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Volga-Dnepr upgrades second An-124 with a third to follow
Volga-Dnepr upgraded the capacity of a second An-124 aircraft by 20 tonnes.The upgrade means the aircraft will now be able to carry a maximum total cargo payload of 150 tonnes.Work carried out on the aircraft includes a new re-enforced floor and tyres.The carrier said that it planned to upgrade another ...
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United continues to expand its cargo network
United Cargo is continuing to expand its network with the addition of several new destinations.The carrier said that in June it would add flights to Dublin, Paris, Rome, Santiago and Zurich as it continues to expand operations following the suspension of many routes as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.It ...
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AF KLM Cargo expands cargo network in response to market demand
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has increased its network "in sync with customer demand, data and intelligence", bringing the total number of destinations that 375 its weekly flights serve to 73.New destinations on the schedule include Sao Paulo, Bogotá, Cayenne, Los Angeles, Toronto and Seoul.Routes that have been re-opened ...
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UPS announces pharma network expansion
UPS Healthcare, the pharma and life sciences division of UPS, is expanding its warehouse and distribution network in key global markets, including a new facility in Shanghai and up to 1.5m sq ft of good manufacturing practices (GMP) distribution space for coronavirus-related shipments.The firm is also opening GDP-compliant pharma warehouses ...
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NewsCargo the bright spot for airlines as revenues expected to soar
Air cargo is expected to be the "bright spot" for airlines in 2020 as revenues are forecast to hit near-record levels, according to the latest IATA market outlook.The airline association said that cargo volumes will decline by 16.8% this year to 51m tonnes, but a severe shortage in cargo capacity ...
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AirBridgeCargo becomes WebCargo's first all-cargo carrier
AirBridgeCargo has signed up to put its capacity on WebCargo, becoming the first pure freighter operator to offer space on the booking platform.The deal means that freight forwarders using the WebCargo platform can now price and book cargo digitally, with real-time capacity visibility, for almost 40 routes between North America, ...
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News‘Nothing off the table’ says Cathay chairman in business review
Cathay Pacific chairman Patrick Healy has warned that “tough decisions will need to be made” by the fourth quarter of the year as part of “right-sizing” efforts.He adds that “nothing is off the table” in the upcoming review of the Cathay Pacific group’s business model, but stopped short of saying ...
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Cathay Pacific set to receive big government bailout
The Hong Kong government has stepped in to provide beleaguered Cathay Pacific with a financial lifeline, as part of the airline’s group HK$39 billion ($5 billion) recapitalisation plan.Cathay, which has been hard hit by a collapse in travel demand from the coronavirus outbreak, states that the recapitalisation plan - if ...
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NewsRVL ups cargo capacity with Beechcraft B200 aircraft
UK aviation specialist RVL Group has increased its cargo capacity with the addition of a Beechcraft B200 King Air aircraft to its fleet.With the new addition, RVL Group's fleet, which is based at East Midlands Airport, is comprised of four King Air aircraft, seven Reims-Cessna F406s, three Cessna 404 Titans ...
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NewsUK's Southend Airport reduces night-time cargo flights
Southend Airport in the UK has reduced the number of cargo flights it handles each night following a campaign from the local community concerned about noise levels.Until now, the airport had been handling two freighter arrivals and one freighter departure each night, which were believed to be carried out on ...
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American Airlines Cargo enhances online airfreight booking system
American Airlines Cargo has added new features to its digital booking platform to give its customers more autonomy when booking, schedule searching and submitting claims online.American Cargo said the new features — which include enabling allotment bookings online, a flight schedule search capability that doesn't require a log-in and an ...
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NewsAirfreight rates tumble as urgent PPE demand slows
Airfreight rates out of Shanghai and Hong Kong continued to decline last week as urgent demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) begins to slow.TAC Index figures show that last week average prices from Shanghai to North America dropped by 23.9% week on week to $5.80 per kg. From Hong Kong ...
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ATSG subsidiary delivers converted B767 for dry lease operations
Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, has delivered a converted Boeing 767-200 to Malaysian carrier Raya Airways to be leased under a five-year contract.The aircraft is the second Boeing 767-200 freighter that Raya Airways has leased from CAM and put into service.ATSG said that though ...
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IAG Cargo increases cargo-only PAX flight schedule
IAG Cargo has expanded its schedule for cargo-only flights utilising passenger aircraft.The carrier announced that it is now operating cargo-only PAX flights to and from Athens, Bangalore, Delhi and Seattle.IAG Cargo has also made some of its passenger aircraft, grounded due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, available for cargo charter operations.In ...
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Longtail Aviation uses CHAMP solution on new freighter
Bermuda-based carrier Longtail Aviation has added its first B747-400 freighter, equipped with CHAMP’s Weight & Balance tool, to its charter offering.The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority issued operation specifications for the aircraft to Longail's chief executive, Martin Amick.“The timing is right,” Amick said, commenting on the carrier's introduction of the carrier's ...
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NewsFiji Airways converts ATR 72 for freight operations
Fiji Link converted its ATR 72-600 for freighter operationsFiji Airways has converted one ATR 72-600 into a freighter configuration for cargo operations.The turboprop, operated by regional subsidiary Fiji Link, flew its first freighter flight from the Fijian capital of Nadi to Port Vila, carrying 3.8t of cargo including medical supplies.Fiji ...
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ACI World: Covid-19 turning point was in March
Airports Council International (ACI) World, which collects and analyses passenger and air cargo data from select airports, has highlighted that March was the 'turning point' month in which airfreight trends, and most significantly passenger trends, changed dramatically due to Covid-19.Global airfreight volumes declined by 14.4% year on year in March ...
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Qatar Cargo celebrates its continued growth
Qatar Airways is celebrating becoming the largest cargo airline in the world (excluding express operator FedEx) and its performance this year, despite disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing blockade placed on the country by some of its neighbours.According to IATA statistics, Qatar Cargo last year became the ...
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NewsFirst B777 makes its way to IAI for freighter conversion
First B777 ready for conversionGE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has delivered the first Boeing 777-300ER to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the prototype passenger-to-freighter conversion.The aircraft (MSN 32789) will become the first ever B777 converted into a freighter configuration and marks the launch of the "Big Twin" programme announced last ...
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NewsDHL turns to charter flights and rail to avoid capacity crunch
DHL Global Forwarding is utilising charter flights and rail services from China to keep coronavirus-related supply chains moving in light of capacity shortages.In a market update, the forwarder said that supply chains are facing bottlenecks in supplying medical equipment, stricter controls at international borders, and a lack of airfreight capacity."Despite ...