All Freighter Operator articles – Page 133
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Azul and Correios' e-commerce joint venture gains antitrust approval in Brazil
Brazil's postal service Correios and local passenger airline Azul have gained antitrust approval for their joint venture to create a logistics platform serving Brazil's e-commerce sector.The December 2017 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the carrier's Azul Cargo Express unit and Correios to create a logistics company has been cleared "without ...
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Flower traffic from Ecuador keeps on growing for Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo is celebrating five years of transporting roses from Ecuador to destinations around the world.The airline launched its freighter operations to the Ecuadorian capital of Quito in December 2013 with a once a week service.However, due to growth in demand and trade flows from Ecuador, the airline has increased ...
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LATAM launches Huntsville freighter to meet Panalpina's perishables needs
LATAM Cargo has launched a new Colombia-US freighter operation to meet the requirements of customer Panalpina.The new weekly route was launched on December 2 and operates between Bogota and Huntsville using a 50 tonne capacity Boeing 767-300 freighter.The airline said it had decided to launch the service in response to ...
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Antonov's Swift response for Taylor-made concert tour
Antonov Airlines transported stage and concert equipment for US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, from Brisbane, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand, and then on to Narita airport in Tokyo, Japan.The Ukrainian heavy lift carrier used two Antonov AN-124-100 freighters to ferry the singer’s light-show system and equipment earlier for the final leg ...
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Volga-Dnepr cuts ocean transport time with An-124 operation
Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA) and forwarder Kintetsu World Express France (KWE) have transported an 11,000 horsepower Alstom motorized pump from Paris-Vatry to Damman.The 40-ton pump, measuring 651x274x311cm, was transported onboard one of Volga-Dnepr’s An-124-100 ramp aircraft seven days after the initial charter request was received.The motorized pump will be used as ...
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Turkish Cargo website has updated interface
Turkish Cargo has updated its corporate website, which is designed to be less complicated but more functional, with a new interface.A spokesperson for the carrier said: "All users will be able to not only perform all frequently-used processes such as flight schedule, cargo tracking, terminal charges, flight network, fleet and ...
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Airlines call on EU governments to tackle air traffic management problems
Airlines for Europe (A4E) is urging the EU and national governments to take swift and decisive action to reform Europe’s Air Traffic Management (ATM) system as 2018 is shaping up to be the worst year for ATC delays and flight cancellations in nearly a decade.“Europe’s Transport Ministers are meeting on ...
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DHL forwarding to assess options for leased freighter network in the New Year
DHL Global Forwarding will assess whether to launch a third round the world freighter service or to cut back on the existing uplift after the Chinese New Year, which falls early in 2019.No decision has been taken either way on the leased Boeing 747 maindeck network, but Tim Scharwath, chief ...
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Big business prepares for US-China trade tariff battle
Big business is preparing for the impact of the escalating US-China trade tariff battle, but small and medium enterprises may find it harder to recoup the additional costs generated.Greg Hewitt, chief executive for DHL Express US, believes that there is still a “big question mark” over the longer term impact ...
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DHL Express adds delivery feature as US peak season volumes surge
DHL Express has introduced a new service feature in time for the record holiday season that helps customers and future shipping recipients tailor their delivery options ahead of time for incoming deliveries.The roll-out of the On-Demand Delivery service across DHL's global network comes as the parcel and e-commerce giant is ...
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Ethiopian Airlines Cargo celebrates Liege anniversary
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo and Logistics Services has celebrated 10 years of cooperation with Belgian airfreight hub Liege.The anniversary was celebrated at the recent 2nd Africa Aviation summit, which was held in Nairobi, Kenya, and hosted by long-term partners NAM, Astral Aviation and Liege Airport.The next summit, in 2020, is to ...
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Vallair hands over B737-400F conversion to Longhao
Vallair, the Luxembourg-headquartered aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO organisation, has completed delivery of a Boeing 737-400F to Guangdong Longhao Aviation Group, its first for the Chinese operator.The 737-400 aircraft (MSN27916) was previously operated by Japan Transocean Airlines and was converted at Gameco in Guangzhou under a PEMCO supplemental type ...
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Turkish Airlines orders three more B777 freighters
Turkish Airlines has ordered three more Boeing 777 freighters as the airline pursues its goal of becoming the world's largest cargo carrier.This latest trio of freighters is in addition to the three B777Fs, each with a 112 tonne capacity payload, ordered in January this year.The new order comes days after ...
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Time sensitive: Volga-Dnepr's sequential loading reduces ground handling by six hours
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has performed sequential loading of two IL-76TD-90VD freighters to expedite the delivery of sensitive equipment on charters originating in Orebro, Sweden, destined for two cities in China.By coordinating the work, Volga-Dnepr’s team was able to decrease the overall loading time for both flights at their departure and arrival ...
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Video: Emirates SkyCargo flies champion of the race that stops a nation
Emirates SkyCargo transported Cross Counter, a three year old horse from Dubai's Godolphin stables, which won the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s biggest horse racing event and commonly referred to as the race that stops a nation.Following the race victory, Emirates SkyCargo transported the champion horse from Melbourne to Dubai on a ...
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Avianca Cargo adds Brussels freighter flights
Avianca Cargo has become the latest airline to add freighter flights to Brussels Airport as the hub continues to gain cargo volumes.The new Avianca service will fly to the Belgian hub twice a week - on Fridays and Sundays - utilising an Airbus A330-200F aircraft. The service will operate on ...
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China Post and Lufthansa Cargo in strategic cooperation
Lufthansa Cargo and China Post Group Corp have inked a strategic cooperation that has the cargo capacity scope of a weekly Boeing 777 freighter on the Shanghai (PVG) – Frankfurt (FRA) route.Li Xiong, vice president of the official postal service of the People’s Republic of China, and Peter Gerber, chief ...
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Salmon demand helps keep LATAM's cargo traffic growing
LATAM Cargo saw revenues and volumes improve in the third quarter of the year, with demand for salmon helping to propel demand.The Chile-headquartered carrier, which operates 10 B767-300Fs, recorded total cargo revenues for the period of $279m, up 2.5% year on year, while cargo traffic improved by the same amount ...
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Poland's SkyTaxi hails a B767F conversion from CAM
Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) has delivered a Boeing 767-200 converted freighter to Poland's SkyTaxi, in time for peak season, under a seven-year lease.CAM, a subsidiary of US aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has also granted SkyTaxi an option to lease a second Boeing 767-200 freighter, for delivery in ...
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Volga-Dnepr operates its first charter flight for GECAS
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported two GE-90 aero engines and accompanying aerospace equipment for aviation firm GECAS.The payload onboard Volga-Dnepr’s An-124-100 freighter flight from Dallas to London consisted of two GE-90 engines, as well as two propulsors and fan cases and other equipment weighing a total of 64 tonsThe GE-90’s dimensions ...