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IATA launches tool to help defeat endangered wildlife smugglers (Video)
IATA has launched an airport wildlife trafficking assessment tool to help defeat smugglers of endangered species.The assessment tool, developed in partnership with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and with support from the USAID ROUTES Partnership, is now (November 2016) being piloted with WCO at Maputo International Airport in Mozambique.A global ...
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Top gear for Emirates classic car transport (Video)
Emirates SkyCargo has launched a specialised transportation product for high value automobiles as classic, luxury and sports cars.Emirates SkyWheels will provide a “complete transportation solution”, with customers able to choose between Emirates SkyWheels Premium and Emirates SkyWheels Advanced.The customisable Premium product package covers door-to-door transportation of the vehicle from select ...
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Swiss WorldCargo to allow shipment tracking devices
Swiss WorldCargo will now allow customers to use certain tracking devices in their shipments and has added a new team to help with queries related to any deviations registered by the devices.The cargo division of Swiss said it had decided to allow the use of tracking devices because "timely information ...
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Chapman Freeborn appoints new chief commercial officer
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has appointed Philip Mathews, who previously worked for Air Partner, as chief commercial officer.Mathews will take up the newly-created position on November 1 and will join Chapman Freeborn’s three existing executive directors on the board: chief executive Russi Batliwala, chief operating officer Shahe Ouzounian, and chief financial ...
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Preliminary report released on tragic An-12 incident
A preliminary report has been released on the tragic incident that saw seven of nine crew members on board a Silk Way-owned An-12 lose their lives when the aircraft crashed on take-off.The incident occurred in May as the aircraft was leaving Dwyer Airport located in the Helmand province of Afghanistan ...
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Etihad Cargo expands freighter services in Europe
Etihad Cargo has launched three Boeing 777 freighter services from Europe.The Abu Dhabi-based carrier has started the services from East Midlands and Stansted airports in the UK and from Copenhagen in Denmark.David Kerr, senior vice president of the Middle East airline’s cargo division, said: “We have responded to our customers’ ...
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National lends a hand for Haiti
National Airlines has been providing support for Haiti as that country rebuilds following the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew.The airline has transported large power generators as well as critical water purification equipment into the most difficult to reach places in Haiti."Nearly 1.4m people in Haiti remain in need of humanitarian ...
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Boeing lands ten orders for freighter conversions
Boeing has unveiled ten new orders for its B737 and B767 passenger to freighter conversion programme.The order book includes two 737-800BCFs for Cargo Air of Bulgaria, and two others for Colombia-based Lineas Aereas Suramericanas (LAS) Cargo. Air Algerie has also signed a commitment for two of the type while an ...
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Silk Way to acquire An-124
Ilyushin Finance (IFC) says it has inked terms of delivery with Azerbaijan-based Silk Way Airlines for delivery of an An-124-100 freighter, previously operated by Russia’s Polet airline.The aircraft will join Silk Way’s fleet of Ilyushin IL-76 and An-12 freighters. IFC said in a statement, “it will be a sound milestone ...
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Denis Ilin steps down as AirBridgeCargo executive president
Denis Ilin, executive president of AirBridgeCargo Airlines, has resigned after three years in accordance with mutual agreements.Ilin started his management career in AirBridgeCargo Airlines as director of operations. From 2006 to 2008 he worked as general director of the airline and later rejoined AirBridgeCargo team in 2013 to hold the ...
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Pemco celebrates 100th B737 conversion
Pemco World Air Services has redelivered its 100th Boeing 737-300 converted aircraft, which was modified for SF Airlines.The 100th B737-300 conversion marks the 16th -300/-400 PEMCO-converted aircraft for SF Express-owned SF Airlines with three more planned in 2016.SF Airlines vice president Liang Xi said: “Since inducting the first B737 Classic ...
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Atlas backs the B747 freighter as Boeing considers its future
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) has backed the long-term future of the Boeing 747 freighter after the aircraft manufacturer said it could axe production of the iconic aircraft.Speaking last week after the announcement of the aircraft operator's second-quarter results, AAWH chief executive Bill Flynn backed the B747 saying there were ...
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FedEx opts for long-term peak season freighter deal with Atlas
FedEx has moved to a long-term agreement with lessor Atlas Air to provide it with extra freighter aircraft to cover extra demand during the peak shipping season.Atlas Air revealed today that it had entered into a five-year agreement with FedEx Express that will see it provide the parcel giant with ...
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ABX Air to start new daily airfreight operation
ABX Air will start running a daily airfreight service from Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) in September for a mystery customer.The airline will begin operations from the airport on September 8 using Boeing 767 freighters, with plans to expand flights to five times per day by the end of the ...
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Antonov signs deal with China to build giant An-225 freighters
Ukrainian plane maker Antonov has signed a cooperation agreement with Aerospace Industry Corporation of China (AICC) to build a second An-225 giant 'Mriya' freighter — and prepare the way for a series of the 250 tonne cargo capacity aircraft to be built in China.In a short statement on its website, ...
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Antonov will move to ground Volga-Dnepr's An-124s only if support functions are moved
Antonov has moved to clarify that it has not yet asked for a ban on Volga-Dnepr flying An-124 aircraft and will only do so if the Russian airline moves support functions for the aircraft to another company.In response to press reports that the Ukrainian company will attempt to gain a ...
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Liege to be Africa hub for NAS
Liege Airport has signed a new partnership with Network Airline Services (NAS) to make the Belgian gateway its hub for Africa and to increase flights to Angola.London-based NAS has, since setting up its operation in Liege in May 2014, transported over 90,000 tonnes of freight through Liege on its worldwide ...
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Intrepid orders B747-8Fs for long-term lease
Intrepid Aviation has switched an order for Boeing 777-300 aircraft to B747-800 freighters for lease on a long-term basis.The aircraft lessor said that it would switch two of six B777-300ER aircraft it has on order to two B747-8F aircraft to be delivered in 2017 and subject to long-term lease with ...
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GECAS places first B737-800NG with ASL
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has placed its first Boeing 737-800NG passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft with Dublin-based ASL Aviation Group. The agreement covers the lease of two 737-800NG freighters.In May this year, ASL acquired the airline operations of TNT Express and entered a multi-year service agreement to operate flights for the ...
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Judge rules that ATSG dispute with pilots should go to arbitration
A judge has ruled that the dispute between US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) and its pilots should be resolved through a grievance and arbitration process.Judge Timothy Black of the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio said that the dispute is a minor dispute under ...