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NewsCargolux completes beluga whale flight
Cargolux has successfully completed the transport of two former captive whales, Little Grey and Little White, to Iceland following a 6,000 mile flight from China.The SEA LIFE Trust confirmed that Little Grey and Little White arrived yesterday afternoon at Keflavik Airport after having successfully completed the first leg of their ...
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United becomes first US carrier to offer SkyCell containers for pharma
United Cargo will become the first US carrier to lease and transport the temperature-sensitive containers manufactured by SkyCell.United said that the SkyCell boxes have a "highly secure and efficient design" that features "patented insulation and a special rechargeable cooling technology".Each container is equipped with Internet of Things (IoT) sensors that ...
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Volga-Dnepr dismisses court's An-124 seizure order as unlawful
The Volga-Dnepr group has dismissed a Ukrainian court's order to seize five of its An-124-100 aircraft.The Russia-headquartered airline group told Air Cargo News that it deems that the order of the Podolsky District Court of Kiev related to a ban on the use and operation of five An-124-100 civil aircraft ...
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NewsQatar Cargo takes aim at cargo top spot with commitment for five B777Fs
Akbar Al Baker (L) and Kevin McAllisterQatar Cargo has continued to home in on its ambition to the be the world's largest air cargo carrier with a commitment for five B777Fs valued at $1.8bn at list prices.The latest freighter deal builds on the airline's 777 Freighter order book as the ...
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NewsMore B737-800BCF orders as ASL expands its cargo fleet
ASL CGI B737-800BCFASL Aviation Holdings and Boeing signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 20 of the increasingly popular 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) at the Paris Airshow.The agreement includes 10 firm orders and 10 purchase rights and follows the aircraft operator leasing two of the aircraft over recent months.“Having operated ...
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NewsChina Airlines signs up for Boeing 777 Freighters
China Airlines Cargo CGI B777FTaiwan's China Airlines is planning to order six Boeing 777 freighters as it looks to modernise its cargo fleet.The airline currently operates a fleet of 18 B747-400F cargo aircraft but said it is looking to the future with the potential order."Air cargo is an important part ...
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NewsCAL to add new Houston call as it targets oil and gas
CAL Cargo Airlines will add a new call at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport as it looks to cater for the oil and gas trade.The first flight of the new weekly route, originating at CAL's liege hub, is scheduled for July 13 and it will operate using one of the ...
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Jetran to convert three B757s with Precision
Lessor Jetran International (Jetran) has awarded Precision Aircraft Solutions with a contract to convert three Boeing 757-200 aircraft into freighters.The aircraft, MSNs 24613, 24614 and 25296, will be placed into freighter conversion at the Flightstar Aircraft Services facility in Jacksonville, FL.These aircraft will be Jetran’s first 757-200PCFs with Precision and ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr Group to increase use of Leipzig/Halle Airport
From left to right: Gцtz Ahmelmann, CEO at Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG), Dr Matthias Hass, Minister of Finances in the Free State of Saxony, Aleksey Isaykin, President of Volga-Dnepr Group.The Volga-Dnepr Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase its use of Leipzig/Halle Airport.The MoU, signed with Mitteldeutsche ...
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Amazon to lease 15 more freighters from GECAS as it ramps up delivery operation
E-commerce giant Amazon has announced it will lease a further 15 B737-800 converted freighters from lessor GECAS as it continues to invest in "fast, free shipping" for customers.Today, at the International Paris Air Show, the company announced a partnership with GECAS to lease an additional fifteen Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft, ...
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Ukrainian court orders seizure of five An-124s
A court in Ukraine has ordered the seizure of five of Volga-Dnepr’s An-124 aircraft.In a statement, Ukraine-based law firm Ilyashev & Partners claimed that the Podilskyi District Court of Kiev had ordered the arrest and prohibited the operation of the aircraft on the grounds that maintenance checks have not been ...
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NewsGECAS orders 10 more B737-800 converted freighters
Gecas B737-800BCFGE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) signed an agreement with Boeing at the Paris Air Show exercising 10 purchase rights to firm orders and adding 15 more purchase rights for the 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF).“Our leasing customers are very pleased with the versatility and reliability of these freighters,” said ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic Cargo set to benefit from A330-900neo order
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330neo croppedVirgin Atlantic Cargo is set to benefit from the overall airline's order of 14 Airbus A330-900neos - the first UK airline to place an order for the aircraft.The cargo business said the new aircraft will provide customers with a capacity boost, while they will also be ...
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NewsCargolux returns to Santiago de Chile to meet perishable demand
Cargolux B747-400FCargolux Airlines has restarted services to Santiago de Chile on a re-designed South American routing that aims to cater for the perishables trade.The weekly B747F connection serving Santiago will be part of "an extensive South American routing" that includes four other destinations in the region, operating on a loop ...
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Saudia Cargo hopes to benefit from new passenger destinations
Saudi Airlines Cargo is hoping to benefit from two new route launches - Jeddah to Athens and Marrakesh.Athens is Saudia Cargo’s new destination to be operated year-round, with four weekly flights from Riyadh starting in June on-board the belly capacity of a Saudia A320 aircraft.Marrakesh is a seasonal flight starting ...
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Is e-commerce worth the investment for air cargo?
Amazon is upping the ante in the race to the consumer’s door with the announcement that it is slashing delivery times for its Prime customers from a standard two-day window to next day.For now the change targets the US market, but Amazon has signalled that it intends to come up ...
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Atlas Air hits back in pilot contract dispute as PR battle heats up
Atlas Air Worldwide is claiming victory in the latest development in its dispute with pilots over a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), while it has also ramped up its PR campaign.The aircraft operator and lessor claims that an arbitration decision has ordered unions back to the negotiating table with subsidiary ...
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NewsPolmans and Gadhia to take the reins at TIACA
Source: TIACASteven Polmans, Director Cargo and Logistics at Brussels Airport Company will take over as Chairman of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), with Sanjeev Gadhia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Astral Aviation, as Vice Chairman from next month.Polmans, who joined the TIACA Board in 2016, and has ...
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NewsSIA Cargo signs three-year lease deal for pharma containers
SIA Cargo B747Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a three-year deal to lease temperature-controlled pharma containers from SkyCell.The deal will see SkyCell provide the airline with its THRUCOOL containers.The units are designed to maintain pharmaceutical products between +2 to +8 degrees Celsius or +15 to +25 degrees Celsius under extreme ambient ...
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NewsFreightos launches airfreight rate and booking portal
Freightos has today launched a new online pricing and booking portal for airfreight as the digitisation of the sector continues to gather pace.The free WebCargo Sky platform is available to IATA certified airfreight forwarders and as well as offering instant pricing from more than 370 airlines, will allow forwarders to ...