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Boeing, UPS announce order for 14 B747-8 freighters
Boeing and UPS today announced an order for 14 747-8 freighters. The agreement also includes an option to purchase an additional 14 of the cargo airplanes.“These aircraft are a strategic investment for increased capacity for UPS customers around the globe,” said Brendan Canavan, president, UPS Airlines. “The 747-8 will allow ...
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Pilot unions call for ATSG-owned airlines to be defined as a single system
US pilot unions have asked the National Mediation Board (NMB) to investigate and determine if two subsidiaries of freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) should be considered “a single transportation system”.The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Airline Division have made a formal request to the NMB concerning ABX ...
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Cargolux adds Oslo call
Cargolux has added a weekly Boeing 747-8 freighter service from Oslo to Luxembourg on its flight C85022 from New York.The first flight will carry a load of salmon that is distributed to various destinations from the airline’s hub in Luxembourg.The Oslo service caters to the airfreight needs of Norwegian shippers ...
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AEI gets green light for CRJ200 jet conversion
US-based Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has gained certification from the US Federal Aviation Authority for a passenger-to-freighter conversion of a Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft.The work was carried out by AEI’s authorised conversion centre, Miami-based Commercial Jet and the aircraft was flown to its Dothan, Alabama facility for painting in the livery of ...
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ABX Air seeks injunction against pilot unions
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has initiated legal action against two pilot unions who want the company’s subsidiary cargo airlines, ABX Air (ABX) and Air Transport International (ATI), to be defined as a single system.ATSG has also warned its customers that unfavourable court rulings or a "job ...
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West Atlantic lands Royal Mail contract
Sweden's West Atlantic cargo airline has won a contract from Royal Mail Group to add additional aircraft to the UK postal operator's domestic air network in 2017.The contract, subject to a public procurement process, commences in January 2017 and will run for five years, consisting of nine Boeing 737s and ...
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Heathrow adds second freighter operation as ABC launches Moscow service
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has added a new freighter service connecting Heathrow Airport with Moscow's Sheremetyevo using one of its Boeing 747 freighters.The service will fly every Thursday and Saturday and will offer a capacity of more than 100 tonnes of cargo per flight. It will utilise slots not popular with ...
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ATSG and pilot unions step up the war of words over "single system" dispute
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) and its pilot unions have exchanged further words in a growing legal dispute.ATSG has initiated court action in the US against two unions who want the company’s subsidiary cargo airlines, ABX Air (ABX) and Air Transport International (ATI), to be defined as ...
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SF Airlines takes delivery of latest B737 conversion from Pemco
Pemco World Air Services has redelivered another B737-300 passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft to fast growing China-based express operator SF Airlines.The latest redelivery marks the seventeenth B737-300/400 Pemco-converted aircraft to SF Airlines, which is owned by delivery firm SF Express.The aircraft modification was performed by partner STAECO in Jinan Shandong, who is ...
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Atlas reports third quarter loss but expects positive peak
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings reported a loss in the third quarter of the year as a result of “non-deductible expenses” triggered by warrants granted to Amazon, but the company remains optimistic for the peak season.The aircraft lessor recorded a loss from continuing operations of $7.5m for the third quarter, compared ...
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Haiti: global air cargo effort helps thousands of people
The world's global air cargo community is continuing to help with the massive humanitarian effort after Hurricane Matthew struck the Caribbean island of Haiti on October 4.Rapid response aviation charity Airlink, partnering with 35 airlines and 60 non-governmental relief organisations, has sent its second, large charter flight to Haiti, packed ...
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MAB Kargo launches Guangzhou freighter
Malaysia’s MAB Kargo has launched a twice weekly Airbus A330 freighter service to Guangzhou from its Kuala Lumpur hub in order to strengthen its footprint in eastern China.The new service by the airfreight arm of Malaysia Airlines will call at Guangzhou every Tuesday and Thursday with 60 tonnes of cargo ...
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K+N expands San Juan pharma hub
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has expanded its KN PharmaChain logistics network with temperature-controlled warehousing space at the growing pharma hub of San Juan in Puerto Rico.“With the new facility, we expand our KN PharmaChain footprint to now over 150 global fully GXP compliant stations,” said Bob Mihok, president and chief ...
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Airlines group BARIG wants Frankfurt charges to be cut
Frankfurt-based airlines are calling for a reduction in airport charges for all airlines after low cost carrier Ryanair announced that it would start flying into Germany’s largest hub next summer.The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) wants “the fully equal treatment for all airlines at Frankfurt – newcomers and ...
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Gateway supply chain strategy 'under siege' from growing belly capacity at secondary hubs
The gateway airport supply chain strategy for air cargo is “under siege” as increasing belly capacity flying to secondary airports has allowed forwarders to switch to a point-to-point operation.During a debate at last week’s Air Cargo Forum, speakers looked at how excess belly capacity and a rise in the number ...
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Investment fund buys ULD specialist CHEP
CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the Unit Load Device (ULD) management specialist, is being sold to EQT Infrastructure II of Sweden.Brambles, the Australian-based parent company of CHEP Aerospace Solutions, said that the transaction with the infrastructure fund will complete during November 2016.CHEP Aerospace Solutions offers pooling, management, maintenance and repair of ULDs ...
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So far so good for IAG’s new Critical service
IAG Cargo’s new Critical product is doing everything expected of it in service performance terms since its launch in early October, says the carrier’s global products manager, Daniel Johnson.The service had handled around 110 individual shipments by the start of November, ranging from oil rig and ship parts to Formula ...
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IATA the latest to report improving airfreight market but warns trade remains weak
IATA is the latest organisation to report an improvement in air cargo demand in September but has warned the improvement is partly down to one-off factors and that trade indicators remain weak.The airline organisation said that in September air cargo demand in freight tonne km terms improved by 6.1% year ...
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UPS steps on the pedal for European coverage
Parcels giant UPS has redesigned its European ground network in order to offer faster deliveries from six countries in the European Union (EU) to Switzerland.Customers in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland and Sweden will benefit from a faster UPS Standard delivery service, with improvements of up to two days when ...
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GEFCO lands €8bn logistics contract with car maker PSA
Car maker PSA of France has signed a new €8bn "exclusivity" agreement with fourth party logistics (4PL) provider GEFCO to manage and optimise the automaker’s entire global manufacturing supply chain.The five year agreement, which includes airfreight in a multimodal supply chain solution, will take effect from January 2017.GEFCO will design ...