Airlines – Page 414
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A joint vision
LUFTHANSA CARGO'S joint venture with ANA brings together an impressive fleet of freighters and a formidable array of global bellyhold capacity, writes Roger Hailey, Air Cargo News editor.The joint venture was not a surprise - it has been the subject of debate for many months - but the business rationale ...
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Swiftair orders B737 pax to freighter conversions
Spanish carrier Swiftair has placed firm orders for four B737-400SF passenger to freighter conversions with Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) and has options on a further four aircraft.The first B737-400, built in 1991, is currently being modified at Commercial Jet Inc (CJI) in Miami, an authorised AEI conversion centre.The second aircraft ...
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Beluga birthday
The Airbus Beluga freighter is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its first flight.The “white whale” freighter replaced the ageing Super Guppy transporters from 1995 in order to supply plane maker Airbus’ final assembly lines in Toulouse and Hamburg.Today, more than sixty flights are performed each week between eleven sites, carrying ...
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AF-KLM cargo return to breakeven by 2017
Air France-KLM has unveiled a group-wide Perform 2020 strategic plan that includes a slimmed down cargo business returning to operating breakeven by 2017.The Franco-Dutch carrier has already announced the phase out of five MD-11 freighters belonging to Dutch subsidiary Martinair by the summer of 2016.AF-KLM Martinair’s freighter fleet will be ...
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Volvo renews TNT international delivery contract
Swedish truck and bus maker Volvo has renewed a three-year contract with express operator TNT for ‘inbound to production’ and aftermarket delivery services in Europe.TNT will continue to handle Volvo’s European emergency production movements.TNT collects automotive components and parts from more than 800 different suppliers in Europe and delivers them ...
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Robust August for Cathay
STRONG demand out of Hong Kong and mainland China boosted Cathay Pacific Cargo’s performance in August, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The airline and its sister company Dragonair carried 146,955 tonnes of cargo and mail in August, an increase of 19.7 per cent in comparison with the same period last year.The ...
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AA and USAir countdown to cargo merger
American Airlines and US Airways are counting down the days to a complete cargo merger on October 20, the date when the two carriers become one for freight bookings.From then on, customers will start using the same airwaybill to access an integrated airline network that has surprisingly little overlap, just ...
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Rapiscan seeking lithium beta-testers
Software that can check an x-ray scan for the presence of lithium batteries in air cargo containers is now ready for beta-testing by the freight industry.US-based Rapiscan Systems, a global security inspection specialist, wants to move on to the next stage after completing a contract from the UK Civil Aviation ...
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Ruslan's 'reelly' urgent cargo
Ruslan International has moved 75 tonnes of urgent oil and gas industry coil-tubing equipment from London Stansted to Adelaide by AN-124.The company, which manages 17 giant AN-124 freighter aircraft for its partners Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Group, undertook the charter to support a drilling programme in the Coober Pedy ...
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Flying pharma
A YEAR AGO this month, senior air cargo executives drawn from leading companies operating across the supply chain met in Lisbon, Portugal, to discuss the urgent issues facing cool chain transportation.The picture painted by analysts Seabury was bleak, revealing the industry was in danger of losing more potential air cargo ...
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Qatar Airways takes delivery of flagship A380
Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its first A380 at a ceremony in Hamburg hosted by plane maker Airbus.The flagship A380, the first of ten on order by the Middle East Carrier, will make its debut on Qatar Airways’ London Heathrow route from Hamad International in Doha, followed by Paris ...
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Cargolux relief flight to Liberia
Cargolux has operated a second charter flight to Monrovia, Liberia, providing 71 tonnes of medical supplies aimed at containing the Ebola virus in West Africa.The shipment, in cooperation with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), consists of nearly 10,000 personal protection equipment kits and three tonnes of chlorine bound for MSF’s Ebola ...
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Cockpit iPad for Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo is introducing an iPad-based Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) packed with navigation maps and operating manuals for cockpit use by pilots.“Important documents will be just a finger-swipe away,” said the German all-cargo carrier.“The iPad is the ideal basis for modern communication with the pilots and digital processes in the ...
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Swiss to terminate collective labour agreement with Aeropers
SWISS International Air Lines is to terminate its current collective labour agreement (CLA) with the Aeropers pilots’ staff association because of threats of legal action against the carrier and ‘irreconcilable differences’ over key issues following the incorporation of IPG pilots’ association in a new agreement, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The ...
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IAG converts eight A330-200 options into firm orders
THE IAG GROUP has decided to convert eight A330-200 aircraft options into firm orders for its partner airline Iberia, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The aircraft will be delivered to Spain’s flag carrier by the end of 2015.“We are just delighted that Iberia has reconfirmed its confidence in the A330, and ...
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AF-KLM revises low-cost carrier bid amid pilots’ strike tempest
OVER THE last seven days Air France chiefs have been squaring up to their furious pilots determined not to be the first to blink, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The beleaguered French carrier has admitted the strike has been decimating is funds to the tune of €20 million a day.A statement ...
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Emirates SkyCargo’s new cool white container
EMIRATES SKYCARGO has cemented its position as one of the major players in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare market with the launch of an environmentally-friendly, temperature-controlled LD3 air cargo container, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The carrier invested two years in researching and developing its White Container, which keeps temperature-sensitive shipments cool ...
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Cargolux delivers 48-tonne rotor to South Korea
CARGOLUX has delivered this 48-tonne rotor from Switzerland to South Korea, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The huge shipment, which took three hours to load and strap, is the heaviest piece the European all-cargo carrier has ever uplifted out of Switzerland, says a company statement.It took 12 pallet positions and required ...
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Air France pilot's strike rumbles on
AIR FRANCE-KLM has offered what are described as ‘last-ditch concessions’ – but its main pilots union has dismissed the offer and instead extended a week-long strike which has been costing the European carrier up to €20m per day, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The walkout, which began on September 15 and ...
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B777-300ER for China Eastern Airlines
CHINA Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first B777-300ER, as part of a fleet renewal programme, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The new aircraft, which will support the airline’s growing presence in North America over the next three years, is the first of 20 it has ordered.The airline plans to ...