All Freighter Operator articles – Page 151
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Valentine's Day freighter flourish by AF-KLMP Cargo
Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLMP) Cargo moved around 3,000 tonnes of flowers to Europe in the weeks before Valentine’s Day, putting Boeing 747-400 full freighter and combi aircraft main deck capacity into the three main flower origins of Nairobi, Quito and Bogotá.AF-KLMP Cargo executive vice president Marcel de Nooijer, said: ...
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Approval for Western Global Airlines' cargo expansion plans
The US Department of Transport (DoT) has given its approval to Western Global Airlines' plans to expand its scheduled cargo operations beyond its current flights between the US and China/Hong Kong.Earlier this month, the Florida-headquartered airline applied for permission to operate flights between the US and countries with existing open ...
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Turkish Cargo adds new Liege freighter call
Turkish Airlines Cargo is the latest cargo carrier to launch a freighter service to Liege Airport.The new weekly service utilises an Airbus A330-200F and operates between Istanbul and Liege. It landed in the Belgian airport for the first time on February 13.Turkish Airlines Cargo will primarily transport perishable goods for ...
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Demand flowers at Cargolux ahead of Valentine's Day
Cargolux has added 1,200 tonnes of extra capacity to its flights out of Nairobi, Quito and Bogota as it expects demand to bloom ahead of Valentine's Day.The all-cargo carrier said that the extra capacity is in addition to the 20 weekly flights it offers from the three destinations.In order to ...
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Lufthansa Cargo expects rose volumes to bloom
Lufthansa Cargo is expecting to transport around 800 tonnes of roses ahead of Valentine's Day.The German airline said that most flowers transported for the romantic celebration originate in either Kenya or South America and are transported as quickly as possible at a constant temperature of between two-four degrees Celsius to ...
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NCA and Singapore to form strategic cargo partnership
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) and Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a strategic partnership.The proposed strategic partnership will build on existing block space arrangements between the two airlines that have been progressively expanded over the past five years.As a first phase, NCA ...
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Hawaiian set for freighter operations in March
Hawaiian took delivery of its first ATR 72F in late September 2017 and since then has been preparing for the start of scheduled operations.“We have been doing some mock operation drills and have begun hands-on training sessions for our front line teams. So far straightforward, without surprises.“We still have a ...
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Cargolux sees fruit and veg volumes grow
Luxembourg-based all-cargo carrier Cargolux transported more than 2.4m tonnes of fresh produce last year, up 3.3% compared to 2016 as demand for airfreighted fruits and vegetables booms.Of the total fresh produce the airline carried in 2017, 1.1m tonnes (46%) comprised fruit.The main consumer markets for these goods are in Europe, ...
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EFW's A321 freighter conversion programme kicks off with Vallair order
Conversion firm EFW has won the launch contract to convert 10 Airbus A321-200 passenger aircraft to a 14-pallet cargo configuration for Luxembourg-based Vallair Solutions.The first conversion under this contract will begin towards the end of 2018 for redelivery by the end of 2019.Gregoire Lebigot, president and chief executive of Vallair, ...
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Western Global looks to expand international cargo routes
Western Global Airlines (WGA) has applied to US authorities to expand its scheduled cargo operations beyond its current flights between the US and China/Hong Kong.In documents seen by Air Cargo News and filed with the US Department of Transport, the Florida-headquartered airline applied for permission to operate flights between the ...
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Emirates SkyCargo adds Maastricht freighter flights
Emirates SkyCargo has begun operating two Boeing 777 Freighter flights per week between Dubai World Central airport and Maastricht – its second destination in the Netherlands after Amsterdam.Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, commented: “The Netherlands is one of our most important cargo markets globally and the freighters ...
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DHL orders Boeing converted freighter at the Singapore airshow
Express firm DHL has ordered a converted freighter from Boeing as the aircraft manufacturer secures service deals valued at more than $900m during the Singapore airshow.The DHL order is for a B767-300ER Boeing converted freighter, which the manufacturer said could carry "high-density cargo on long-range routes, as well as e-commerce ...
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ATI reaches “tentative agreement” with pilot union
Air Transport International (ATI), a subsidiary of aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has reached a “tentative agreement” with its pilots group.The US-based freighter lessor has been negotiating with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents ATI’s pilots, to amend the existing collective bargaining agreement since May 2014.The ...
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UPS: direct and daily to Dubai with freighter operation
Having taken delivery of three new Boeing 747-8 freighter aircraft in 2017, UPS is deploying one of them on a daily non-stop flight from its Worldport hub in Louisville, Kentucky to Dubai.The service is currently flown on a weekly basis and will begin operating Tuesday through Saturday from February 27.Jim ...
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GECAS to offer new Telair Flexible Loading System
Sweden’s Telair International has received certification for its new Flexible Loading System (FLS) for all current production and in-service Boeing 737 aircraft – and lessor GECAS will offer the system to its B737-800 freighter conversion customers on aircraft entering service this year.Allowing 737 operators to carry containerised freight along with ...
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ASL Airlines Spain to cease operations as part of restructure
ASL Aviation has confirmed that it will withdraw its Spanish airline in order to expand capacity on the market and reduce duplication.The lessor said that ASL Airlines Spain will cease operation with its BAe146 aircraft withdrawn from service.ASL said it would progressively introduce B737-400F aircraft to the Spanish-European market to ...
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UPS adds to B747-8F order as it beefs up fleet for growth
UPS has ordered an additional 14 Boeing B747-8F cargo jets and four new Boeing 767F aircraft to provide additional capacity in response to demand growth.All of the new aircraft will be added to the existing fleet and no existing aircraft are being replaced.The aircraft will be delivered on an expedited ...
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Airfreight a rhinoceros? Of courseros! Make it two.
Volga-Dnepr Airlines transported two Southern White Rhinos from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Russia where they will reside in one of the largest Russian zoos in Rostov-on-Don.The rhinos were transported on the airline’s modernised IL-76TD-90VD freighter to ensure the correct temperature and pressure environments were maintained during the flight.The aircraft’s low-noise ...
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YTO chooses Hactl as Hong Kong handler
YTO Cargo Airlines (YG) – the aircraft operating arm of Chinese courier firm YTO Express – has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) as its handling agent in Hong Kong.The carrier commenced operations in September 2015, and launched its newest route – Wuxi-Hong Kong – on January 29 ...
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Bolloré Logistics takes majority stake in Denmark's Global Solutions
Bolloré Logistics has taken a majority stake in the Danish freight forwarder Global Solutions as part of the French forwarder’s “strategic development through external growth”.A Bolloré spokesperson said: “This latest transaction will expand further Bolloré Logistics’ network in Europe and the company’s global end-to-end offering in the Scandinavian markets.“Already established ...