All Freighter Operator articles – Page 36
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NewsAir Canada adds Liege freighter flights
Source: Liege AirportAir Canada Cargo has completed its first flight to Liege as part of plans to expand operations in Europe.The new Toronto-Liege flights will operate twice per week utilising one of the airline's B767 freighters. Later this year a third frequency will be added.The service also includes a stop ...
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NewsAlaska Airlines to develop SAF strategy with Shell Aviation
Photo: Alaska AirlinesAlaska Airlines has partnered with Shell Aviation with the aim of expanding the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market beyond a standard fuel supply agreement.As well as procurement and use of SAF, the companies will work together to define and tackle what it will take to advance SAF technology, ...
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NewsLATAM adds Brussels freighter flights
Source: Brussels AirportLATAM Cargo has launched a new freighter service to Brussels targeting the transportation of flowers from South America.The new service launched on March 26 utilising one of the carrier's B767 freighter aircraft.The service will offer four-weekly connections between Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador and the Belgian ...
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Cathay Cargo invests in new mail solution
Cathay Cargo has launched a new mail service that integrates mail handling data with its cargo systems to improve visibility.The new Cathay Mail service integrates mail-handling data with air cargo systems using the the postal air waybill (PAWB) through electronic data interchange (EDI) technology.This removes much of the previous shipment ...
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Asia Pacific Airlines to retrain crew after FAA grounded its fleet
Cargo airline Asia Pacific Airlines is working on getting its fleet back in the sky with crew training after it was grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).The FAA issued an Emergency Order of Suspension on February 1 to the operating authority of Aero Micronesia Inc., doing business as Asia ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo and WFS expand partnership with JFK contract
Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo is extending its global partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) through the awarding of a three-year cargo and freighter ramp handling contract at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).Under the agreement, WFS is initially providing cargo services in support of 11 of ...
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Astral Aviation appoints chief commercial officer
Astral Aviation has appointed Patricia Odida as chief commercial officer, effective April 1.Odida was previously head of cargo optimisation, pricing and revenue manager for two years.She will take over this new role following the retirement of Charles Simiyu, who was commercial director/chief commercial officer.Meanwhile, Astral's founder and chief executive Sanjeev ...
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Aeronaves continues freighter fleet expansion
Freighter operator Aeronaves TSM has ordered an additional B737 conversion from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc as it continues to expand its cargo fleet.The additional B737-400SF freighter conversion (MSN 26308) will commence modification in May with work carried out by authorised AEI Conversion Center, Commercial Jet, Alabama.The additional conversion bring the total ...
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NewsUPS appoints country manager for Italy
Francisco (Paco) Conejo. Photo: UPSUPS has appointed Francisco (Paco) Conejo as the new country manager for UPS Italy.Conejo will oversee UPS's operations, business development, and strategy in the country, whose export accounts for more than 30% of the GDP, more than half of which is generated by SMEs.He will take ...
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Mountain Air Cargo flies first SkyCourier with containers
FexEx feeder airline Mountain Air Cargo said it has launched the "first-ever containerised" C408 SkyCourier.In January, Mountain Air Cargo become the first to operate Textron Aviation’s Cessna SkyCourier freighter.The North Carolina-based cargo airline said in a LinkedIn post: "On Monday March 13th, 2023, in Tallahassee, FL, MAC flew its first ...
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NewsMaersk Air Cargo launches Europe-China airfreight service
Photo: MaerskMaersk Air Cargo has begun scheduled flights to Hangzhou, China from its hub at Billund Airport in Denmark.The inaugural flight on March 20 marks the start of three weekly flights introducing the "first of three newly converted Boeing B767-300 freighters" that have recently been added to Maersk Air Cargo's ...
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WestJet freighters set for takeoff following conversion approval
Transport Canada has certified WestJet's four B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters meaning the airline can now launch all-cargo operations.Until now, the airline has been unable to use its freighters as Boeing awaited certification of its conversion programme.Now that approval has been given, WestJet Cargo and partner GTA Group will "expeditiously implement ...
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Bluebird adds another freighter to the flock
Icelandic cargo airline Bluebird Nordic has taken delivery of its fifth B737-800 converted freighter as it continues to expand its fleet.The carrier said that the addition of the new converted aircraft would help strengthen its position in the cargo market.“We are thrilled to further strengthen our fleet with the addition ...
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Investor group completes Atlas Air acquisition
An investor group led by Apollo Global Management has completed the acquisition of freighter operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.The deal was first announced in August last year with an equity value of around £3bn, although FlightGlobal reports the final deal had a value of around $2.9bn. The completion of the ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo's latest freighter to add European capacity
Source: LATAM CargoLATAM Cargo has taken delivery of its 17th freighter as it looks to expand its European capacity.The 11-year-old B767 freighter was converted in Singapore and is part of an expansion plan that will see the airline operate 20 B767Fs by 2024, almost doubling its pre-pandemic offering.The cargo carrier ...
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FedEx raises expectation as cost cutting continues
FedEx saw fiscal third-quarter revenues and profits fall on last year but the company beat expectations and has raised its outlook as its cost-cutting measures continue.For the quarter ending February 28, the parcels giant reported a 5.9% year-on-year revenue decrease to $22.bn, operating income was down 24.5% to $1bn and ...
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Bluebird Nordic targets Slovakian AOC
Bluebird Nordic is planning to obtain an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) in Slovakia as it looks to expand operations in Europe.The Icelandic ACMI leasing and cargo airline said that the additional AOC was a "strategic move" that would allow it to enter "new and prominent markets".Bluebird Nordic chief executive Audrone ...
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Lufthansa Cargo outlines future plans for freighter orders
Lufthansa Cargo is weighing up further orders of short- and mid-haul-sized freighters but there are no further plans for orders of widebody all-cargo aircraft.The Frankfurt-hubbed airline has ordered a series of freighters over the last couple of years as it looks to modernise its freighter fleet, expand capacity, replace the ...
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GlobalX gears up Canada operations
Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX) is strengthening its operations to Canada.The carrier has amended its Foreign Air Operators Certificate (FAOC) issued by Transport Canada.The Amended Canadian FAOC adds the number of, and type of, aircraft GlobalX can provide as part of its charter and ACMI offering into Canada from the ...
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Atlas Air expects takeover to complete in days
The takeover of freighter operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings is expected to complete in the coming days after the company gained the necessary approvals.In a stock exchange filing, the New York-headquartered firm said that as of March 14 "all regulatory conditions to closing set forth in the merger agreement were ...