All Freighter Operator articles – Page 158
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Unions hit back at Atlas lawsuit over alleged work slowdown
The APA Teamsters Local 1224 union has hit back at Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW) after the lessor filed a lawsuit accusing members of an "illegal work slowdown".The union accused Atlas of using the lawsuit to "pass blame" and "distract customers' attention from operational failings".The teamsters went on to reiterate concerns ...
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ABC adds third Munich freighter call
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has added a third weekly freighter call into Munich, a key logistics hub in southern Germany.Operated by a Boeing 747 freighter, the service offers a 48 hour delivery time, including cargo handling, to 12 destinations in six Asian countries via the ABC hub in Moscow.Andrey Andreev, vice-president ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo adds Helsinki to pharma network
Qatar Airways Cargo has added Finnish capital Helsinki to its expanding pharma network, the Middle East carrier’s 74th pharma destination.Qatar Airways’ chief officer cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann, said: “The expansion of our pharma network helps us meet the growing air freight requirements in the pharmaceutical industry where time and temperature management ...
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Cargolux in Asian Games horse flight
Cargolux has completed the transportation of a shipment of high-value horses between Luxembourg and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, as part of the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.The 17 horses were flown out to Ashgabat in mid-September, with the all-cargo carrier working in co-operation with Peden Bloodstock, a charterer specialised in ...
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AN−124−100 Ruslan on a round−the−world trip
An Antonov Airlines’ An124−100 Ruslan aircraft flew around the globe one and a half times, performing a series of commercial flightsOne of Antonov Airlines’ freighters flew from Mary International Airport, Turkmenistan to Helsinki, Finland, where it took on board commercial cargo consisting of industrial heat exchangers, weighing a total 54 ...
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Lufthansa freighter in relief-aid flight to Puerto Rico
Lufthansa Group has deployed an MD-11 freighter from Frankfurt Airport to Aguadilla, on the West Coast of Puerto Rico, to join the humanitarian efforts throughout the island after the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria.Situated in this region is a Lufthansa Technical Site where 400 colleagues are helping local communities nearby.The ...
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Icing blamed for Canada freighter crash
A report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) blamed ice accumulation and the company practice of operating in icing conditions for the crash of a Cessna 208B Caravan cargo plane.The pilot was killed on the crash, near Pickle Lake, Ontario, on the morning of 11 December 2015.The Cessna, ...
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Etihad freighter captain dies in mid-air
The captain of an Etihad Airways Boeing 777-200 freighter en route from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam Schiphol has died at the controls, shortly after take-off. He became unwell shortly after flight EY927 lifted off and then became incapacitated, prompting the first officer to declare Mayday and divert the aircraft to ...
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New chief exec for Etihad
Etihad Aviation Group is to appoint Tony Douglas as group chief executive officer. He replaces James Hogan who stepped down in July with Ray Gammell taking over as interim group chief executive. Gammell will return to his position as group chief people and performance officer.Douglas will join the group in ...
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Profits surge at Air Partner
Aviation services group, Air Partner reported gross profit of £18.1m for the six months to 31 July, up 12.2% on the same period of 2016. The UK-based company said it reflected strong trading performance in its broking division.Underlying profit before tax was £4.1m, a year-on-year increase of 34.4% while the ...
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National Air Cargo to the rescue by road
National Air Cargo has organised relief supplies to Houston citizens affected by Hurricane Harvey – by road. The products, donated by local grocery stores in Boynton Beach, Florida and parents and students from the American Heritage School, were transported by 53-foot trailer from Delray Beach, Florida to a relief centre ...
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We may need more 747-8Fs, says Qatar chief
Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker hinted that his airline could place orders for further 747-8 freighter aircraft from Boeing, at a handover for the first of the aircraft at the plane-maker’s Seattle base on 25 September.He told a press conference that the carrier had “already sold” the ...
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Volga-Dnepr and ACS help dig miners out of a hole
Having one of Volga-Dnepr’s IL-76TD-90VD freighters on hand helped Air Charter Service quickly move a 27-tonne drilling machine from Perth, Australia to a mining project in India.Destined for Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat, the sensitive piece of mining equipment was over 15 metres long and ...
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First flight for Alaska Air freighter
Alaska Air Cargo has introduced its first converted Boeing 737-700 freighter to its fleet, the first aircraft of its kind in the world.It operated from Seattle to Alaska on its maiden commercial flight.Alaska Airlines vice president of airport operations and customer service, Wayne Newton, described it as a “one-of-a-kind aircraft” ...
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Qatar Airways confirms B747-8F deal
Qatar Airways has confirmed the order of two Boeing 747-8 freighters, as previously reported by Air Cargo News.The order confirmation came at a ceremony to celebrate the arrival of the first of two aircraft, with the second due to join Qatar's fleet later this year. It also confirmed an order ...
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Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo accuse unions of "illegal work slowdown"
Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide have accused unions of an "illegal work slowdown" and have filed a complaint with a US district court to stop the action.The airlines, part of Atlas Air Worldwide, said the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division, and Local ...
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Milk, bread, soy sauce…and a Boeing 747 freighter
On line retailers like Amazon have been in the news recently with their efforts to start up their own air cargo operations, but this is the first time, to our knowledge, that it has been possible to buy a full-sized freighter aircraft online.Hong Kong newspaper, The Standard reports that three ...
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Volga-Dnepr freighters join Irma relief efforts
Volga-Dnepr Airlines' fleet of freighters have joined the Hurricane Irma relief effort in the Caribbean and Florida.The airline has so far operated three flights carrying nearly 175 tonnes of relief goods and equipment, the most recent being a IL-76TD-90VD charter by DSV Air &Sea on 18 September for the Danish ...
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CargoLogicAir in new hurricane Irma relief effort flight
Freighter airline CargoLogicAir has carried out its flight to the Caribbean to help with relief efforts after the region was hit by the devastating hurricane Irma.Yesterday, the Stansted-hubbed airline operated a Boeing 747-400 flight from East Midlands airport to Barbados carrying 110 tonnes on goods on behalf of the British ...
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Wham bam, thank you yam
Ghana's peak season for yam exports from Africa to the US is now in full swing.Logistics airline partner Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo was able to load 106 tonnes this week in its Boeing 777 freighter from Accra to New York via its Paris CDG hub.Yams are a type of dry ...