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Volga-Dnepr powers up on Chapman Freeborn mission
Moscow-headquartered Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown a 19-ton welding system as part of a larger shipment delivered to Malaysia on behalf of air charter broker Chapman Freeborn.The cargo was needed to support repairs being made at one of the country’s biggest electricity power stations, a facility that provides electricity to the ...
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Qatar Airways continues to grow its cargo network coverage
Recent additions to the Qatar Airways passenger network are also helping the Middle East airline’s cargo operation to spread its wings to new destinations.In mid-March, Qatar Airways launched an Airbus A350 service from its home base, at Doha’s Hamad International Airport, to Logan International Airport in Boston.The daily, non-stop connection ...
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Alaska Airlines confirms Virgin America purchase
Alaska Air Group, parent company of Alaska Airlines, and California-headquartered Virgin America have confirmed their boards of directors’ approval of a deal under which the former will acquire Virgin America’s shares for $2.6bn; including Virgin America’s debt and aircraft lease obligations, the transaction is valued at approximately $4.0bn.The merger will ...
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Qatar launches cargo app
Qatar Airways has launched a new QR Cargo app to answer queries on freighter and passenger flight schedules, shipment tracking, charter service requests, office contact details and product descriptions.It is also linked to Qatar’s CROAMIS system (Cargo Reservations, Operations, Accounting and Management Information System), giving real-time updates for each logistic ...
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ABC increases Singapore services with third weekly B747 freighter
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is adding a third weekly Boeing 747 freighter flight to Singapore.The new Friday frequency is to satisfy growing customer demand and will offer onward connections to Hong Kong and to points across ABC’s global route network, said the Russian-owned cargo carrier.The airline launched twice-weekly services to and ...
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Air China Cargo sees yields tumble in 2015
Air China Cargo saw yields and load factors come under pressure last year but managed to maintain profitability.The cargo arm of Air China saw demand increase by 15.2% last year, one of the highest growth rates in the industry, to 6.6bn revenue freight tonne km (RFTK), while capacity was up ...
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NewsAsian air cargo carriers record weak Chinese New Year period
Asian airlines saw airfreight demand decline in February after a weak Chinese New Year period and comparisons were affected by a boost in demand last year due to port strikes in the US.The latest airline data shows that all six Asian airlines monitored in Air Cargo News’ monthly report saw ...
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NewsAsia-Pacific air cargo demand down 12.1% in February
Weak air cargo markets and a seasonal slowdown saw a 12.1% decline in February’s freight tonne km (FTK) for Asian-Pacific carriers versus same month 2015.Preliminary traffic figures for February 2016 released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) attributed the decline in international air cargo demand to “weakness in ...
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Airbus stalwart Didier Lenormand sets up Phoenix Aero Consult
Airbus stalwart Didier Lenormand is leaving the European airplane maker after 38 years but instead of retiring he has set up Phoenix Aero Consult, a network of air cargo experts.Lenormand, who helped develop Airbus’ cargo footprint in the global market, has some 20 years’ experience in dealing with Asia and ...
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TFI Holdings renews overnight air cargo deal with Cargojet
Logistics company owner TFI Holdings has renewed its overnight air cargo contract with Cargojet Airways for a further three years.The new multi-year contract, which includes two one-year renewal options, will see Canada-based Cargojet provide TFI, through its TransForce parent, access to its domestic overnight network between fourteen major cities across ...
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Straightline eyes $480m deal for up to 12 hybrid airships
Straightline Aviation (SLA) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to purchase up to 12 Lockheed Martin Hybrid Airships with a potential value of $480m. UK-headquartered SLA, set up by ex-Virgin Group senior managers to act as an owner-operator of craft that do not need mooring towers or runways, is ...
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NewsCargo 2000 reveals Cargo iQ rebranding and expanded data project
Cargo 2000 is to get a new identity and will launch a new data project and certification scheme as part of a revamp of the organisation.At the World Cargo Symposium, the IATA organisation revealed that it would now go by the name of Cargo iQ as part of a strategic ...
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FAA expects US all-cargo carriers to grab marketshare from belly rivals
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expects US air cargo carriers will record 3.5% per year demand increases over the next 20 years and that the country’s all-cargo carriers will continue to win marketshare.In its annual market review and forecast, the FAA said air cargo demand at US carriers increased ...
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NewsCargolux sees 2015 profits soar but revenues slide
All-cargo airline Cargolux saw profits and airfreight volumes surge in 2015 but revenues and load factors declined.The Luxembourg-based airline saw profits increase to $49m in 2015 compared with $3m in 2014, while demand jumped by 8.7% year on year to an estimated 6.9bn freight tonne km.It is the third year ...
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Specialist guide to lithium-ion batteries as airfreight
UK battery specialist Accutronics has released a new one-page guide about the safe transport of lithium-ion batteries as air cargo, which face tough new regulations from April 1.United Nations aviation regulator ICAO has placed a ban on lithium-ion batteries as standalone bellyhold shipments on passenger aircraft from April, although batteries ...
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Swiss WorldCargo to focus on developing services after a flat start to the year
Swiss WorldCargo hopes to further enhance its services for the pharmaceutical and e-commerce industries as it faces up to another year of flat growth for the air cargo industry in 2016.Head of cargo at Swiss Ashwin Bhat said 2015 was not a good year for the airline’s cargo division in ...
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Volga-Dnepr transports 14-tonne trailer using Ilyushin freighter
Volga-Dnepr Airlines recently transported a 14-tonne multi-wheel trailer and 30 tonnes of specialist equipment that was needed to repair Russia’s only natural gas liquefaction plant, Sakhalin-2.The transportation project required operations using Antonov-124-100 and Ilyushin-76TD-90VD freighters from the airline’s fleet to move equipment from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Moscow to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ...
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ABC reports double-digit air cargo demand growth for February
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has again reported above market growth in its monthly airfreight volumes, with strong demand increases recorded on its transatlantic services.The Russian airline recorded a 15% year-on-year increase in air cargo demand in February to 37,000 tonnes.While the weight of cargo carried increased at double-digit levels, the distance ...
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IAG hopes perishable growth will fill South Africa winter service
IAG Cargo hopes a new UK-South Africa Boeing 777-200 winter service will be boosted by the African country's growing perishables market.The service between Gatwick and Cape Town will operate three times each week and supplements an Airbus 330-300 Madrid-Johannesburg service, due to start August 1, and the existing London Heathrow-Cape ...
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Lufthansa Cargo's gambit for growth
Lufthansa Cargo boss Peter Gerber, a keen chess player, has presented his next moves after a chequered 2015 saw the carrier’s reputation for reliability among the freight forwarders damaged by a series of cabin crew strikes in peak season.Lufthansa Cargo is still a profitable business, and remains Europe's market leader ...