All Freighter Operator articles – Page 181
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Aircraft orders monthly: Vietjet in for B737s while AEI announces two deals
Each month Air Cargo News analyses the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter.Vietjet finalises Vietnam’s largest ever commercial airplane purchaseVietJet has finalised an order for 100 Boeing single-aisle 737 MAX 200 airplanes, the largest ever single commercial airplane purchase in Vietnam aviation, valued at approximately $11.3bn at current list ...
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Banks expand ATSG's secured credit facility
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has obtained commitments for an expansion of the revolver portion of its secured credit facility with a consortium of banks led by SunTrust by $100m, to $425m.ATSG, which in March signed a deal with internet retail giant Amazon to operate an air ...
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Airfreight industry to benefit from perishables growth despite modal shift
The airfreight industry will continue to benefit from growth in the perishables market despite the threat of ocean transport grabbing marketshare.Speaking at the Cool Chain Association (CCA) Perishables Summit in Barcelona, CAA member Janet Coldebella, who is also Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo business development manager – fresh, Americas, said that although ...
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Emirates launches Hong Kong, Delhi freighter to Dubai
Emirates SkyCargo is strengthening its footprint in the Far East and Indian sub-continent from today (June 1) with the launch of a weekly Boeing 777 freighter service from Hong Kong to Dubai via Delhi.The Dubai-based combination carrier said that new weekly service is being introduced to "tap increasing cargo movements ...
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Groth is West Atlantic's new chief executive
Fredrik Groth has been appointed West Atlantic's new chief executive after holding the interim post at the Gothenburg-headquartered dedicated cargo airline specialising in integrated mail and express freight solutions.Groth assumed his new role from May 25. He joined West Atlantic in January 2016 with over 25 years' accumulated experience in ...
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Volga-Dnepr moves 59 tonne compressor unit
Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ Engineering & Logistics Centre (ELC) created a transportation frame to move a 59 tonne compressor from Zurich to Singapore for inclusion into a bespoke oil rig.The frame served two purposes, spreading the weight of the compressor throughout the cargo cabin of the Antanov 124-100 freighter and also protecting ...
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NewsASL confirms purchase of TNT Express airline operations
ASL Aviation Group of Ireland has acquired the airline operations of TNT Express, comprising TNT Airways in Belgium and Pan Air Líneas Aéreas in Spain.The two airlines are to be renamed ASL Airlines Belgium and ASL Airlines Spain respectively, bringing the number of airlines in ASL's portfolio to nine.ASL’s offer ...
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Chapman Freeborn utilises AN-225 for transport from Germany to Abu Dhabi
Chapman Freeborn and Fiege Logistics Switzerland have successfully completed a project to transport outsize oil and gas equipment totalling 232 tons from Germany to Abu Dhabi.Chapman Freeborn utilised an Antonov AN-225 freighter and an additional Boeing B747-400F aircraft to deliver the time-critical cargo from and Frankfurt–Hahn Airport to Abu Dhabi ...
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AirBridgeCargo adds new weekly freighter service from US to Middle East
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) will today introduce a new weekly US-Europe-Middle East-Russia service aimed to cater for the oil and gas industries.The service will set off from Houston on Monday evenings before heading to Chicago, Luxembourg and then onto Abu Dhabi before returning via Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport.ABC vice president North and ...
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PEMCO makes latest conversion delivery to SF Airlines
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has redelivered a Boeing 737-300 freighter aircraft to fast expanding Chinese express carrier SF Airlines.The conversion was carried out by PEMCO partner STAECO in Jinan Shandong, China, and its redelivery marks the fifteenth B737-300/400 converted by the company for SF Airlines since 2013.Four more PEMCO ...
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Silk Way freighter crashes on take-off in Afghanistan
A Silk Way-owned freighter has reportedly crashed in Afghanistan, killing seven of its nine crew members.The exact details of what happened to the aircraft have yet to emerge, but new agency Reuters and Azerbaijani publications are quoting the State Aviation Administration (ASAA) as saying an Antanov-12 aircraft crashed when taking ...
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LATAM Cargo to launch new product portfolio as it reveals future strategy
The LATAM Group has launched a new strategy for its cargo operations following the merger of its various businesses under a single brand.LATAM Cargo, which is made up of LAN Cargo, TAM Cargo, LAN Cargo Colombia and Mas Air, has already introduced a new pharma product, cargo rewards scheme and ...
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Video: World's largest aircraft makes latest stop in Dubai
The world’s largest aircraft, Antonov’s An-225 (Mriya) freighter, has made its latest landing, this time touching down at Dubai World Central.The aircraft’s journey from the Czech Republic to Australia and back has been heavily publicised, with airports across the world announcing its arrival.The aircraft is transporting a 117 ton generator ...
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Atlas, Southern and Polar pilots vote to authorise strike action
Pilots working for Atlas Air, Southern Air, Polar Air, ABX and Kalitta have voted in favour of authorising their unions to call strike action.Nearly 2,000 pilots, representing 93% of union members, at the five US cargo carriers voted online through anonymous balloting in April and May, with 99% of voters ...
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Wizard of Oz: An-225 makes its debut in Australia
Antonov’s An-225 (Mriya) freighter has landed for the first time in Australia when it touched down in Perth with a 117 ton generator on board.The charter of the world’s largest capacity freighter aircraft was organised by DB Schenker, and the special event saw thousands of onlookers gathered near the western ...
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Freighter conversion bonanza continues as mystery customer signs up for 30 B737s
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc has signed an agreement to provide up to 30 twelve pallet position Boeing 737-800SF conversions with an undisclosed customer.The agreement includes 15 firm orders with an additional 15 options. The modifications for the customer will begin in late 2018 with deliveries beginning in 2019.To date, and including ...
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YTO Express Airlines reveals international ambitions
Recently launched YTO Express Airlines has revealed the extent of its global ambitions after its chairman unveiled plans for widebody freighter orders that will be used to create international services.Chairman of express firm YTO, Yu Weijiao, told China Daily that the airline would order at least three widebody freighters for ...
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Work gets under way on GECAS 737-800NG conversion programme
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the aviation leasing and financing arm of GE, has begun its inaugural Boeing 737-800NG passenger-to-freighter conversion.The conversion, which is being carried out by Aeronautical Engineers, began when a 1999 vintage B737-800 arrived in Miami on May 5.The aircraft had been operated by Corendon Airlines in ...
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NewsEuropean monthly: A new hope as European airlines return to growth
Europe’s major cargo carriers have seen cargo volumes return to growth in April after a difficult start to the year.All four major European airlines monitored in the Air Cargo News monthly spotlight recorded a year on year increase in demand in April for the first time since March 2014.It follows ...
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NewsCargojet returns to profit in Q1
Cargojet’s contract with Canada Post finally started to pay dividends in the first quarter of this year as the company returned to profit.The Canada-based aircraft lessor and operator saw first quarter revenues increase by 42.1% year on year to C$76.9m, while it recorded a net profit of C$4.4m compared with ...