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ABX Air Flies Throwback Livery

October 1, 2020

ABX Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, unveiled a throwback livery back in September and has been flying it on one of its Boeing 767-200 aircraft. The retro paint scheme was designed to celebrate its 40th anniversary year. The livery features the retro Airborne Express logo and tail colors. The new livery is on aircraft tail N768AX, one of the earliest Boeing 767s acquired by ABX Air. The aircraft was converted to a freighter and given the original Airborne Express livery in 1998. ABX Air has operated the aircraft for over 31,200 flight hours and over 12,500 landing cycles during its years of service. The livery took four days to install. On September 30, 2020, the aircraft made a special stop at the Wilmington Air Park to be the focal point of a celebration for the company’s 40th Anniversary before returning to revenue service in the ABX Air network. Employees were given a commemorative coin and cookies with an image of the Boeing 767 freighter. “ABX…

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BORN TO RUN: HOW ENGINE OEMS AND MROS ARE HELPING OPERATORS THROUGH COVID-19

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INSIDER’S GUIDE TO NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND INSPECTIONS

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With global passenger traffic still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s painfully obvious that airlines are going to be postponing aircraft replacements well into 2021 and beyond. That means that the current fleet is going to be extended beyond their operator’s original plans. As a result of operators putting higher…
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MRO INSIDER: THE AMAZON OF BIZ JET PARTS AND SERVICES?

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Back to the (Electric) Future Howard Fuller

September 29, 2020

There is an ancient Chinese curse that I’ll paraphrase: “May you live in interesting times.” In aviation right now, we are indeed living in such an era. The airlines are largely grounded and being an A&P Mechanic is not the guarantee of industry respect or lifelong employment it once was.…
European MROs Struggle Against the Pandemic
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European MROs Struggle Against the Pandemic

July 19, 2020

Europe’s maintenance, repair and overhaul businesses have entered uncharted territory in 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic severely hobbles the aviation industry with plummeting aircraft capacity and shrinking fleets, experts agree Europe’s MROs will be among the hardest hit globally. The next few years will likely be challenging at best, forcing…

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Glimmers of Hope/Purveyors of Doom by JOY FINNEGAN

United Airlines announced it is adding 25,000 flights back into their schedule in August. JetBlue and American Airlines announced a strategic partnership that they say “will create seamless connectivity for travelers in the Northeast” and more choice. They also hope the relationship will accelerate each airline’s recovery as the travel industry adapts to the new…