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44 ex UPS DC-8′s sold
AerSale of Florida announced the acquisition of 44 DC-8-71F/-73F freighters, the accompanying CFM56-2C1 engines, spare parts and tooling and a Level D DC-8-70 series flight simulator from an unnamed seller thought to be UPS Airlines, which retired its fleet of 44 DC-8s last year (ATWOnline, April 24, 2009). Value of the transaction was not disclosed, and AerSale CEO Nicolas Finazzo said it “is... [Read more]
Pilots Seek Wider Curbs on Lithium Battery Shipments (WSJ, Aug. 26)
ALPA said Tuesday it wants bulk shipments of lithium batteries and products containing the batteries immediately banned from passenger and cargo planes because they can start a fire. The FAA said it wasn’t prepared to take emergency action on the issue. In seeking a federal ban, ALPA pointed to three incidents since June in which lithium battery shipments apparently caused fires aboard U.S. planes. On... [Read more]
