All Freighter Operator articles – Page 137
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Jota to launch freighter operations with four BAe 146-300 QTs
UK-based Jota Aviation, with its hub at London Southend Airport, is to begin BAe 146-300 QT freighter operations this month (October).The four ex-ASL Spain aircraft are set to enter the long-term ACMI and ad-hoc charter market.The BAe 146-300 QTs complement Jota's existing passenger fleet of BAe 146/Avro RJ aircraft.Jota Aviation ...
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MABkargo meets special request for urgent oil and gas charter
MABkargo, the freight-carrying arm of Malaysia Airlines, has flown a shipment of oil well parts from Kuala Lumpur to Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei.The charter flight used an Airbus A330-200 freighter to move the urgently needed items.“The oil and gas industry’s charters have always been very challenging and more often ...
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Turkish Cargo carries big cats to Istanbul
Turkish Cargo has transported several wild animals from the Biopark ŠTÍT breeding facility in Prague to Istanbul.The four tigers, three lions, three cheetahs, two lynxes and one cougar were accompanied by their keepers and veterinarians. In addition, Turkish Cargo staff certified under IATA’s Live Animals Regulations joined the predators on ...
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Air Partner transports airport equipment to Libya
UK-based charter specialist Air Partner completed an Antonov An-26 freighter flight for airport equipment from the Czech Republic to Libya .Air Partner received a request to charter 1,100 kg of cargo from Brno–Tuřany Airport to Al Abraq International in the eastern part of Libya.The shipment contained parts sourced from various ...
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Another step towards the launch of the Airlander 10 airship
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded Hybrid Air Vehicles a Design Organisation Approval (DOA), an important milestone on the path to getting its Airlander 10 airship into service.The company said that just eight other organisations hold an EASA (DOA) for type certifying large aircraft.Being granted a DOA gives ...
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Volga-Dnepr's got a lot of bottle with Uganda flight
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown a bottle-filling machine and additional equipment onboard its An-124-100 freighter to Uganda.The charter flight was carried out on behalf of customer LS International Cargo, with the aircraft taking off in Munich and transporting the machine to Entebbe for Crown Beverage, a leading soft drinks bottler in ...
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NCA resumes European service just in time for the peak season
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has resumed one of its Asia-Europe flights as it continues to bring freighter aircraft back to its fleet after grounding them earlier in the year.NCA announced yesterday that it would resume services from home hub Narita to Amsterdam and Milan on October 5. This comes just ...
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ATSG to acquire US passenger carrier Omni Air International for $845m
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) is to acquire Oklahoma-based Omni Air International (Omni Air), a passenger and charter services provider, for $845m.Omni Air, founded in 1993 and with a fleet of 13 passenger aircraft, a mix of Boeing 767 and Boeing 777 extended range units, serves the ...
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines rushes relief supplies to help victims of Typhoon Mangkhut
Volga-Dnepr Airlines organised a delivery of aid relief cargo to Guam in less than 24 hours, providing 64 tons of food supplies and bottled water to help victims of Typhoon Mangkhut.Within eight and-a-half hours of the customer’s confirmation, Volga-Dnepr Airlines had positioned one of its An-124-100 freighters at San Francisco ...
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Turkish Airlines creates cargo unit for integrator joint venture with ZTO and PAL Air
Turkish Airlines is to establish a new cargo unit that will serve as part of the previously announced strategic partnership with China’s ZTO Express (the world’s largest parcel distributor) and Hong Kong-based GSSA PAL Air.An announcement on the investor relations section of the carrier's website said that THY Uluslararası Yatırım ...
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NewsPacific Air Cargo: continuing the Beti Ward leadership style
When Pacific Air Cargo (PAC) founder Beti Ward passed away earlier this year, her legacy was a management team determined to continue her leadership style at the Honolulu-based freighter airline.Tanja Janfruechte, mentored by Beti for more than 20 years, is chief executive at the carrier which operates one Boeing 747-400F ...
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Gazpromneft-Aero: Looking to fuel more freighters
Russian energy giant Gazprom Neft is looking to expand its international aviation refuelling business, and freighter operators are an important part of that growth strategy.Gazprom Neft’s aviation fuel operator, Gazpromneft-Aero, already has Cargolux, Lufthansa Cargo and Turkish Cargo as key foreign customers using technical stops to top up their freighters ...
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NCA to resume first transpacific freighter service
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has resumed one of its transpacific services as its fleet continues to come back online following the grounding of aircraft earlier this year. The Narita-hubbed airline announced that its service between the Japanese airport and Chicago (via anchorage) would restart on September 28.This follows on from ...
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NCA considers freighter fleet reduction after safety investigation
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) is considering no longer operating its three B747-400F aircraft in response to a business improvement order it was hit with last month over safety record concerns.The Japanese carrier received the business improvement order from Japan’s ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLITT) following a government ...
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Egyptair's newly-converted A330-200 freighter makes its debut call
Germany's Cologne-Bonn airport played host to Egyptair's newly converted Airbus A330-200P2F freighter which was making its first commercial flight.The freighter, the first of its type to be converted from a passenger aircraft, will operate three times per week between Cologne/Bonn and Cairo.From October, the airline will increase its weekly flights ...
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NewsWhat would a merger between Emirates and Etihad mean for cargo?
Rumours that Emirates could take over loss making Middle Eastern rival Etihad have been circulating for a while now but came to a head yesterday when Bloomberg reported that talks were underway, quoting four anonymous sources.The two airlines were quick to respond, issuing a firm rebuttal to news agencies: “There ...
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Animal transport specialist Devarez joins AirBridgeCargo
Juan Devarez, with extensive knowledge and sales experience of live animal transport worldwide, has joined the Russian-owned AirBridgeCargo from the cargo division of Middle East carrier Etihad Airways.Devarez has also worked for Air France/KLM Cargo in cargo revenue management and cargo operations officer where he specialised in live animal shipments, ...
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RS National opens airside cargo terminal at Dubai World Central
RSA National, the joint venture between US-freighter operator National Air Cargo and UAE-based logistics provider RSA Global, has opened an airside multimodal cargo terminal at Dubai World Central (DWC).As an Authorized Economic Operator and with Dubai Police and Customs situated on-site, customers “will experience faster clearances and inspection prioritization for ...
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SF Express adds B747 freighter flight through Atlas Air deal
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings will operate a Boeing 747-400 freighter for fast-growing Chinese parcel airline SF Express on the transpacific.The aircraft lessor said that it would fly the B747F - through an ACMI deal - between China and the US, although it did not provide details on an exact route.The ...
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SIA launches Thrucool pharma product
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has launched a Thrucool product to transport high-value, time-sensitive and temperature-controlled pharma and healthcare shipments.Thrucool offers dedicated cold chain services, said SIA in a statement, including "priority uplift and handling, quick ramp transfers at airports, cold room facilities, thermal blankets and covers for crucial insulation".SIA has partnered ...