All Airlines articles – Page 102
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Röhlig Logistics partners with Lufthansa Cargo to cut carbon
Lufthansa Cargo and Röhlig Logistics are joining forces to offer customers a sustainable transport service by aiming to decarbonise selected routes.Röhlig Logistics relies on investments in certified climate protection projects in order to effectively compensate for CO2 emissions that arise during the transport of airfreight.The company is initially committed to ...
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Cebu Pacific backs bellyhold cargo operations
Cebu Pacific is not looking to take extra dedicated freighters in the near term — even amid a robust cargo market during the pandemic — as it believes a “large chunk” of cargo will be carried as bellyhold freight.Speaking at a media roundtable held during the Singapore Airshow, airline chief ...
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Qatar Cargo approves latest Releye container
Qatar Airways Cargo has become the latest carrier to approve the use of Envirotainer's Releye RAP temperature controlled container.Envirotainer launched the RAP version of its Releye temperature-controlled container earlier this year. The container is able to hold five pallets, compared with the existing 2021 RKN model’s three pallets.Qatar Airways Cargo ...
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Atlas Air and Cainiao expand partnership
Atlas Air and Alibaba logistics arm Cainiao Network will add a B747-8 freighter on routes between China and the Americas in the second quarter of 2022.The new long-term agreement of the strategic partners will see the freighter enter service for Cainiao, linking China with the US, Brazil and Chile.“We are ...
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Record revenues for Air Canada Cargo
Air Canada Cargo saw all-time high cargo revenues of nearly C$1.5bn in 2021, compared with C$920m in 2020.The cargo arm’s record annual revenue exceeded C$1bn for the first time, reaching C$490m in the fourth quarter of 2021.Jason Berry, Vice President, Cargo, at Air Canada, said: “Air Canada Cargo has just ...
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NewsHippo-critical transport successful
Photo: Pacific Air CargoPacific Air Cargo (PAC) has safely shipped a 3631 lbs hippo from Los Angeles to Honolulu.Mara the hippo arrived in Honolulu on February 16 accompanied by two Los Angeles staff members, one of whom is a veterinarian.First to be off-loaded from the airplane, Mara was carefully cared ...
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NewsAtlas Air strikes charter agreement with Kuehne+Nagel
Photo: Atlas Air WorldwideAtlas Air will operate two new Boeing 747-8 freighters on a global basis for freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) in a long-term, dedicated charter agreement.The US-based freighter lessor will operate the aircraft for K+N following their delivery from airframer Boeing, with one expected in the third quarter and ...
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NewsQuarantine hits Cathay Pacific volumes
Photo: Cathay PacificQuarantine measures imposed on Hong Kong-based aircrew saw Cathay Pacific suffer a 31.8% fall in January’s cargo volumes to 74,242 tonnes compared with the same month in 2021.The Hong Kong-based passenger and freighter aircraft operator advised that, due to ongoing strict crew quarantine requirements, it will continue to ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo drives forward paperless goal
Photo: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo will accept only those shipments with an electronic air waybill (eAWB) on ‘feasible lanes’ from March 27 this year.In addition, the airline is introducing a paper-to-eAWB service, through which the few remaining paper-based AWBs will be digitised at shipment acceptance and then continue to accompany the ...
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Ukraine crisis hasn’t dented air cargo market
Air cargo demand, capacity and rates are so far unaffected by the threat of a Russian invasion into the Ukraine.This is the viewpoint of Air Charter Service, which told Air Cargo News that while some airlines are avoiding routes which impacts transit times and costs, they are absorbing the costs ...
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NewsWestern Global Airlines orders two B777 freighters
Western Global 777 Freighter. Copyright: BoeingUS cargo airline Western Global Airlines has ordered two Boeing 777 freighters with an additional purchase option.Boeing's 777 twin-engine freighter has a range of 9,200 km and can carry a maximum structural payload of 107 metric tons, while reducing fuel use and CO2 emissions compared ...
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Singapore Airlines Cargo partners with cargo.one
Singapore Airlines Cargo and cargo.one have announced a global partnership to bring the airline’s cargo services to the real-time digital booking platform and drive sales.The partnership enables Singapore Airlines Cargo to gains access to cargo.one's large global user base of freight forwarders.Freight forwarders using cargo.one can search, book, amend and ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo protects animals with new policy
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo has launched a "Forever Home" policy to support not-for-profit transportation of animals at risk.The new policy enables the UAE’s national carrier to consider requests from bona fide rescue and animal welfare organisations.Martin Drew, senior vice president sales and cargo, Etihad Aviation Group, said: “Forever Home reflects ...
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NewsWFS extends US cargo handling partnerships with Turkish Airlines
Photo: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has extended its cargo handling partnership with Turkish Airlines at Dallas/Fort Worth International and Houston (Houston George Bush Intercontinental) airports in North America.Overall, WFS expects to handle some 31,000 tonnes of cargo per annum for Turkish Airlines at the two US gateways.In Dallas, ...
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NewsEFW bags six A321P2Fs order from SmartLynx
Photo: EFWConversion firm EEFW has won orders for six Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighters (P2F) from SmartLynx Airlines, a European ACMI charter and cargo company.Smartlynx currently operates one A321P2F converted by EFW, the Dresden-headquartered P2F joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus.The conversions are scheduled in 2022 and 2023 at ST Engineering’s ...
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NewsEtihad to buy A350F bundle
Photo: AirbusEtihad Airways has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for seven Airbus A350F freighters to add to its existing fleet of five A350-1000 passenger aircraft.The announcement was made at the Singapore Airshow 2022. Etihad has also selected Airbus’ Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support its entire A350 fleet.“Etihad is ...
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NewsSingapore Airlines finalises purchase of 7 A350Fs
Photo: AirbusSingapore Airlines (SIA) has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for seven A350F freighter aircraft.The carrier signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Airbus in December to purchase seven of the recently launched A350F freighter aircraft, with options to order another five aircraft.This order will replace SIA's existing 747-400F ...
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NewsFlexport is launch partner for Eastern Air’s express freighter service
Boeing passenger 777. Photo: BoeingFlexport has become the launch partner for Eastern Air’s express freighter service, with a multi-year contract using B777s with converted main deck cabins for e-commerce goods.US-based Eastern is expected to begin flying its B777 express freighters, once approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, on behalf of ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr supports space satellites
Photo: Volga DneprRussia’s Volga-Dnepr Group has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore Space & Technology (SSTL).Freighter operator Volga-Dnepr will offer its integrated logistics services to support SSTL's network of space companies for the launch of its satellites.The MOU, signed during the Global Space and Technology Convention 2022 in ...
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Ukraine declares airspace "open" as airlines retreat
The Ukraine has declared airspace over the country is “currently open and accessible for flight planning” as the threat of a Russian invasion into the Ukraine sees airlines hastily review their operations.Amongst these airlines is KLM, which said on 12 February it has stopped flying to Ukraine.In a statement on ...