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Freighters are here to stay, says ABC
THE passenger B777, with its market-changing belly capacity, has had a significant impact on the air cargo industry – but there will always be a need for professional widebodied freighter operators who do their job well, says Russia’s AirBridgeCargo (ABC).Denis Ilin, executive president, believes that in the future more legacy ...
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Charters grew by 14 per cent for ACS
AIRCRAFT charter specialist Air Charter Service [ACS] completed almost 7,500 charter contracts in its financial year 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014.That is a 14 per cent year-on-year improvement, enthuses new managing director Ruan Courtney.“These figures are a great testament to our work ethic and professionalism as we saw ...
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IAG Cargo boosts capacity to Singapore with A380 super jumbo service
CARGO customers in Singapore will benefit from additional capacity on IAG Cargo’s new A380 super jumbo service which is planned to operate to and from Changi International Airport later this year.IAG Cargo, the merged freight business of British Airways and Iberia, believes the new aircraft will prove particularly beneficial to ...
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Saudia Cargo boosts belly capacity this summer
SAUDI Airlines Cargo is increasing its belly cargo capacity on new B777 international routes to Manchester in the UK and Los Angeles, USA from April.The direct services offer new cargo opportunities – up to a maximum of between six and 12 tonnes – to the destinations, both of which will ...
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Australian Customs finds ephedrine drug in air cargo
CUSTOMS and border protection officers seized six kilos of the drug ephedrine – which was secreted inside 18 bicycle seats sent as air cargo shipments from China to Australia, say reports.The drugs were discovered when the consignment was X-rayed.Around 6.3 kilos of a white crystalline substance, turned out to be ...
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Qantas Freight awards Heathrow ground handling to dnata
GROUND handler dnata and Australian airline Qantas Freight have agreed a partnership that will see dnata’s UK business provide handling at London’s Heathrow airport.Under the agreement, Qantas Freight will relocate its UK office and all operations to dnata City – a purpose-built cargo logistics centre at the heart of the ...
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Chapman Freeborn delivers unmanned surface vehicle
AIR charter broker Chapman Freeborn and logistics partners SPI International and Logik Logistics International have successfully transported this first ever C-Worker vessel, an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) that is set to revolutionise oil and gas operations.The year-long logistics project – which started with loading feasibility studies before construction of the ...
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Carsten Hernig becomes new Jettainer MD
CARSTEN HERNIG, 39, is the new managing director of ULD outsource specialist Jettainer.“He is not only a homegrown talent, but also an experienced international manager,” says Dr Karl-Rudolf Rupprecht, executive board member, operations, at Lufthansa Cargo.Hernig’s career at the Lufthansa group of companies extends to 15 years. He initially worked ...
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AEI delivers B737-400SF to FarnAir Europe
AERONAUTICAL Engineers Inc (AEI) has delivered the first of four B737-400SF freighters to Switzerland-based integrator support airline FarnAir Europe.The aircraft, a high gross weight version, was built in 1996, and converted at Commercial Jet’s Miami facility, which is one of five authorised AEI Conversion Centers worldwide.It is AEI’s second delivery ...
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Volga-Dnepr delivers 103-tonne turbine rotor
THIS 103-tonne turbine rotor has arrived in Yekaterinburg, Russia, onboard an An-124-100 Ruslan heavy freighter aircraft operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines.The shipment, delivered from Frankfurt/Hahn, was carried using bespoke transportation tooling and an entire day was required to prepare for its offloading at Yekaterinburg’s Koltsovo Airport.The physical unloading process took some ...
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Bangkok ground handler wins EU security validation
BANGKOK Flight Services (BFS), a WFS Group company, has been validated as a Regulated Agent (RA3), enabling it to accept cargo on behalf of its airline customers for carriage to EU States in accordance with the European Union’s new ACC3 security rules for incoming cargo and mail.BFS is one of ...
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Air Zimbabwe board 'investigated'
REPORTS from Harare claim that Air Zimbabwe has had its entire board of directors fired by Zimbabwean Minister of Transport, Obert Mpofu.The airline's management is at the centre of an alleged US$11million insurance scam following a forensic audit of the airline's operations.According to the ministry, a soon-to-be-appointed reconstituted board will ...
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Amsterdam's air cargo 'remote scanning' pilot under way
REPRESENTATIVES from forwarder Rhenus Logistics and Dutch Customs authorities have put a ‘remote scanning’ of airfreight shipments pilot scheme into operation in Amsterdam.A demonstration of airfreight shipment scanning, with remote electronic direct connection to Customs, has been launched by Rhenus and its daughter companies Rhenus Air, Copex, KDS Cargo and ...
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Ruslan International moves giant power station rotor
RUSLAN International, which manages and markets the combined fleets of its shareholders Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Airlines, has carried this giant power station rotor from Kuwait to Singapore, using one of the 17 An-124 aircraft under its management.Loading and unloading the rotor – weighing 99 tonnes on its custom-designed ...
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Lufthansa Cargo says it with roses
LUFTHANSA Cargo flew 1,000 tonnes of long-stem roses from cut-flower producing nations Kenya, Colombia and Ecuador to Germany, so millions of lovers could celebrate Valentine’s Day.The German airline carried 90 tonnes of roses on each special flight it operated in addition to scheduled connections, to meet the exceptionally high demand.Lufthansa ...
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AirBridgeCargo satisfies Russia's demand for flowers
ROMANTIC Russians provided a business boost for AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the country’s largest cargo carrier, with a big rise in floral imports ahead of St Valentine’s Day.ABC transported some 1,400 tonnes of cut-flowers from Amsterdam to Moscow, an 18 per cent increase over the same period in 2013.Denis Ilin, executive ...
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IAG Cargo's Valentine's Day flower shipments blossom
AS THE world’s economy shows tentative signs of recovery, data from IAG Cargo has shown that when it comes to Valentine’s Day this translates to a blooming trade in flowers for key Latin American producers.Preliminary figures from the merged freight business of British Airways and Iberia, show that flower volumes ...
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LAN CARGO ships 15 million bouquets of flowers
LAN CARGO and its affiliates transported 15 million bouquets of flowers all over the world during the four-week flower rush that led up to Valentine’s Day.The company moves 32 per cent and 40 per cent of all export cut-flowers produced in Colombia and Ecuador respectively at this time of year, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo's Karl Ulrich Garnadt appointed to Fraport’s board
LUFTHANSA CARGO’s chief executive officer (CEO) Karl Ulrich Garnadt, has been appointed as a member of Fraport’s supervisory board.The move follows Stefan Lauer’s resignation from the airport’s board at the end of last year.Garnadt’s appointment is valid until Fraport’s annual general meeting on 30 May this year, when shareholders are ...
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Aerolíneas Argentinas gets four A330-200s
AEROLÍNEAS Argentinas has signed a purchase agreement for four A330-200s to renew and consolidate their widebodied fleet.Argentina’s flagship carrier will deploy the new A330 on medium- and long-haul routes from its Buenos Aires hub to destinations throughout Latin America, Europe and the USA.The airline currently operates eight A340-300s, four A340-200s ...