All Freighter Operator articles – Page 188
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Volga-Dnepr completes Antarctic test flight as it targets energy exploration business
A Volga-Dnepr Airlines IL-76ТD-90VD has made its first landing on an ice airfield in Antarctica, opening up opportunities to support energy exploration projects on the continent.The freighter completed a series of runs on the Novolazarevskaya Antarctic Research Station runway to check performance capability and define the engine reverse thrust application ...
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ANA has B767 conversion options for freighter fleet expansion
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) is considering converting some of its Boeing 767 passenger aircraft into freighters, according to Reuters.ANA chief executive Osamu Shinobe was reported as saying that eight out of the carrier’s 11 Boeing 767-300 freighters were once passenger jets.Speaking on the sidelines of an aviation industry event ...
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Cargolux progress in talks with unions
European freighter operator Cargolux has reached a "principle agreement" on a new collective work agreement (CWA) with the OGBL and LCGB unions, representing the majority of the Luxembourg-based carrier's ground staff.The airline said in a statement: "Management of Cargolux Airlines met with representatives of OGBL and LCGB on November 11 ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Airbroker announce new partnership
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has launched a new strategic partnership with Oslo-based Airbroker to further enhance both companies’ offerings in the international air charter market.The agreement sees Chapman Freeborn become the exclusive partner for all of Airbroker’s charter requirements outside of its home market of Norway.“The new agreement has been established ...
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ACS helps out on world record attempt
Air Charter Service helped a team complete ‘Cape to Cape 2.0’, a world record attempt driving from the southernmost point in South Africa to the northernmost in Norway.With Syria being out of the question to travel through, the team, driving a VW Touareg from Cape Agulhas to Nordkapp, was given ...
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Middle East aircraft fleet to treble by 2034 says Airbus
Airbus forecasts that by 2034 the fleet of passenger and freighter aircraft in the Middle East region will almost treble from nearly 1,100 today to over 2,950.The European aircraft manufacturer said that traffic in the Middle East will grow at 6.0%, well above the world average 4.6%, over the next ...
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Etihad adding two B777 freighters
Etihad Airways has exercised its options on two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft, making the announcement on the opening day of the Dubai Air Show.The freighter options, with a list price value of $637m, were part of UAE national airline’s $67bn mixed fleet order for 199 aircraft in 2013.The additional freighter ...
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Special report: Fast thinking will get air cargo aid to where it’s needed
Rapid decision making by aid agencies and the airfreight industry is the key to getting aid cargo to the people that need it during humanitarian crises.“Airports can get congested quite quickly and we need to ask how we can make faster and smarter decisions,” said David Quinn, logistics movement officer ...
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ATSG revenue increase in third quarter
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), the medium wide-body freighter aircraft lessor, saw third quarter 2015 revenues increase 3% to $142.3m, including a 6% increase in freighter aircraft leasing revenues.Excluding revenues from reimbursements, third-quarter 2015 revenues increased 6% for the US-based lessor.Joe Hete, president and chief executive of ATSG, said: “We ...
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Atlas Q3 loss reflects debt reduction, repeats strong outlook for full year
US freighter aircraft lessor Atlas Air Worldwide (AAW) reported a net 2015 third quarter loss of $12.8m as it refinanced higher cost debt, but repeated its strong outlook for the fourth quarter and full year.Atlas expects airfreight to grow at “a reasonable rate” in 2015 despite tougher year-over-year monthly industry ...
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Turkish adds to freighter network
Turkish Cargo has launched freighter services to Atlanta, New York, Kinshasa, London Stansted, Amsterdam and Doha.The Atlanta, New York and Kinshasa flights will use Airbus A330 freighters, with Stansted and Amsterdam served by an Airbus A310 freighter.As from the beginning of the winter schedule 2015, Turkish Cargo will provide cargo ...
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All cargo carrier WGA set to launch
US start-up all cargo carrier Western Global Airlines plans to launch operations with MD-11 freighters after receiving an air operator certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington.Founder and chief executive Jim Neff, said: “As the first newly certified US based wide-body air cargo operator in almost a decade, WGA ...
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Cargolux responds to pilots union call for a strike ballot
European all-freighter airline Cargolux has given a detailed response to the call for an industrial action ballot by flight crew employees who are members of the LCGB pilots union.In a statement, Luxembourg-based Cargolux said that negotiations are still ongoing with the LCGB and a second pilots union, OGBL. Airline management ...
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Strike ballot by Cargolux pilots' union
The LCGB pilots union is to hold a ballot for industrial action among its Cargolux membership.A statement by the union said: “Given the lack of any meaningful progress in the Cargolux labour negotiations for over a year, the LGCB has no choice but to contemplate industrial action. “A ballot will ...
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Qatar Airways announces huge new cargo terminal as it targets further growth
Qatar Airways has revealed plans for a huge new cargo facility at Hamad International as it continues to climb up the IATA table for the world’s largest cargo airlines.Speaking at a press event today in Doha, Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker said that airline was now the ...
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Exclusive: Emirates considers new round of freighter orders
Emirates is weighing up further freighter orders after it took delivery of the final all-cargo aircraft on its current orderbook earlier this year.The Dubai-headquartered carrier told Air Cargo News it was currently considering whether it would place further orders for freighter aircraft with a decision expected over the coming months.Emirates ...
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FLY bags second B777F sale and leaseback deal in a month
FLY Leasing has acquired a new Boeing 777-200LRF aircraft in a sale and 12-year leaseback transaction with an unnamed “leading flag carrier”. Terms were not disclosed.Colm Barrington, chief executive of the Dublin-based aircraft lessor, said: "This is our second B777-200LRF acquisition in the past month as we continue to grow ...
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London and Amsterdam freighter for Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is to launch a weekly freighter service from Istanbul Ataturk to London Stansted and Amsterdam Schiphol from October 29. The A310 aircraft will operate inbound and outbound on Thursdays.Turkish Airlines operates regular passenger flights to the UK but this will be the first all-cargo service for six years.The ...
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Second Zhengzhou flight for Cargolux Italia
Cargolux Italia has introduced a second weekly flight between Milan Malpensa and its Chinese hub at Zhengzhou. Flight C8 8777 leaves Milan on Sunday mornings at 11:50 and, like the existing service, operates via Novosibirsk, Russia. When Cargolux Italia introduced the first Zhengzhou flight in June, it also marked the ...
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Intra-Africa surge boosts Astral
Astral Aviation has enhanced its schedule from its Nairobi hub in response to an increase in intra-African load-factors.Astral, which flies operates a dedicated freighter fleet of Fokker 27, DC9, B727 and B747 aircraft, will now operate three weekly frequencies between Nairobi and Juba, South Sudan to cater for an increase ...