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    Challenge gets ready to launch Istanbul freighter flights

    2023-01-16T12:29:03Z

    Challenge Airlines will soon launch flights from Istanbul Airport. Photo: Challenge GroupChallenge Airlines will carry out its first scheduled flight from Istanbul Airport on January 25.Parent company Challenge Group did not specify whether it would be Challenge Airlines IL in Israel or Challenge Airlines BE in Belgium responsible for the ...

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    Challenge Group to digitalise maintenance procedures

    2023-01-11T11:29:02Z

    Air cargo firm Challenge Group is implementing new software that will allow its three airlines to digitalise aircraft maintenance procedures.The AMOS software will be used by group airlines Challenge Airlines BE, Challenge Airlines IL and Challenge Airlines MT, as well as its maintenance business Challenge Technic.The AMOS Airline Edition will ...

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    Challenge Airlines MT completes its first flight

    2022-11-21T11:57:48Z

    Challenge Airlines MT first flight. Photo: Challenge GroupChallenge Airlines MT has completed its first flight with some special historic cargo onboard.The Malta-registered cargo carrier, which received its air operator’s certificate (AOC) on November 1, brought the Flemish Tapestries from Liège, Belgium to Malta.Challenge Airlines MT provided logistical support as well ...

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    Challenge Airlines MT receives Malta AOC

    2022-11-07T10:52:02Z

    Left to Right - Graziano Guzzinati (Challenge Group) ,Edward Micallef (Challenge Group) ,Mauro Porta (Challenge Group) ,Charles Pace (TM-CAD),Claudia Pocetta (Challenge Group), Connie Di Cesare (TM-CAD), Amanda Schembri (Challenge Group), Roberto Stefano (Challenge Group), Davide Rivetti (Challenge Group), Salvatore Russo(TM-CAD).Malta-registered cargo carrier Challenge Airlines MT has received ...

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    Challenge Airlines IL gains CEIV Live Animals

    2022-09-28T20:12:15Z

    Frederic Leger (L), IATA and Hay Sasson (R), Challenge Group. Source: Air Cargo NewsChallenge Airlines IL has become the latest company to achieve the IATA CEIV Live Animal certification.Speaking on the sidelines of the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS), Hay Sasson, the chief operating officer of parent company Challenge Group, ...

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    Challenge Group welcomes u-turn on Israel's four engine aircraft ban

    2022-09-27T18:49:23Z

    Challenge Group has welcomed the news that the Israel Airports Authority has decided to reverse its decision to ban four-engined aircraft from its airports.Speaking at the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS), Challenge Group vice president Or Zak said he was not surprised when the ban was announced, but he was ...

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    Cool Chain Association trials new air cargo supply chain perishables label

    2022-07-13T11:32:00Z

    Cool Chain Association members at AGM. Photo: Cool Chain AssociationMembers of the Cool Chain Association (CCA) Technical Committee Programme have completed the first stage of a project to trial a new label for perishables shipments in the air cargo supply chain, driven by Challenge Group.The label trial, undertaken by handlers ...

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    CAL Cargo becomes Challenge Airlines IL

    2022-06-13T11:08:24Z

    Israel-based CAL Cargo has been renamed to reflect its position as part of the Challenge Group.CAL Cargo, founded more than 40 years ago to transport Israeli agricultural exports to Europe, has been rebranded as Challenge Airlines IL, matching its sister companies in the Challenge Group. It currently operates a fleet ...

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    Challenge Group joins The Air Charter Association

    2022-05-11T10:23:20Z

    The Challenge Group has become a member of trade association The Air Charter Association (ACA).Open to both passenger and cargo transport, The Air Charter Association has seen its number of cargo providers increase due to several factors, starting with the pandemic and the geopolitical situation.At the same time, air cargo ...

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    Challenge Group reveals ambitious freighter fleet growth plans

    2022-04-01T10:29:35Z

    The Challenge Group, which includes two freighter airlines, cargo handling and logistics businesses, is aiming to triple the size of its fleet over the next five years as it builds on a busy start to the decade.Challenge Group chief executive Yossi Shoukroun tells Air Cargo News that much has changed ...

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    Challenge Group takes aim at sustainability following TIACA membership

    2022-03-21T13:19:01Z

    The Challenge Group is ramping up its focus on sustainability following its decision to last year join air cargo association TIACA.The group, which includes CAL Cargo Airlines and Challenge Airlines BE, said that it had participated in the association’s sustainability working group and that it is now working on its ...

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    Cool supply chain growth

    2021-12-07T16:21:25Z

    Gianluca Marcangelo, senior manager cargo transformation at Challenge Group. Photo: Cool Chain AssociationChallenge Group has become a member of the Cool Chain Association (CCA) to drive improvements in the cool supply chain.The temperature-sensitive airfreight specialist will join the CCA’s new technical committee, with the aim of supporting cool supply chain ...