Airlines look to create partnerships with specialists

The formation of partnerships between airlines and aircraft manufacturers with maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) and supply chain specialists is a growing trend in the industry, writes Stuart Flitton. Where an airline owns its aircraft, maintenance will involve use of its own spare parts in its own storage facilities and be performed by its own […]

EFW secures Vallair as launch customer for A321P2F programme

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has secured a launch contract from Vallair Solutions for its Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion. EFW, a joint venture between ST Aerospace and Airbus will convert 10 A321-200 passenger aircraft to 14-pallet cargo configuration with the first aircraft being inducted in the last quarter of 2018, scheduled for redelivery by the end […]

ST Aerospace lands 5 year MD-11 maintenance deal with Lufthansa

ST Aerospace has secured a five year exclusive MD-11 Heavy Maintenance Support contract from Lufthansa Cargo worth 39 million Singapore dollars ($30 million). Under the agreement, ST Aerospace will become the sole service provider supporting the airline’s MD-11 fleet in both light and heavy C-checks starting from 2019. The aerospace arm of ST Engineering has […]

DHL Express takes delivery of the first EFW A330-300P2F

DHL Express has become the first operator to take delivery of the A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW). The aircraft programme, launched in 2012, is a collaboration between ST Aerospace, Airbus and their joint venture, EFW. The A330P2F, available as a -200 or larger -300, is designed for international express B2B and […]

DHL Express orders more A330-300P2Fs from EFW

DHL Express has ordered four more Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), with the option for 10 more. The contract was signed at the 52nd International Paris Air Show witnessed by Singapore’s Second Minister for Defense, Ong Ye Kung and Chief of the Saxon State Chancellery and State Minister for Federal and […]

ST Aerospace sees profit rise

ST Engineering’s aerospace division saw profits increase by three per cent to 226.7 million Singapore dollars ($161.5 million) despite the company seeing a slight fall. ST Aerospace’s profits increased from SIN$220 million and revenue increased by one per cent to just under SIN$2.1 billion. ST Engineering saw revenue fall by three per cent to SIN$6.3 […]