual Slide Trainer. The Virtual Slide Trainer provides airline cabin crew with convenient, virtual slide deployment training for safety and emergency procedures (SEPs). Dramatically reducing the significant cost and time associated with physical slide deployment training,
FL Technics, a global provider of one-stop-shop aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has started cooperation with Moldavian carrier Fly One. The MRO will support the airline’s Airbus A320 fleet with variety of engineering services including CAMO. The engineering support of FL Technics will cover AD/SB analysis, maintenance planning, reliability monitoring, utilization control, engine condition
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services (AMES), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, has appointed Ben Ward as General Manager of its PEMCO World Air Services division. Mr. Ward brings over 30 years of experience to his new role. Most recently he served as PEMCO’s Chief Financial Officer.
The commitment to future growth for aviation services at Essendon Airport has been strengthened with the construction and unveiling of a second aviation fuel depot at Essendon Fields. The facilities include two new CL17 17,000 litre fuel trucks that can deliver fuel to anywhere on the airport and a new aviation fuel depot, located on
Storm Aviation, one of the leading line maintenance and technical training service providers in Europe, has announced the launch of light base maintenance services at its headquarter facilities at London-Stansted airport. The UK Part-145 and Part-147 approved organization will provide base maintenance services such as large component change programs, modifications and equalized scheduled base maintenance
