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NewsLATAM completes first of 42 Brazilian government cargo flights
LATAM has completed the first of 42 fights carrying medical masks acquired by Brazil's Ministry of Health.The first batch of the 240m surgical and N95 masks, acquired by the Federal Government to fight Covid-19, arrived in Brazil on Wednesday night.LATAM's Boeing 787-9, chartered by the Ministry of Infrastructure, landed at ...
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American Airlines to expand cargo-only operation
American Airlines is expanding its cargo-only operation this month with new flights to Rome, Heathrow, Zurich and Paris.New flights beginning May include cargo-only services from American’s largest hub in the Midwest, Chicago O’Hare, to London Heathrow Airport and Paris Charles De Gaulle.From Philadelphia, American will begin cargo-only services to Zurich ...
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NewsA380 finally lands freighter role with LHT modification
Source: AirbusGerman maintenance specialist Lufthansa Technik is working on a conversion for an Airbus A380 as part of its effort to offer temporary passenger-to-cargo modification services.Lufthansa Technik has not identified the customer but states that it has been awarded the technical and engineering task to support the “operational change” for ...
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NewsIAG Cargo revenues down but yields up in 'unprecedented' market
IAG Cargo saw revenues and volumes decline at double-digit percentage levels in the first quarter but yields improved as the coronvirus outbreak affected performance.The airline group's cargo business saw first-quarter revenues slip by 10.5% year on year to €246m, volumes declined by 14.9% to 148,000 cargo tonnes sold, but yields ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo latest carrier to use cabin and overhead bins for cargo
Emirates SkyCargo is the latest airline to announce that it is not only using passenger aircraft in cargo-only operations, but that it is using the cabin and overhead bin space — in addition to the bellyhold — for cargo capacity too.Currently, the carrier is operating 60 of its Boeing 777-300ER ...
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Network Airline Management renews freighter agreement with TAAG Angola Airlines
Network Airline Management and TAAG Angola Airlines have renewed their long-term freighter aircraft contract by 12 months.The agreement continues to offer export capacity from Angola to Europe with forwarding connections worldwide.Trucking connections from all over Europe into the Liege hub extend the distribution network, as well as interlining facilities from ...
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Air Canada reveals impact of Covid-19 in Q1 results
In its first quarter results, Air Canada has reported a slide in revenues and earnings, predominantly due to the impact of the coronavirus.The carrier noted a 15% year-on-year decrease in revenues, from C$4.4bn in the first quarter of 2019 compared with C$3.7bn in the same period of this year.Ebit for ...
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NewsMalaysia Airlines returns to Schiphol with cargo flights
MASKargo A330FMalaysia Airlines' has returned to Schiphol for the first time since 2016, with its cargo arm announcing weekly freighter calls in May.The first call of the new service took place earlier today when an A330F freighter landed at the Dutch Airport carrying more than 50 tonnes of general cargo ...
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Virgin Atlantic to cut more than 3,000 jobs and suspend Gatwick operations
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic is planning to cut more than 3,100 jobs and will also suspend operations at Gatwick Airport in an effort to address the financial pressure of the coronavirus crisis.The airline said it would also “no longer use all” of its seven 747-400s and is planning to ...
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Ethiopian enhances services with cargo tracking app
Ethiopian Airlines has released a cargo tracking app for its cargo and logistics services customers.Features of the app, which is available on Android and iOS devices, include cargo tracking, updates and assistance from a chatbot, charter requests and flight schedule checks.Miretab Teklaye, director group integrated marketing communications at Ethiopian, commented: ...
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Air Partner reports busy charter operations as pandemic continues
Global aviation services group Air Partner said it had a strong start to the financial year, with the unaudited accounts for February, March and April showing expected underlying profit before tax at £6m.The company reported April as being a "record month", driven by high levels of coronavirus-related activity in its ...
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NewsLATAM removes passenger seats to boost cargo capacity
LATAM argo Group has successfully completed its first Boeing 777-300ER aircraft conversion at its Sao Paulo Maintenance Center.The procedure, which was carried out by staff from LATAM's maintenance, engineering, flight operations, cabin maintenance and cargo operations teams, involved the temporary removal of the aircraft's passenger seats to increase its cargo ...
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E-commerce faces tough cargo capacity shortage because of bellyhold reliance
IATA and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) have warned that the e-commerce sector is facing a shortage of air cargo capacity because of its reliance on passenger operations.The two organisations said that the coronavirus outbreak had created a surge in e-commerce demand as more people shopped from home, while air ...
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Anchorage Airport open again after false freighter bomb threat
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was forced to close for a short time on Saturday (May 2) after a bomb threat was made against a Taiwan-based China Airlines' cargo flight.The freighter was forced to divert to the Alaskan Airport after taking off from Seattle, en route to Taipei, after a ...
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Turkish Cargo continues to outpace the market
Turkish Cargo achieved the highest growth rate among the top 25 air cargo carriers in February, according to IATA statistics.The Istanbul hubbed carrier said that it achieved a 16.6% year-on-year increase in cargo traffic — in freight tonne kms (FTK) terms — during the month, while the overall market is ...
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Emirates SkyCargo to add New Zealand connections as part of government scheme
Emirates SkyCargo has launched four weekly cargo flights to New Zealand as part of a government scheme to keep trade moving.The air cargo carrier is working with the government of New Zealand as part of its International Airfreight Capacity (IAFC) scheme to help facilitate the exports of key commodities from ...
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NewsIAG Cargo: Adapting through challenging times
The coronavirus outbreak has had an unprecedented impact on the global aviation industry. Airlines have had respond quickly and with innovative solutions to survive the crisis, as IAG Cargo's chief commercial officer, John Cheetham, tells Air Cargo News..."IAG Cargo is a resilient and adaptable business and one thing this period ...
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NewsMASKargo A380 in cargo-only flight 'first'
MASKargo has operated an A380 aircraft on a cargo-only flight - moving e-commerce goods from Kuala Lumpur International (KLIA) to Heathrow.The airline said that — as far as it is aware — this is the first time an A380 has been used on a cargo-only basis.MASKargo said that flight MH04 ...
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Antonov Airlines: Coping with a crisis
A lack of cargo capacity, finding countries allowing crew members to rest and delays at airports, are some of the major challenges currently faced by all-cargo airlines, according to Andriy Blagovisniy, commercial director at Antonov Airlines.The lack of available capacity is the biggest bottleneck in the airfreight sector, Blagovisniy told ...
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Bellyhold operations at risk as airlines look to government aid
Aviation associations have urged governments to financially assist airlines on the brink of bankruptcy as they report significant losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.Throughout the outbreak, supply chains have been maintained largely thanks to airlines' cargo divisions. In particular, essential cargo such as food and medical supplies has been continuously ...