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Air cargo volumes continue to grow as North America steps up
Air cargo’s impressive growth figures continued in August as North American performance improved, while yields are also showing signs of improvement.The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that air cargo demand in weight terms increased by 12.9% year on year, with cargo being flown over longer distances and the average ...
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Lufthansa freighter in relief-aid flight to Puerto Rico
Lufthansa Group has deployed an MD-11 freighter from Frankfurt Airport to Aguadilla, on the West Coast of Puerto Rico, to join the humanitarian efforts throughout the island after the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria.Situated in this region is a Lufthansa Technical Site where 400 colleagues are helping local communities nearby.The ...
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KLM Cargo brings Dutch heritage home
KLM Cargo is bringing works by Dutch masters back home to Amsterdam for a short time, after an absence of 300 years. The Netherlands flag carrier flew a number of works from St Petersburg, including Rembrandt’s ‘Young Woman with Earrings’ for the Dutch Masters from the Hermitage. Treasures of the ...
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Singapore links up with Lufthansa Group
Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa Group have confirmed 1 October as the official launch date for their joint venture for passenger flights between Singapore, Australia and Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium.The two carriers have been stepping up their cooperation since 2015, introducing new services between Singapore and Dusseldorf in July 2016. ...
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Icing blamed for Canada freighter crash
A report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) blamed ice accumulation and the company practice of operating in icing conditions for the crash of a Cessna 208B Caravan cargo plane.The pilot was killed on the crash, near Pickle Lake, Ontario, on the morning of 11 December 2015.The Cessna, ...
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Etihad freighter captain dies in mid-air
The captain of an Etihad Airways Boeing 777-200 freighter en route from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam Schiphol has died at the controls, shortly after take-off. He became unwell shortly after flight EY927 lifted off and then became incapacitated, prompting the first officer to declare Mayday and divert the aircraft to ...
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New chief exec for Etihad
Etihad Aviation Group is to appoint Tony Douglas as group chief executive officer. He replaces James Hogan who stepped down in July with Ray Gammell taking over as interim group chief executive. Gammell will return to his position as group chief people and performance officer.Douglas will join the group in ...
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Qatar takes stake in Italy’s Meridiana
Qatar Airways has bought a 49% share on AQA Holding, the new parent company of Meridiana fly, Italy’s second largest carrier. Alisarda has retained its 51% share in the carrier.The Middle East carrier said the move would strengthen its presence in Italy where it currently flies from Doha to Rome, ...
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Delta to the rescue as disaster strikes the Gulf
US airline Delta and its employees “have mobilised like never before”, rushing to help people in need after hurricanes devastated large parts of the Gulf coast and Caribbean and earthquakes hit Mexico.The carrier partnered with the American Red Cross and other experienced non-profit organisations, contributing $3.75 million, operating relief flights ...
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Emirates revalidates Dubai pharma hub
Emirates SkyCargo has gained revalidation of its European Union Good Distribution Practices (EU GDP) certification for pharma operations at its Dubai hub after an annual surveillance audit by Bureau Veritas, Germany.The carrier originally received EU GDP certification in 2016 for its operations across the Emirates SkyCentral cargo terminals at Dubai ...
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Updated: Iraq flights suspended
Royal Jordanian will temporarily suspend its flights to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, in northern Iraq, from 6 pm Amman local time on Friday, 29 September.It follows a request from the Iraqi authorities to all to stop operating all flights to these two cities from that date until further notice.RJ operates 10 ...
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Profits surge at Air Partner
Aviation services group, Air Partner reported gross profit of £18.1m for the six months to 31 July, up 12.2% on the same period of 2016. The UK-based company said it reflected strong trading performance in its broking division.Underlying profit before tax was £4.1m, a year-on-year increase of 34.4% while the ...
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National Air Cargo to the rescue by road
National Air Cargo has organised relief supplies to Houston citizens affected by Hurricane Harvey – by road. The products, donated by local grocery stores in Boynton Beach, Florida and parents and students from the American Heritage School, were transported by 53-foot trailer from Delray Beach, Florida to a relief centre ...
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We may need more 747-8Fs, says Qatar chief
Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker hinted that his airline could place orders for further 747-8 freighter aircraft from Boeing, at a handover for the first of the aircraft at the plane-maker’s Seattle base on 25 September.He told a press conference that the carrier had “already sold” the ...
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Volga-Dnepr and ACS help dig miners out of a hole
Having one of Volga-Dnepr’s IL-76TD-90VD freighters on hand helped Air Charter Service quickly move a 27-tonne drilling machine from Perth, Australia to a mining project in India.Destined for Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat, the sensitive piece of mining equipment was over 15 metres long and ...
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First flight for Alaska Air freighter
Alaska Air Cargo has introduced its first converted Boeing 737-700 freighter to its fleet, the first aircraft of its kind in the world.It operated from Seattle to Alaska on its maiden commercial flight.Alaska Airlines vice president of airport operations and customer service, Wayne Newton, described it as a “one-of-a-kind aircraft” ...
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Ethiopian extends its reach with Azul codeshare
Ethiopian Airlines has entered into a codeshare agreement with and Azul Brazilian Airlines.Ethiopian, Africa’s largest airline group, will initially share its code on Azul flights from São Paulo (Guarulhos) to Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Goiania, Porto Alegre, Cuiabá, Foz do Iguaçu and Florianopolis.Ethiopian currently flies to more than 100 international passenger ...
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Qatar Airways confirms B747-8F deal
Qatar Airways has confirmed the order of two Boeing 747-8 freighters, as previously reported by Air Cargo News.The order confirmation came at a ceremony to celebrate the arrival of the first of two aircraft, with the second due to join Qatar's fleet later this year. It also confirmed an order ...
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Can cargo airlines bypass freight forwarders?
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the head of cargo at one carrier revealed to Air Cargo News that his company is taking steps to prepare for direct engagement with shippers.He pointed to a convergence of factors – chiefly a need for shippers to curtail costs and the evolution of tools ...
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Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo accuse unions of "illegal work slowdown"
Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide have accused unions of an "illegal work slowdown" and have filed a complaint with a US district court to stop the action.The airlines, part of Atlas Air Worldwide, said the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division, and Local ...