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Doing the heavy lifting: Ruslan delivers outsize oil and gas equipment
Ruslan International has transported oil and gas equipment from Milan, Italy to Qindao, China.MP Holland, a freight forwarder based in the Netherlands, needed to move over 100 tons of cargo to Penglai Jutal Offshore Engineering Heavy Ind.The consignment included two 31.2 tonne crates, which meant that external loading cranes specially ...
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Jettainer scoops KF Aerospace contract
Jettainer has won the contract to provide ULD services for recently re-launched KF Aerospace.Under the contract, the Lufthansa Cargo-owned company will provision and manage a fleet of more than 700 ULDs, mostly pallets, for the Canada-based carrier.Services include ULD management, steering, positioning, repair and maintenance.Jettainer managing director Carsten Hernig said: ...
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EVA commits to five B777 freighters
EVA Airways has a commitment to purchase five B777 freighters, the first of this type to enter the Taiwanese carrier’s cargo fleet, in a list price deal valued at more than $1.5bn.According to its website, EVA currently has a fleet of eight B747-400F and six MD-11Fs."EVA Airways has been a ...
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Russian freighter debut for Cargolux Italia
Cargolux Italia has started a weekly B747 freighter service from Milan Malpensa to the freighter airline’s Chinese hub in Zhengzhou, via Novosibirsk in Russia.The intermediate stop marks the first commercial service by Cargolux to Russia, with Novosibirsk being an important Russian gateway for flowers, garments and machinery.Said Cargolux: “The weekend ...
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Volga-Dnepr shifts giant power stations
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown from New York to Cairo, Egypt, a 28-ton shipment of power stations that will be used to supply the Suez Canal widening project.Volga-Dnepr engineers provided technical expertise to ensure that the power stations, mounted into special six metre cradles, would fit into the IL-76TD-90VD’s cargo hold.The ...
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Qatar orders four Boeing freighters
Qatar Airways has ordered four Boeing 777 freighters on the opening day of Paris Air Show.The freighter order was part of a $4.8bn list price deal that includes ten passenger B777-8Xs announced by the Middle East carrier."The order for four 777 Freighters underpins the value that this airplane has also ...
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Lufthansa adds Natal freighter call
Lufthansa Cargo has expanded its South American network with a new freighter connection to the Brazilian city of Natal.“The destination fits right into the existing route to Frankfurt via Viracopos,” explained Achim Martinka, vice president Americas at Lufthansa Cargo.A MD-11F now flies to the ‘City of the Sun’ every Sunday.Located ...
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ABC in 16% traffic surge
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) saw tonnage up 16% in the first five months of 2015, carrying 180,605 tonnes across its global route network linking Europe, Asia and the US via Russia.In Asia, Russia-based ABC increased its footprint by launching twice weekly flights from Hanoi with further onward connections to Europe and ...
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Jet Airways defers plan to wet-lease Etihad freighter
India’s Jet Airways has “deferred indefinitely” plans for a dedicated freighter operation using an A330-200F aircraft wet-leased from its strategic-partner, Etihad Airways.A Jet Airways' statement said: “The launch of dedicated freighter operations by Jet Airways has been deferred indefinitely due to commercial and operational reasons.“Internal processes and framework are in ...
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Mixed May for Cathay Pacific and Eva Air
Asian airlines Cathay Pacific and Eva Air recorded mixed performance in May, with the Hong Kong headquartered carrier recording a decline in load factors despite increased volumes, while the Taiwanese airline maintained its load factors as volumes decreased.The combined Cathay and Dragonair figures for May revealed that the airlines recorded ...
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Cathay announces new director of cargo
Update: Cathay Pacific has appointed Simon Large as director of cargo, responsible for all aspects of the group’s cargo business worldwide, including operations, marketing and sales.Large is currently the airline’s general manager marketing, loyalty programmes & customer relationship management.He joined parent company, Swire group, in 1991 and has worked in ...
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European air cargo carriers see volumes and load factors slide in May
The latest monthly traffic statistics from some of Europe’s leading cargo carriers have revealed the difficulty they faced in May in terms of volumes carried and load factors when compared to last year.Carrier statistics reveal that of Air France-KLM, Lufthansa and IAG, the Franco-Dutch carrier suffered the biggest percentage decline ...
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Aircraft lessor ASL rebranding for growth
Ireland's ASL Aviation Group is to launch a new European airline brand, ASL Airlines, as part of its strategy for “continued growth in passenger and cargo operations”.ASL’s four European airlines, based in Ireland, France, Switzerland and Hungary, are to be renamed under the new brand.Air Contractors will become ASL Airlines ...
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IATA announces Dublin as 2016 AGM venue, while new chairman takes over
IATA has unveiled its new chairman and announced the venue for its next annual general meeting.The association has announced that Aeromexico chief executive Andres Conesa has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA board of governors for a one-year term.Conesa succeeds Calin Rovinescu, chief executive of Air Canada, whose ...
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IAG focused on growth
IAG Cargo remains focused on capacity discipline, asset utilisation and its flagship premium product range.David Shepherd, head of commercial at the cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia, says that the group’s Prioritise Express product and its temperature-controlled Constant Climate offer for pharmaceuticals have both seen substantial growth.“The Prioritise product ...
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Lufthansa and ANA extend cargo JV to outbound Europe routes
Lufthansa Cargo and ANA Cargo’s joint venture will be extended to cover consignments on routes from Europe to Japan as of August 3.The airlines’ cargo divisions started their joint venture in December 2014, and initially focused on flights from Japan to Europe. The German and Japanese carriers are offering their ...
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IATA and animal convention team-up to fight illegal animal trade
IATA and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on reducing illegal trade in wildlife and ensuring the safe and secure transport of legally traded wildlife.The agreement will see the two groups ...
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IAG Cargo rolls out new e-booking system
IAG Cargo customers in Spain have become the first to benefit from the carrier’s global roll-out of its new e-booking system.The freight arm of British Airways and Iberia says that the launch “underpins IAG Cargo’s total commitment to IATA’s e-freight goal of removing paper from the air cargo industry”.Enhanced features, ...
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New track and trace app from Qatar
Qatar Airways Cargo has developed a shipment track and trace mobile application in line with the launch of its new website.The Middle East carrier’s new website allows customers to access flight schedules, check the routing of their airfreight and book charter services.It also uses quick response code technology to integrate ...
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AA Cargo unveils first Dreamliner routes
American Airlines Cargo has revealed which routes will benefit from the deployment of the new Boeing Dreamliner 787-800 aircraft.Starting next month, four routes will be covered by the new 787 aircraft, which American said offer 28 positions for cargo, improved aerodynamics, advanced engine technology and better fuel efficiency.The first route ...