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Cathay Pacific considers stricter quarantine rules after freighter pilots test positive
Cathay Pacific is considering stricter quarantine rules for crew after three freighter pilots tested positive for Covid-19 following a layover at a Frankfurt Airport.The airline said that crews self-isolate in their rooms within designated hotels during any layover in places outside of Hong Kong and undergo regular testing.However, following the ...
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Etihad Cargo signs up for cargo dimensioning software
Etihad Cargo has entered into a Proof-of-Concept agreement with SpeedCargo to utilise the Singapore-based provider’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) products to boost cargo capacity on flights.Etihad Cargo is the second aviation company to sign up for the Cargo Eye dimensioning system that helps ensure capacity is fully utilised.“Etihad Cargo’s goal is ...
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NewsCargojet the launch customer for Mammoth's B777 conversion programme
Source: MammothCargojet Airways will be the launch customer for Mammoth Freighters' B777-200LR freighter conversion programme.The Canada-based lessor and operator has initially signed up for two B777-200LRMF freighters, with options two -300ERMFs and two additional -200LRMFs.The first aircraft (MSN 29742) is expected to begin the conversion process in mid-2022 with delivery ...
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DHL Express expands Asia capacity to meet e-commerce demand
DHL Express has expanded its capacity covering the intra-Asia and transpacific market as it looks to meet growing demand.On the intra-Asia market, the express operator has added a six-times-per week B737-400SF flight between Hong Kong and Bangkok operated by K-Mile; and Air Hong Kong has added a sixth flight rotation ...
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NewsBoeing to open new conversion lines as Icelease orders B737BCFs
Source: BoeingBoeing will open three new B737-800BCF conversion lines on the back of rising cargo demand.The company will open one conversion line at Boeing's London Gatwick Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) facility and two conversion lines in 2023 at KF Aerospace MRO in Kelowna.Earlier this year, Boeing announced it would ...
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DHL Express adds to B767 freighter fleet
DHL Express has placed a firm order for nine B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF).The additional freighters will help expand DHL's long-haul intercontinental fleet in response to increased global demand for cargo capacity.The order was disclosed at the Dubai airshow.Geoff Kehr, senior vice president, global air fleet management, DHL Express, said: ...
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Air Tanzania orders B767 freighter
The United Republic of Tanzania has placed an order for a B767-300 freighter at the Dubai Airshow.The aircraft - which was part of wider order of B737s and a B787 - will be operated by Air Tanzania, the country's national flag-carrier.The freighter will be used to capitalise on Africa's burgeoning ...
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NewsAirbus secures A350 freighter launch customer
CGI Air Lease A350F. Source AirbusAir Lease has placed a provisional order for A350 freighters, making it the launch customer for Airbus' new freighter programme.The aircraft lessor placed a provisional order for seven of the freighter aircraft at the Dubai Airshow as part of a wider deal for 111 Airbus ...
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Emirates Skycargo to expand freighter fleet with $1bn investment
Emirates SkyCargo will add two new production freighters and convert four passenger aircraft in response to rising cargo demand.The Dubai-hubbed carrier signed a purchase agreement with Boeing for two B777Fs that will join its fleet in 2022 and also convert four of the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft into freighters ...
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Cainiao ramps up Latam freighter flights with Atlas
Cainiao Network - the logistics arm of e-commerce firm Alibaba - is extending its partnership with Atlas Air as it looks to cater for growing demand in the Latin America region.The two companies announced a partnership on three flights per week between Hong Kong, Brazil and Chile last year but ...
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NewsSALIS renews with Antonov for five years
An-124. Source: AntonovAntonov Logistics SALIS has been awarded a five-year contract with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to continue working on its Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) programme.Ukraine and NATO have been cooperating under the SALIS programme since January 2006, during which time Antonov ...
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NewsEastern appoints Ebanks to oversee B777 cargo conversions
Mark Ebanks. Source: Eastern AirlinesEastern Air Holdings has appointed Mark Ebanks as executive vice president – aircraft management and leasing to oversee the conversion of its express freighter fleet.Ebanks will lead the development of aircraft leasing and asset management business operations, the company said.He will also oversee the transition and ...
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Lufthansa Group repays financial aid from the German government
Deutsche Lufthansa has repaid or cancelled all remaining stabilization funds from the German government which the carrier was able to access at the start of the pandemic.Carsten Spohr, CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa, said: “Lufthansa was able to rely on Germany and Germany can rely on Lufthansa. Many challenges remain. Our ...
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American hopes to capitalise on pent up demand with India flight
American Airlines Cargo will expand its network with the addition of flights to New Delhi - the first time the carrier has flown to the country since 2012.The daily flights begin tomorrow (November 12) and operate between the Indian capital and New York JFK utilising B777 aircraft.The carrier will add ...
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Qatar Cargo joins IATA's CO2NNECT offsetting platform
Qatar Airways Cargo is the first cargo carrier to join IATA's carbon offsetting CO2NNECT platform.The platform will allow Qatar Cargo to offer customers an integrated carbon calculation and offset solution, with assurance that the credits bought to offset these emissions are from projects delivering independently verified carbon reductions, as well ...
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NewsKerry Logistics and My Jet Xpress expand freighter operation
My Jet Xpress B737-400F Source: Kerry LogisticsKerry Logistics Network and Malaysian cargo airline My Jet Xpress Airlines have expanded their airfreight operation based at Macau.The airfreight partnership was first formed in March to support one of the logistic firm's e-commerce customers that was struggling to obtain freight capacity from Macau ...
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Transpacific airfreight rates reach new highs
Airfreight rates on the transpacific trade lane have continued to surge since the start of November as peak season demand kicks off and modal shift from ocean continues.The latest figures from the Baltic Exchange Airfreight Index (BAI) show that last week prices on services from Hong Kong to North America ...
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DHL Express signs up for SAF at East Midlands
Deutsche Post DHL has agreed a partnership with Neste to supply the DHL Express division with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at the UK's East Midlands Airport.In total, DHL will purchase SAF worth more than €60m by mid-2022, which it claimed would reduce around 70,000 tons of CO2."This is a first ...
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AirBridgeCargo gains CAAC approval for transport of large lithium batteries
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has obtained approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for commercial transportation of lithium batteries over 35 kgs.The company said it had become the first airline to receive SP A99 approval in China, which comes after two years of preliminary works, testing, and collaboration with ...
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Emirates SkyCargo volumes close in on pre-pandemic levels in H1
Emirates SkyCargo saw its freight volumes head towards pre-pandemic levels in the first half of its financial year, helping the overall airline narrow losses.The Emirates Group's cargo arm saw cargo volumes reach 1.1m tonnes in the six month period - an increase of 39% year on year and 90% of ...