A couple of days after one of India’s oldest airlines Go First grounded its fleet due to Pratt & Whitney engine issues, another airline is fallen prey to supply chain woes. The Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) has grounded all Iraqi Airways’ Airbus A220s. The notice read: “In reference to…
RwandAir has launched a new African cargo hub in in Kigali in partnership with Qatar Airways Cargo as a part of a long-term strategic plan for the cargo division of RwandAir. The initiative will help RwandAir develop Kigali into a regional cargo powerhouse, boosting exports and imports around Africa and…
With an aim to take passenger experience to the next level, Etihad Airways has unveiled new seats for its Boeing 787 Dreamliners at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. The new seats will debut in the third quarter of this year when the carrier expects to take delivery of three…
Emirates has added a second daily flight from London Stansted (STN) to its hub at Dubai International Airport (DXB) to offer greater connectivity to passengers from North London and the East of England to Dubai and further destinations. The airline has deployed its Boeing 777 on the route. The resumption…
Swissport has announced the renewal of its ramp-handling and passenger services tie-up with Air Arabia in Morocco. Swissport said the renewal came after it had been “successfully serving” the airline in Morocco for over ten years. The deal started with five Moroccan airports and has been expanded since 2013 to…
Etihad Cargo has added a fourth gateway destination to its Chinese network with the introduction of weekly flights to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in the Hubei province of China. The inaugural flight arrived in the Hubei Province on April 29. As of now, Etihad offers five passenger flights to Shanghai,…
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has inked a deal with Sharp Technics K and Incheon International Airport Corporation to establish a facility for the passenger-to-freight conversion of Boeing 777-ERSF aircraft. As a part of the deal, IAI will convert Boeing B777-300ER aircraft from 2024. The first passenger-to-freighter conversion facility at the…
Aeroflot has sent its Airbus A330-300 to Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran for maintenance by Mahan Air. This is the first instance in which a Russian airline has sent its planes to Iran for maintenance. As per the 2022 agreement between Russia and Iran, Iran agreed to supply Russian…
Emirates has signed a deal with Turkish Technik to perform maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) on its Boeing 777 fleet. As a part of the deal, Turkish Technik will perform base maintenance services on five Emirates 777 aircraft. According to Turkish Airlines, the base maintenance operation of the first triple-seven…
C&L Aerospace, part of Maine-based C&L Aviation Group, has hired Piet Buys as a technical representative based in South Africa Buys specialises in ATR 42/72, ERJ 135/145/170/175/190/195, Q400, and Challenger aircraft, C&L said, meaning “customers can now leverage Buys’ wealth of knowledge for any technical support needs”. “Piet’s knowledge will…
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) concluded the first flight of its cargo converted B777-300ER passenger aircraft for AerCap, paving way for its final certification. The B777-300ER is also known as the Big Twin. IAI’s cargo conversion program for the Big Twin is currently in the final stage of certification with a…
ASI (Aircraft Support Industries) has inked a deal with Etihad Engineering to expand the capacity of its aircraft maintenance facility in Abu Dhabi. ASI will aid Etihad Engineering to expand its facility at the Abu Dhabi International Airport by 50,000 square meters along with the construction of two new widebody…
