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Qatar Cargo moves 100 tonnes of medications in charter operation
Qatar Airways Cargo has transported more than 100 tonnes of medications from Mumbai to Brasilia for customer Hermes Travel and Cargo Private Limited.The airline said the Boeing 777F charter flight was one of the largest shipments of medicines that is has transported on a single flight."Through integrated planning and excellent ...
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SpiceJet takes delivery of first freighter as it prepares for cargo flights
Low-cost Indian airline SpiceJet has received its first freighter aircraft as it prepares to launch operations on September 18, according to local reports.According to The Hindu Business Line, the carrier will launch with two Boeing 737-700 freighters, eventually adding two B737-800Fs.Services will operate between Delhi and Bengaluru, with the carrier ...
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LATAM Cargo adds Brussels-Montevideo freighter flight
LATAM Cargo has launched a new freighter service between Brussels and Uruguay’s Montevideo (MVD) Airport to cater for pharma demand.The weekly flight will utilise a Boeing 767-300F and is “designed to attend the growing needs of the pharmaceutical industry”.Bruno Guella, managing director at MVD, said: “MVD Free Airport counts today ...
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CargoLogicGermany set for take-off with B737s
CargoLogicGermany (CLG) is taxiing for take-off but has already sourced three Boeing 737 freighters destined for the German register and will serve a German market “ripe” for an additional express operator.The start-up project, a partner carrier of the Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG), has plans for up to nine B737Fs and is ...
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Chinese carrier Uni-top adds Liege freighter service
Uni-top Airlines has added a new all-cargo route from Liege to Wuhan utilising a Boeing 747-400F.This is the latest European cargo route opened by the airline after the introduction of its route from Luxembourg to Wuhan on January 26, 2018.The new route has three flights per week, every Monday, Wednesday, ...
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Atlas Air adds second freighter for Asiana Cargo
Atlas Air Worldwide is to operate a second Boeing 747-400 Freighter on behalf of Asiana Cargo, starting this month (September).The aircraft will cover transpacific routes, linking South Korea with several US destinations in support of fast-growing demand.“We are delighted to expand our strategic partnership with Asiana Cargo,” said William J ...
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China Airlines adds Rickenbacker freighter operation
Taiwan’s China Airlines has launched three times a week Boeing 747-400 Freighter services between Taipei and Columbus, Ohio.Rickenbacker Airport is the carrier’s 11th US destination. The airline provides onward connections to Chicago, Seattle and Anchorage.China Airlines noted that Rickenbacker’s airfreight volumes “jumped” by 70% in 2017 compared to 2016, as ...
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Trinity Logistics sticks with Etihad Cargo
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Cargo has signed up to continue operating three weekly Boeing 777 Freighter flights into Rickenbacker International Airport on behalf of Trinity Logistics USA.Trinity’s business focuses on the high fashion industry, forwarding garments from exporters in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Hanoi (Vietnam) to Rickenbacker – a dedicated cargo ...
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Changi welcomes express carrier SF Airlines to Singapore
SF Airlines has begun weekly Boeing 767 Freighter flights from Shenzhen to Singapore’s Changi Airport – the first time a Chinese express carrier has operated services between the two countries.A statement from Changi Airport said that China is its largest air cargo market, accounting for more than 270,000 tonnes of ...
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A growing buzz about fixed-wing drones
Questions are beginning to be raised as to whether the tech bubble has peaked. A recent report in the UK’s Guardian newspaper suggested that demand for Silicon Valley rental space has plateaued, while start-ups are finding it harder to secure funding from investors.In the world of air cargo, technological advancements ...
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Air China to offload majority stake in cargo arm in face of uncertain market
On 30 August, Air China announced its intention to sell its 51% stake in Air China Cargo to sister unit Capital Holding in light of uncertainties in international trade.Once the RMB2.4bn ($357m) transaction is completed, Air China Cargo will no longer be a subsidiary of the Beijing-headquartered airline. Capital Holding ...
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West Atlantic flies high in first half
Express and mail airline West Atlantic has reported on a successful first half to this year.Revenue over the first six months of 2018 rose by 7.1% compared to the January-June period of 2017.Earnings were up thanks in part to what West Atlantic described as “continued strong growth for the Group’s ...
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Miami welcomes new scheduled Ethiopian freighter service
Ethiopian Airlines inaugurated its first-ever scheduled freighter service to Miami International Airport (MIA) on 29 August.The African carrier is to operate a twice-weekly freighter connection between the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and Miami, creating the first-ever cargo-only route between the African continent and the Florida gateway.The scheduled service operates ...
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Vallair acquires another A321, destined for P2F offering
Vallair, the France-based aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO business, has added a further Airbus A321 aircraft to its portfolio under lease.The aircraft was bought from Plane Business and adds to Vallair’s existing stock of A320 family aircraft. Six other A321s were recently acquired, and all these aircraft are expected ...
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Navitrans to operate leased B747-400ERF to Zhengzhou
The start of September will see air charter service provider Navitrans begin the lease of a Boeing 747-400ERF (Extended Range Freighter) from Sky Lease.The lease on the nose-loading freighter covers a period of 36 months from September 1.Navitrans is to use the aircraft to operate a scheduled three times a ...
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Cathay Pacific: plenty to look forward to in the Americas
Fred Ruggiero, vice-president cargo, Americas for Cathay Pacific, has reported on a “very strong year in the Americas so far” for the Hong Kong-headquartered carrier.“Our monthly network performance has continued to grow from last year’s base and July was a particularly strong month for transhipment volumes from the US via ...
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NewsLargest US horse airlift ahead of World Equestrian Games
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), a relatively small air hub in the northwest corner of South Carolina becomes the focal point this weekend as what is believed to be the largest-ever airlift of horses into the US gets underway.On Sunday, afternoon, the first of 20 chartered Emirates freighters will bring 75 ...
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B777F boom continues as AeroLogic adds another freighter
AeroLogic, the freighter operator jointly owned by Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Deutsche Post AG through their subsidiaries Lufthansa Cargo and DHL Express (each with 50% shares), is to add another Boeing B777 freighter to its fleet in January.This latest addition will take the carrier’s all-cargo inventory to 11 aircraft.Lufthansa Cargo ...
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Centurion Air Cargo closes its doors
Centurion Air Cargo has surrendered its air carrier operating certificate (AOC) and has decided against continuing to pursue the resumption of operations.According to the US Department of Transportation (DoT), the Miami-based freighter operator "operated under its certificate and exemption authority until December 31, 2016, when Centurion ceased all operations".In January ...
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UK production company to make airfreight TV show
A UK production company is making an eight part TV show about air cargo for channel UKTV.Production company Back2Back Productions, which made the MegaShippers programme about cargo shipping, said the TV show, provisionally called MegaAir, will "showcase the incredible logistics involved in air cargo".The company is looking to talk to ...