Freighter operators – Page 152

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    CAL Cargo: Busy growing a bespoke service

    2018-01-30T10:44:34Z

    Offer Gilboa went from running a successful textile business to owning Israel’s CAL Cargo Airlines (CAL) because he liked the cut of its cloth.Gilboa, trained as a lawyer and with an MBA, began his career in the rag trade supplying clothing for some of the world’s largest retailers.“I was managing ...

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    Expanding SF Airlines adds new route to Lhasa

    2018-01-26T11:23:46Z

    Fast-expanding SF Airlines has launched its second new service of the year, this time connecting Chengdu with hard to reach Lhasa.The first flight took place on January 22 with regular services due to start in April. SF Airlines said the service would largely cater for perishables, such as Yangcheng Lake ...

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    Lufthansa Cargo expands Japan freighter operation

    2018-01-25T10:16:47Z

    Lufthansa Cargo has increased its freighter services to Japan by adding two weekly freighters to Osaka.The MD-11 flights come in addition to existing daily freighter flights from and to Tokyo-Narita as well as the Lufthansa passenger flights to Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Haneda, and Nagoya.The new route is operated from Frankfurt via Novosibirsk ...

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    Lufthansa Cargo invests in online marketplace

    2018-01-24T15:07:38Z

    Lufthansa Cargo is one of a number of companies that has invested in start-up logistics marketplace Fleet Logistics Inc (Fleet).Lufthansa did not disclose how much it had invested in the company, but in total Fleet raised $10m in the latest round of fund raising.Other companies to invest in Portland-based Fleet ...

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    Qatar Airways Cargo receives Envirotainer quality accreditation

    2018-01-24T12:57:25Z

    Qatar Airways Cargo has received the Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Programme (QEP) accreditation at five of its destinations: Amsterdam, Basel, Paris, Chicago, and at its Doha hub.The QEP programme recognises air cargo carriers that operate Envirotainer containers in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) for pharmaceutical products.Qatar Airways’ ...

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    EVA Air signs B777F components deal with Lufthansa Technik

    2018-01-24T12:33:00Z

    EVA Air has signed up Lufthansa Technik to supply components for the Taiwan-based airline's new Boeing 777F fleet.The supply of components for the freighter aircraft includes the repair, overhaul and supply of line replaceable units."The availability of serviceable components is ensured via Lufthansa Technik's worldwide warehouses," the company said."Inventories for ...

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    Cargolux dismisses Douala suspension reports

    2018-01-24T11:28:21Z

    Cargolux has dismissed reports that it has had to suspend its service to Douala because of issues at the airport.A report in Business Cameroon suggested that a broken scanner at Douala International Airport had led the airline to temporarily suspend its services to the city and had been forced to ...

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    Turkish Cargo’s flying arks help protect endangered penguins and lions

    2018-01-24T11:22:29Z

    Turkish Cargo has flown 20 Humboldt Penguins, an endangered species, from Lativa to the Public Oceanic Aquarium in China.In a separate operation, the air cargo carrier has transported six lion cubs to Bangladesh and 14 adult lions to China.The penguins were picked up from the Riga Zoo and then taken ...

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    Antonov's new US office in satellite flight

    2018-01-23T12:57:22Z

    Antonov Airlines' new US base in Houston has transported an outsized communications satellite for Orbital ATK.The Al Yah 3 Satellite was transported in a container that measured 11.4 m long, 4.6 m wide, and 4.1 m high, and weighed 23 tonnes.The cargo travelled from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cayenne, ...

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    AEI delivers B737F to ASL

    2018-01-23T12:57:00Z

    Aeronautical Engineers, Inc has redelivered a B737-400SF freighter to ASL Aviation – the company’s one hundredth conversion of this aircraft type.The delivery represents the thirteenth AEI B737-400 converted freighter that has been re-delivered to ASL over the last few years.ASL currently has an additional four B737-400SF freighters, either undergoing conversion ...

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    Etihad phase out of A330 freighters is 'normal industry practice'

    2018-01-23T11:42:07Z

    Etihad Airways has said that the phase out of its A330-200F fleet is "normal industry practice".According to flight tracking website Flight Radar, the airline's fleet of five A330-200Fs have been inactive for at least the last seven days as Etihad phases out the aircraft.It is understood it will continue to ...

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    AirBridgeCargo sees airfreight demand soar in 2017

    2018-01-22T14:58:07Z

    AirBridgeCargo (ABC) registered a double-digit percentage improvement in airfreight demand last year as e-commerce, pharma and offsize/heavy freight volumes took off.In total, the airline saw demand increase by 13% year on year to breach 700,000 tonnes, while freight tonne kms were up by 10% and its load factor increased by ...

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    Video: Emirates launches pharma 'corridors'

    2018-01-22T09:31:21Z

    Emirates SkyCargo has introduced pharma corridors offering "additional protection" across selected stations in its network for pharmaceutical cargo.A spokesperson for Emirates SkyCargo said that Middle East carrier is working with ground handling partners and other stakeholders at multiple cities across its global network in order to ensure that handling operations ...

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    Cargojet adds new South America and Europe freighter operation

    2018-01-19T13:12:01Z

    Cargojet will begin running its own freighter services between Canada and South America and a second frequency to Europe.Beginning early February, the Canadian operator said that on Fridays and Sundays it will offer a service from Hamilton to Bogota and Lima, via Atlanta.Meanwhile, on Saturdays it will operate a service ...

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    ANA looks to add new intra-Japan freighter services

    2018-01-18T09:37:38Z

    ANA will add new intra-Japan cargo services this year as it looks to cater for increased demand in Asia.In a release on route plans for the coming 12 months, the Japan-based airline said it would add new freighter services from Osaka/Kansai in southern Japan and from Kitakyushu on Kyushu to ...

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    China Southern boosts online tracking system

    2018-01-17T13:28:07Z

    China Southern Cargo Airlines has put online the airside operations section of its tracking system, which is based primarily on bar-code technology.The 38 sections of the system now cover all the air transport processes in cargo and mail, with the cargo information “instantaneously trackable” said a spokesperson for the carrier. ...

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    Turkish Airlines adds to B777F fleet with new order

    2018-01-17T13:04:30Z

    Turkish Airlines has ordered a further three Boeing 777F aircraft following delivery of its first two of the series last year.Boeing this morning confirmed that the Istanbul-hubbed airline had placed the order, which was initially announced on the carrier's investor relations website on December 29.The airline said the aircraft would ...

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    New Turkish Cargo freighter to be used on Miami route

    2018-01-17T12:59:34Z

    Turkish Cargo will use its recently delivered Boeing 777-200F on a new weekly route to Miami.The service will begin at Istanbul, departing on Sundays, first heading to Madrid, then new destination Miami before heading to Houston and then back to Istanbul, arriving on Tuesday mornings.The move means that Turkish Cargo ...

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    Hong Kong Air Cargo appoints ULD Partner

    2018-01-16T16:40:02Z

    Hong Kong Air Cargo has signed an agreement which sees ULD Partner provide planning, inventory management and tracking services for the freighter airline’s ULD fleet on flights between Hangzhou in China and Chicago.A spokesperson for ULD Partner said that both parties plan to extend the service to remaining routes “in ...

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    SF Airlines continues expansion with new Mongolia route

    2018-01-16T09:50:27Z

    SF Airlines has added a new service between China and Mongolia that aims to capitalise on the 'belt and road' initiative and e-commerce traffic.The SF Express-owned airline said it had launched the service on January 11 utilising one of its B757-200 freighters.The flight will operate on a rotation of: Shenyang-Changchun-Ulan ...