All Freighter Operator articles – Page 154
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ABC and DHL complete a multi-modal RKN vaccine shipment to Miami
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has completed a successful multi-modal pharma trial shipment for DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) to deliver healthcare products from Moscow to Miami.The shipment, which replaced real vaccines with service water for test purposes, used an RKN active cargo container in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) cool chain ...
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Another online retailer looks at entering air cargo market
Reports from China suggest that online retailer JD.com is could follow the lead of Amazon and establish its own air cargo fleet and even build its own airports.The South Morning China Post reports that JD.com head of logistics planning and development Bill Fu Bing told reporters that buying its own ...
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VIDEO: Turkish Airlines' first B777 freighter enters the fleet
Turkish Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter, with another on order.“The delivery of our first 777 freighter is a milestone event in our cargo business,” said M. İlker Aycı, chairman of the board and the executive committee of Turkish Airlines.He continued: “Turkish Cargo increased its freighter ...
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Champ to smooth Silk Way West Airline’s cargo operations
Silk Way West Airlines has become the latest carrier to go live with Champ’s Weight & Balance load planning service for its fleet of Boeing 747 freighters, following approval from the Azerbaijan Civil Aviation Authority.The software provider said the IT solution would give faster load planning with greater accuracy, while ...
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Airest to take Europe’s first CRJ200 conversion
Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Miami-based aircraft supplier Regional One with a CRJ200 SF Freighter who will lease it to Estonia-based Airest.Modification of the aircraft has already started at Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility and it will be re-delivered to the carrier in April 2018.Regional ...
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Cathay sees fruitful season ahead
Major cargo markets remain robust, ahead of an anticipated surge in perishables shipments in December, saysCathay Pacific general manager for cargo service delivery, Frosti Lau.In the carrier’s latest newsletter, he said that transpacific routes and those to Europe and India remain “robust” while Asia Pacific recorded a 14% weekly increase ...
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West Atlantic in talks with potential ‘significant’ shareholders
West Atlantic is in “advanced discussions” with “parties who have shown serious interest in taking on a significant shareholding in the company”, said chief executive and president, Fredrik Groth in the Swedish cargo airline’s third quarter interim report.Admitting that the carrier – a major air network provider to several European ...
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Atlas Air work to rule halted - but union to appeal
The US District Court has granted a preliminary injunction ordering the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) to halt its work slowdown at Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW).The two sides have been involved in a dispute over pilot contracts after their planned merger with Southern Air.In a statement, Atlas Air said it ...
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DHL’s A330-300 freighter conversion takes to the skies
DHL Express expects to boost capacity and cut operating costs as the first of a new generation freighters takes to the skies.The parcel carrier has taken delivery of the the first-ever A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft from the ST Aerospace-Airbus joint venture, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), at its Dresden base following completion ...
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DHL charters B747 freighters ahead of US holiday record rush
Tightening freight capacity between Asia and the US in the third quarter is a clear indication that major retailers are ramping up their imports and expect strong e-commerce demand over the holiday period, says a senior DHL official.DHL Global Forwarding's vice president of sales and marketing, Paul McMillan, reports that ...
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Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines sign cooperation agreement
Cargolux has signed a cooperation agreement with Japan's Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) that allows both partners to access each other’s capacity through code-share and space swap agreements.The Luxembourg all-cargo carrier now has access to NCA’s flights from Frankfurt-Hahn to Tokyo (Narita) while NCA has access to Cargolux’s flights from Luxembourg ...
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Volga-Dnepr planning German-based airline, according to reports
Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group is planning to launch an all-cargo carrier based in Leipzig, Germany, according to media reports.A commercial manager is quoted as saying that the company is planning to put a minimum of three An-124s on a new German air operating certificate by late 2018. Further details are expected ...
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FedEx to be launch customer for new Cessna turboprop
FedEx Express is to be the launch customer for a new Cessna twin-engine turboprop aircraft.The express giant has signed a deal with Cessna parent company, Textron Aviation, for 50 SkyCourier 408 aircraft, with options for a further 50.The new aircraft, described as a development of the single-engined Cessna Caravan, is ...
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AirBridge maintains its momentum
Russian-owned all-cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) continued its solid growth with an increase of 15% in cargo carried in the first ten months of 2017, to 575,000 tonnes.It reported an upsurge in all major markets and a positive outlook through to the end of the year. The load factor rose ...
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Carr to head up Etihad Cargo after Kerr's departure
Etihad Cargo has announced that Justin Carr, who recently joined the carrier, will head up the cargo business to replace David Kerr.The airline said that Carr will take over the position of vice president cargo as Kerr heads over to UK-based freighter airline CargoLogicAir.Carr joined the company as vice president ...
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Astral flies into Yemen as blockade is lifted
Kenya-based Astral Aviation has operated a humanitarian flight from Nairobi to Sanaa in Yemen - the first aircraft to land at the airport after the Saudi led coalition lifted a three-week blockade.The Boeing 727-200 freighter landed on Saturday 25 November with 15 tons of vaccines for over 600,000 children on ...
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Air Canada Cargo freighter operation to end
Air Canada Cargo has confirmed that after a year and a half it's freighter operation to the US, Mexico, Europe and South America will come to an end.The Canadian airline confirmed that after discussions with partner Cargojet they had mutually decided to end their "positive" B767-300F freighter tie-up at the ...
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Cargolux staff pocket €2,500 airfreight boom bonus
Airfreight's 2017 demand boom will see Cargolux staff each receive a €2,500 profit share bonus, with the prospect of a further €2,500 in May next year.Some 1,400 staff at the Luxembourg freighter operator will receive their pay-out due to an expected higher 2017 company profit over the €4.6m recorded in ...
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Guillaume Halleux named as acting chief officer cargo at Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways Cargo has named Guillaume Halleux as acting chief officer cargo, following the decision by former cargo boss Ulrich Ogiermann to leave the Middle East airline and return to Europe.Halleux's previous role was as vice president cargo Asia Pacific at Qatar Airways, based in Singapore.Halleux was quoted in the ...
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MAB Kargo flies third relief mission for Rohingya refugees
MAB Kargo has flown its third relief mission to Bangladesh for Rohingya refugees, with almost 50 tonnes of goods to set up the Malaysian Field Hospital.The consignment to Chittagong, on an Airbus A330-200 freighter from Malaysia Airlines’ cargo arm, included a wide range of medical equipment. Also in the packing ...