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All dressed up: Qatar Airways Cargo’s first freighter charter to Rickenbacker
Qatar Airways Cargo has shipped more than 100 tonnes of garments to the US in the Middle East carrier's first charter service to Rickenbacker International Airport in Colombus, Ohio.The consignment, in collaboration with Sri Lanka-based EFL (Expo Freight), was flown on a Boeing 777 freighter from Colombo to Rickenbacker for ...
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Corrado named chief operating officer of freighter lessor ATSG
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), freighter lessor to Amazon, has named Richard Corrado as chief operating officer (COO) of the US-based cargo aircraft leasing, conversion and services company.Corrado, elected by the ATSG board of directors, has served since 2010 as chief commercial officer of ATSG, and president of its Cargo ...
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Delta and American update Hurricane Irma cargo embargoes
Delta Cargo and American Airlines Cargo have updated their restrictions on freight operations in the Caribbean and Florida as Hurricane Irma continues to batter the region.The hurricane, now downgraded to category four, yesterday hit Turks and Caicos Islands following on from the destruction it caused on other Caribbean islands over ...
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Caribbean and Florida cargo operations hit by Hurricane Irma
Air cargo operations in the Caribbean are facing major restrictions as the devastating Hurricane Irma wreaks havoc across the region, while preparations are being made for when the storm hits Florida.The category five hurricane, which is the highest possible rating, has left at least nine people dead and is reported ...
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Boeing raises Chinese new aircraft forecast
Boeing has increased its forecast for the number of new aircraft that China will need over the next 20 years.The airframer has predicted that in total, China will need 7,240 new aircraft to be delivered by 2036 if it is to meet demand growth projections. This is a 6.3% increase ...
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Qatar Airways outlines its cargo response to air space "blockade"
Qatar Airways, facing an air space embargo by its Middle East neighbours since June this year, chartered in extra freighters and increased its own maindeck capacity on key trade lanes to maintain urgently needed food supplies and traditional cargo flows.Despite a 160% rise in cargo volumes at its Doha home ...
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Ethiopia's airline and airports merge to form single aviation group
Ethiopian Airlines Group has merged with Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE) to form the African country's new Aviation Holding Group.The consolidation, which follows regulation approved by Ethiopia's Council of Ministers on July 14 this year, sees the formation of a new holding group comprising EAE, Passenger Airline, Cargo Airline & Logistics ...
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AirBridgeCargo gets Envirotainer's seal of approval for pharma operation
AirBridgeCargo’s (ABC) has achieved Envirotainer’s quality accreditation at its global hub at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport and in Dallas as part of its push into pharma.Envirotainer, which provides active cool containers, created its Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Programme (QEP) to recognise transport service providers which demonstrate their ability to ...
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Air cargo continues to grow in July, but China weakens
The latest demand statistics from WorldACD show that air cargo volumes continued on an upward trajectory in July, but also a weakening of growth originating from China.The analyst's monthly figures show that air cargo volumes increased by 11.8% year on year in July, thanks to a 14.2% improvement from origin ...
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Cargo operations slowly start to resume at Houston airports
United Cargo will today resume cargo operations at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) as flights start to get underway following the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey.In an operational update, United Cargo said that IAH had re-opened and a limited number of flights were taking place to other US cities.In total, ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr mulling possible Ruslan successor
The following article, written by Evgenia Kolyada, appears with the kind permission of Russian Aviation Insider (www.rusaviainsider.com)Volga-Dnepr, Russia’s biggest cargo airline, is not only devising technical specifications for the modernisation and continuation of its fleet of Antonov An-124-100 airlifters but is also investigating the prospects for the creation of a ...
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Air China sees air cargo traffic rise on international demand
Air China registered a 6.2% year-on-year improvement in revenue freight tonne kms (RFTKs) during the first half of the year thanks to its international routes.The Chinese flag carrier handled 6.4bn RFTK during the first half of the year, while capacity increased by the lower amount of 1.9%.This helped push its ...
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LATAM's quarterly cargo traffic improves for first time since 2013
Quarterly air cargo traffic at the LATAM Group increased for the first time since 2013 during the second quarter of the year as imports into Brazil began to pick up.The Santiago-headquartered airline group registered a 0.3% year-on-year increase in cargo traffic to 799m revenue tonne kms (RTK).While the increase may ...
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Airlines respond to tropical storm Harvey relief efforts
The air cargo industry is responding to tropical storm Harvey which has ripped through the Texas Gulf Coast with record rainfall, causing extensive flooding.Rapid response aviation charity Airlink, partnering with 35 airlines and 60 non-governmental relief organisations, said: “Airlink’s humanitarian partners from across the US are responding to the need ...
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Suparna adds new B747 Xi'an-Hahn flight
Suparna Airlines, formerly Yangtze River Airlines, has added a new China-Europe service using a Boeing 747 freighter.The Xi'an Xianyang International Airport-hubbed airline's second service to Europe will call at Hahn in Germany each week and comes in addition to its existing Xi'an-Amsterdam flight.The service will mainly carry electronic and mechanical ...
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Emirates SkyCargo says it with flowers
Emirates SkyCargo's Boeing 777 'Rosie' freighter has marked Chinese Valentine’s Day and the Indian festival of Onam with special deliveries.The Dubai-based carrier's rose-liveried freighter arrived at Shanghai’s Pudong International airport in the early hours of August 28, on the day of the Qixi festival to mark what is known as ...
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Cargolux expands African network on machinery and high-tech demand
Cargolux is adding two new destinations to its Africa network as it looks to capitalise on demand for mining equipment and high-tech consumer goods.The Luxembourg-based airline said it would add a new call to Douala in Cameroon on October 3 and Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: Demand and load factors up in July
Asian airlines continued to register strong improvements in cargo demand during July, while load factors also continued to edge up.Data from the region’s largest cargo carrier, Cathay Pacific, showed that its July cargo traffic increased by 11% year on year to reach 1bn cargo and mail revenue tonne kms.This represents ...
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Hong Kong air cargo operations returning to normal after typhoon strikes
Cargo operations at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) are returning to normal this morning after typhoon Hato battered the region, leaving 12 dead.The typhoon struck Hong Kong yesterday morning, causing several airlines to cancel freighter flights from HKIA.Passenger flights were also affected, with the South China Morning Post estimating that ...
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ABC sees cargo demand soar 16% in H1
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) reported a 16% surge in volumes during the first half of the year, boosted by particularly strong demand across its Asia Pacific network.In total, the scheduled all-cargo carrier saw volumes reach 335,000 tonnes during the first six months, while traffic was up 13% in freight tonne km terms. ...