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American Airlines Cargo to benefit from launch of Auckland connection
American Airlines has launched a daily non-stop service between its Los Angeles Airport hub and Auckland, New Zealand.The route, operated by Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ equipment, opens up “vast new opportunities” for freight customers, notes the carrier’s cargo wing, with connections on the American Airlines network through its Los Angeles gateway ...
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Volga-Dnepr freighter flies 85-tonne cargo to Magadan
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown a six metre wide turbine runner and other cargo weighing a total of 115 tonnes from St Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport into Sokol airport in the Magadan region of far eastern Russia.The outsize cargo, destined for the Ust-Srednekanskaya hydroelectric power station, was flown on one of Volga-Dnepr ...
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LUG Frankfurt gains JAL
Japan Airlines is to switch its cargo-handling partner at Frankfurt airport from Fraport Cargo Services to LUG from July.The deal comprises bellyhold freight on JAL’s daily Boeing 777-300ER and B787-900 (Dreamliner) and road feeder services.Describing the move as “a highlight in our jubilee year”, LUG managing director and chief executive, ...
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Volga-Dnepr flies telescopic bridge into Rio
Moscow-headquartered Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown a 35 metre long telescopic crane bridge from Nanjing in China to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.The outsize cargo, which weighed approximately 40 tonnes, was flown on one of the cargo charter specialist’s AN-124-100 freighters.A special ramp loading system designed and manufactured by engineers at ...
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IAG Cargo benefits from Kuala Lumpur link
A year after IAG launched a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner passenger flight between London Heathrow and Kuala Lumpur, the joint Anglo-Spanish carrier concern’s freight operation, IAG Cargo, has confirmed that the service has “exceeded expectations”.A statement from the freight carrier said that the Malaysian capital has proved “a valuable gateway for ...
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Brussels Airlines’ freight volumes slip
Revealing its traffic figures for the month of May, Brussels Airlines’ freight load factor fell to 63%, down by 12% year on year.However, the carrier said that the fall can be explained by the higher freight capacity available thanks to the opening of its new Toronto route in early April.Moreover, ...
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Atlas looks to go with single operator’s certificate
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings’ president and chief executive, William Flynn, has confirmed that the intention is to operate Atlas and Southern Air, the US carrier it acquired in April this year, under a single air operator’s certificate.The process of gaining a single operating certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration ...
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Volga-Dnepr Group inks financial accord with Sberbank
Russian airline enterprise Volga-Dnepr Group agreed a new strategic cooperation agreement with Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, at the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.The deal was inked by Maxim Poletaev, first deputy chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, and Alexey Isaikin, president of Volga-Dnepr Group.Volga-Dnepr Group has confirmed through ...
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CAL adds freighter number three
Israeli-owned, Liege -based all cargo airline CAL has confirmed long standing plans to add a third Boeing 747 freighter to its fleet.The deal will complete a fleet enlargement and modernisation programme at CAL, which less than two years ago still operated just two classic B747-200 freighters. Successive deals have now ...
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Lufthansa Cargo to shed 800 jobs worldwide
Lufthansa Cargo is to shed up to 800 jobs worldwide in order to cut costs, management at the German carrier have announced.As part of its "Cargo Evolution" plan the German cargo carrier said it aimed to reduce the number of full time employees by between 700-800 positions, a move that ...
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India relaxes foreign ownership conditions
The Indian government confirmed its relaxation of the rules governing foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indian companies in several sectors, including the aviation industry.Among the changes, the government is now allowing foreign investors that are not airline companies to own all 100% of the shares of Indian carriers, raising the ...
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Etihad backs Brussels with new freighters
Etihad Cargo has launched a new twice weekly A330 freighter service between its Abu Dhabi hub and Europe's Brussels Airport.The Middle East carrier said it would complement bellyhold space on its existing passenger flights to the Belgian capital.The carrier adds that one of the attractions of Brussels is that it ...
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Cargolux satisfies need for speed
Cargolux has launched two new additions to its portfolio, aimed at shippers needing faster service.The all-cargo carrier said CV Select and CV Select+ would be an additional layer to any of its eight existing products. CV Select will give access to premium capacity and booking, while CV Select+ offers reduced ...
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Air Partner sprints ahead with Rio Express freighter for the Olympics
Air Partner is launching a ‘Rio Express’ MD-11 freighter service that will operate before and after the Olympic Games this summer.The global aviation services group will have "exclusive freight availability" on a weekly Sunday flight from Frankfurt to Rio de Janeiro, starting on July 10 and ending on July 24. ...
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KLM Cargo to develop new Schiphol express sorting system
KLM Cargo has announced plans to develop a new sorting system for handling express shipments and mail at its Schiphol facility.The system will be built by Lödige Industries, with work due to get underway in August and completion expected by mid-2017.KLM Cargo executive vice president Marcel de Nooijer said: “This ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Airlines brought back to earth as freight demand weakens
European airlines were brought back down to earth in May with cargo demand decreases registered at both Lufthansa and Air France KLM.The decreases registered at Air France KLM and Lufthansa in May come after all four airlines in the Air Cargo News monthly review, the others being the IAG Group ...
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NewsAmericas cargo monthly: Mixed May for US carriers
The big three US carriers’ cargo performance continued to diverge in May, with United and American recording demand increases while Delta saw demand slide.In its monthly operational update, the largest of the three carriers, United, registered a demand increase of 7.9% year on year to 228m cargo ton miles (CTM).It ...
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EU lifts ban on Zambia and Iran Air
The European Commission has lifted bans on Zambian-based airlines, Air Madagascar and Indonesia’s Citilink, Lion Air and Batik Air, along with most Iran Air aircraft.Publishing the EU Air Safety List, which details airlines that do not meet international safety standards, EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc said: "I am happy ...
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Atlas sets its sights on express and e-commerce markets
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings will target the express and e-commerce sectors as it looks to outgrow the traditional air cargo market.During an investor day event, the aircraft lessor and operator’s president and chief executive William Flynn outlined to investors and analysts how the company planned to continue to grow over ...
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Swiss WorldCargo and partners create temperature controlled air cargo corridor
Swiss WorldCargo, together with Swiss handler Cargologic and Asian gateway services provider SATS, have created a secure temperature-controlled, quality corridor between Singapore and Zurich.The partners say they have synchronised their cargo handling facilities and procedures between the two airports.This in turn makes for more accurate and reliable handling on the ...