Some 73 freighters operated on behalf of the US Postal Service (USPS) will be replaced by shared Federal Express flights from August. The move will leave Emery Worldwide, Kitty Hawk Airlines, Capital Cargo International, Gemini Air Cargo and Evergreen International looking for new homes for various Boeing 727s and a 747, DC-10s and a DC-9 that currently operate on behalf of the USPS. The move follows a $6.3 billion deal between USPS and FedEx.
Source: Airline Business
Boeing has designed an engine anti-ice system fix for its 737 Max 7 and expects that the Federal Aviation Administration will certificate the jet in 2025.
US air taxi developer Eve Mobility revealed on 21 July the first full-scale prototype of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, a remotely operated variant that the company is pushing to get off the ground this year.
Boeing 777 cargo conversion firm Mammoth Freighters has delivered a -200LR for modification to the UK-based specialist STS Aviation Services. Mammoth had reached an agreement for conversion work with STS, located in Manchester, two years ago. The pact covers cargo modification for both 777-200LRs and -300ERs. STS states that US-based ...
