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Aircraft orders monthly: Pegasus and Air India place orders in March
Each month Air Cargo News analyses the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter.Pegasus Airlines orders five 737sTurkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines and Boeing have finalised an order for five Next-Generation Boeing 737-800s in a deal valued at approximately $505m based on expected list prices at delivery.Pegasus Airlines and its ...
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Volga-Dnepr powers up on Chapman Freeborn mission
Moscow-headquartered Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown a 19-ton welding system as part of a larger shipment delivered to Malaysia on behalf of air charter broker Chapman Freeborn.The cargo was needed to support repairs being made at one of the country’s biggest electricity power stations, a facility that provides electricity to the ...
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ACSV goes with Hermes air cargo management system
Air Cargo Services of Vietnam (ACSV) is to operate the Hermes air cargo management system in its freight warehouse at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport.Hanoi-based ACSV, the Vietnamese handler formed after the privatisation of Air Cargo Services Co (ACS) in June 2015, and the owner of Noi Bai Cargo Terminal, ...
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ICAO symposium addresses aviation industry’s competition and regulatory issues
The third International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Transport Symposium saw attendees discuss a range of issues relating to competition and regulation.Secretary general Dr Fang Liu opened the event, saying: “Air transport has become an essential component of our global society and aviation is a crucial driver of economic, social ...
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Qatar Airways continues to grow its cargo network coverage
Recent additions to the Qatar Airways passenger network are also helping the Middle East airline’s cargo operation to spread its wings to new destinations.In mid-March, Qatar Airways launched an Airbus A350 service from its home base, at Doha’s Hamad International Airport, to Logan International Airport in Boston.The daily, non-stop connection ...
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Iraq’s Najaf looks to security with X-ray screening systems
Iraq’s Najaf International Airport has ordered a Z Portal cargo screening system and a number of parcel inspection systems from Massachusetts, US-headquartered American Science and Engineering (AS&E). The equipment will provide Najaf Airport with capability to scan incoming vehicles and baggage for weapons, vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs), drugs, and ...
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Alaska Airlines confirms Virgin America purchase
Alaska Air Group, parent company of Alaska Airlines, and California-headquartered Virgin America have confirmed their boards of directors’ approval of a deal under which the former will acquire Virgin America’s shares for $2.6bn; including Virgin America’s debt and aircraft lease obligations, the transaction is valued at approximately $4.0bn.The merger will ...
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Opportunity still knocks in Africa, says DHL
Africa has been dubbed the last frontier for economic development during the past few years. But in the recent economic downturn, does the continent still offer opportunity to investors, asks DHL.While the latest World Bank figures show economy growing at only 3.4% in 2015, its lowest since 2009 and well ...
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Heads in the ash clouds
Scientists at Liverpool and Munich Ludwig Maximilian universities are getting their heads together to try and prevent another ash cloud debacle similar to the one that shut done much of Europe’s airspace in Spring 2010.The boffins – or volcanologists to give them their correct, rather groovy, title – say that ...
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The car’s the star(let)
Norwegian Cargo has shipped ten zero-emission Buddy electric cars and six bikes from Oslo to Toronto for a Hollywood movie. The Buddy car, which measures just 8ft long, will star in a Paramount Pictures, Alexander Payne-directed film called, appropriately enough, Downsizing, starring Matt Damon.The low-cost airline’s cargo division moved the ...
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Wacky races
We’re not quite sure what, if anything, they were trying to prove, but Qantas recently pitted one of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft against a 250kmph Tesla electric sports car at Melbourne’s Avalon Airport. As the Australian airline’s own publicity pointed out, the 737 can fly through the sky at a ...
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DHL T-shirts, after a fashion
In the week that its supply chain arm took on responsibility for German airline Lufthansa’s global work apparel, DHL has been making waves in the fashion as well as the freight press. Only a few days earlier, it was revealed that the high class Vetements label had included a yellow ...
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NewsIATA demands answers to Europe’s €245bn waste of airspace
Bringing Europe’s airspace up to date could boost the economy by €245bn ($278bn) by 2025, says a new IATA study.The report, which marks the start of a campaign by the airline association, claims that the average flight is currently nearly 50km longer than it need be and is delayed by ...
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Qatar launches cargo app
Qatar Airways has launched a new QR Cargo app to answer queries on freighter and passenger flight schedules, shipment tracking, charter service requests, office contact details and product descriptions.It is also linked to Qatar’s CROAMIS system (Cargo Reservations, Operations, Accounting and Management Information System), giving real-time updates for each logistic ...
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Airlines quiet, but KPMG sees busy year for mergers in 2016
There were relatively few airline mergers and acquisitions in 2015, reported analyst KPMG in its latest Transport Tracker.Activity, at £3.1bn ($4.4bn) of completed transactions, remained low mainly primarily because of restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines by governments, it said.Meanwhile, though, airlines will continue to push co-operation through alliances and ...
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Defiant Brussels is back in business
Brussels Airlines operated the first passenger aircraft since the March 22 attacks on Brussels Airport at 13.40 on Sunday. In a low-key ceremony, emergency services saluted the flight to Faro, Portugal in the presence of mobility minister Jacqueline Galant and defence minister, Steven Vandeput.Chief executive of Brussels Airport Company, Arnaud ...
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New chief for Çelebi Ground Handling
Osman Yılmaz has been appointed managing director of Çelebi Ground Handling. He joined the company in 1996 and was latterly managing director for the Austria-Hungary operations.He will support Çelebi Ground Handling and Cargo EMEA president, Atilla Korkmazoğlu, who has been serving a dual role and acting as managing director since ...
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SATS and Oman Air form cargo handling joint venture in Muscat
SATS, the Singapore ground handling company, has signed a joint venture agreement with Oman Air for cargo handling at Muscat International Airport. Oman Air will transfer its cargo handling business and related assets to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Oman Air Cargo.SATS will acquire 165,000 shares in the subsidiary from Oman Air, ...
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Bumpy start to 2016 continues
Air cargo’s difficult start to 2016 continues, led by Asia Pacific and North America, with worldwide volumes in February down by 3.8% year-over-year (YoY), the largest drop in three years.Latest analysis from Netherlands-based WorldACD described Asia Pacific and North America as the “main culprits,” stating: “For January/February together, their YoY ...
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Shippers' airfreight challenges to be debated at TIACA summit
A panel on the challenges facing shippers using airfreight will feature at The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)’s executive summit in Florida in May.Lars Droog (above), recently appointed to chair TIACA’s new Shippers’ Advisory Committee, will lead the panel debate as part of the three-day conference.Droog will also be the ...