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NASA’s flying eye in the sky
One of the lesser-known products of Boeing’s 747 programme in the 1970s was the 747SP.Faced with the need to fly ultra-long-haul routes non-stop, the plane-maker’s solution was to shorten the body of a standard jumbo, the result being officially designated the 747SP (Special Performance) though it less formally known as ...
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US bans drones from historic sites
The US Federal Aviation and Department of the Interior (DOI) have banned drone flights over ten historic sites such as the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore.The unmanned craft will no longer be allowedThe FAA and DOI have agreed to restrict within 400 feet of sites including the Hoover and ...
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Runners on the runway
Anyone in the Atlanta area this weekend might be interested to know that Hartsfield-Jackson airport is hosting the third annual Mayor’s 5K on its fifth runway Saturday, 30 September. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and airport general manager Roosevelt Council will join more than 1,500 runners and walkers as they take ...
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New chief exec for Etihad
Etihad Aviation Group is to appoint Tony Douglas as group chief executive officer. He replaces James Hogan who stepped down in July with Ray Gammell taking over as interim group chief executive. Gammell will return to his position as group chief people and performance officer.Douglas will join the group in ...
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Qatar takes stake in Italy’s Meridiana
Qatar Airways has bought a 49% share on AQA Holding, the new parent company of Meridiana fly, Italy’s second largest carrier. Alisarda has retained its 51% share in the carrier.The Middle East carrier said the move would strengthen its presence in Italy where it currently flies from Doha to Rome, ...
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New members for forwarder network
Freight network The WACO System has appointed three new members in Latin America and Africa.Sicarga Panama will cover Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, Gespros will represent Cameroon; and OMA Logistics will represent Senegal.The new members will be officially welcomed during WACO's Extraordinary General Meeting in Macau, China on 23-25 October.Sicarga ...
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UPS seals joint venture with China’s SF Express
UPS and SF Express’s parent company, SF Holding have gained China Ministry of Commerce approval for their planned joint venture.The two operators will collaborate on international delivery services from, initially, China to the US and, in future, on other trade lanes.In a statement , UPS and SF Holding said the ...
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Delta to the rescue as disaster strikes the Gulf
US airline Delta and its employees “have mobilised like never before”, rushing to help people in need after hurricanes devastated large parts of the Gulf coast and Caribbean and earthquakes hit Mexico.The carrier partnered with the American Red Cross and other experienced non-profit organisations, contributing $3.75 million, operating relief flights ...
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Emirates revalidates Dubai pharma hub
Emirates SkyCargo has gained revalidation of its European Union Good Distribution Practices (EU GDP) certification for pharma operations at its Dubai hub after an annual surveillance audit by Bureau Veritas, Germany.The carrier originally received EU GDP certification in 2016 for its operations across the Emirates SkyCentral cargo terminals at Dubai ...
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Agility wins pharma plaudit
Agility says it has become the first freight forwarder to receive QEP experto accreditation from container specialist Envirotainer for its cold chain management of pharma and life sciences products.Envirotainer’s Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) program evaluates freight forwarders and airline stations and recognizes those able to meet the highest standards.The QEP ...
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Flexport in line for $110 million funding
Online freight forwarder Flexport is reported to be closed to securing $110 million worth of funding reports Forbes, which says that the San Francisco based company is on its list of billion-dollar start-up companies.The latest Series C funding will bring total capital invested to $204 million, it adds.Flexport founder and ...
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Updated: Iraq flights suspended
Royal Jordanian will temporarily suspend its flights to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, in northern Iraq, from 6 pm Amman local time on Friday, 29 September.It follows a request from the Iraqi authorities to all to stop operating all flights to these two cities from that date until further notice.RJ operates 10 ...
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Profits surge at Air Partner
Aviation services group, Air Partner reported gross profit of £18.1m for the six months to 31 July, up 12.2% on the same period of 2016. The UK-based company said it reflected strong trading performance in its broking division.Underlying profit before tax was £4.1m, a year-on-year increase of 34.4% while the ...
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Alibaba takes control of China delivery firm
Asian online retailer Alibaba has taken a controlling stake in China’s Cainiao Smart Logistics. It has increased its investment by 5.3 billion yuan ( $807 million), raising its stake in the company from 47 to 51% and giving it four out of seven seats on the logistics company’s board.While Cainiao ...
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National Air Cargo to the rescue by road
National Air Cargo has organised relief supplies to Houston citizens affected by Hurricane Harvey – by road. The products, donated by local grocery stores in Boynton Beach, Florida and parents and students from the American Heritage School, were transported by 53-foot trailer from Delray Beach, Florida to a relief centre ...
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US option for Opticooler
German-based climate-controlled air cargo container provider DoKaSch says its Opticooler unit is now available in the US, with rentals available on more than 20 carriers.The delivery area for the Opticooler includes a wide swathe of the country, including the east coast and Midwest from Boston to Minneapolis and Washington DC ...
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Bolloré and Bahri sign Saudi joint venture deal
French forwarding and logistics group Bolloré officially inaugurated Bahri Bolloré Logistics, its joint venture with Saudi Arabian logistics specialist Bahri in Riyadh on 26 September.Bahri owns a 60% stake in the joint venture, while Bolloré owns the remaining 40% in the new company, which will provide end-to-end logistics and supply ...
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We may need more 747-8Fs, says Qatar chief
Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker hinted that his airline could place orders for further 747-8 freighter aircraft from Boeing, at a handover for the first of the aircraft at the plane-maker’s Seattle base on 25 September.He told a press conference that the carrier had “already sold” the ...
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Volga-Dnepr and ACS help dig miners out of a hole
Having one of Volga-Dnepr’s IL-76TD-90VD freighters on hand helped Air Charter Service quickly move a 27-tonne drilling machine from Perth, Australia to a mining project in India.Destined for Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat, the sensitive piece of mining equipment was over 15 metres long and ...
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Hijacked plane home after 40 years
Cast your mind back 40 years, if you are old enough, to October 1977, when terrorist groups were in full cry across Europe.One of the many actions carried out by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - assumed to be working with West German insurgent group Red Army ...