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Air Ghana takes delivery of B737-400PTF
AIRCRAFT conversions specialist PEMCO World Air Services has delivered a B737-400PTF for use in West Africa by Air Ghana.The former passenger aircraft will fly scheduled freighter services for express package giant DHL under a partnership between US-based ACMI operator Swiftair and Air Ghana.The 11-pallet freighter was converted at PEMCO’s headquarters ...
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Emirates to boost Middle East services
DOHA is set to become Emirates Airline's best served destination, as part of a plan to augment the number of flights to the Middle East.From December, the Qatari capital’s daily services will go from six to seven, making it the airline’s highest frequency destination – overtaking Bangkok, Singapore and London ...
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Cargolux opts for Telair lightweight ULDs
CARGOLUX is to become the first airline to carry cargo handling systems manufacturer Telair International’s CAEROe ® advanced lightweight unit load devices (ULDs).The all-cargo airline will be using CAEROe ®’s cookie sheet pallets, heavy gross weight pallets and fuel-saving containers on its fleet of B747s.The pallets are up to 40 ...
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Emirates adding Oslo to its cargo network
EMIRATES SkyCargo will add Oslo to its network from September, leveraging belly hold cargo on a new daily B777-300ER passenger link.The freight division of Dubai-based Emirates will also increase from six to eight its weekly freighter flights to Copenhagen in Denmark. This will see two Gothenburg freighter flights in Sweden ...
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Etihad cargo volumes take off
ETIHAD Cargo is celebrating achieving 27 per cent revenue growth during the first half of this year.The freight division outperformed the global market, carrying 268,713 tonnes of air cargo and mail during the sixth-month period – up 25 per cent year-on-year – contributing significantly to the airline’s overall total revenue ...
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Emirates finalises US$56bn B777X order
EMIRATES Airline has confirmed its order for 150 B777Xs, worth US$56billion at list prices, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The huge order includes a combination of 115 B777-9Xs and 35 B777-8Xs, as well as the purchase rights for an additional 50 ‘planes that could increase the value to approximately $75bn at ...
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East-West airfreight prices hit by post-peak lull
East-West airfreight rates fell further in January following December’s retreat as pricing was hit by the post-peak season lull in trade.Drewry’s East-West AirFreight Price Index fell 8.3 points in January to 99.6 points, bringing the index down to its lowest level since May 2014.The index, compiled by the UK-based research ...
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No stable recovery, finds Lufthansa Cargo
LEADING freight airline Lufthansa Cargo has not discovered any ‘stable recovery’ in global markets in the first six months of 2014, says its chief executive Peter Gerber, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The sharpest decline has come in demand from the Middle East and Africa transport regions.During the period, the German ...
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Emirates' 50th A380 arrives
EMIRATES Airline has received its 50th A380, strengthening its position as the world’s largest international airline, says a company statement, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.This latest delivery takes the Middle East carrier’s wide-body fleet to 224, boasting the world’s largest collection of A380s and B777s.Since April 2010, Emirates has taken ...
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Etihad Airways adds six new services
ETIHAD Airways is to launch six new routes in the first half of 2015.The national flag carrier of the UAE will operate daily flights from Madrid, Edinburgh, Kolkata Entebbe.It will also run four flights a week to Hong Kong and three a week to Algiers, says a company statement.Existing daily ...
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Demand for aircraft will hit new heights, says Boeing
THE Middle East and Asia Pacific carriers will take delivery of almost 60 per cent of the predicted 8,600 new widebodied passenger aircraft ordered over the next 20 years, forecasts Boeing, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.Among them will be B787-10s, B777s and B777Xs, and B747-8s – adding substantially to the ...
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Changing times, changing values
WHILE Air China Cargo has received a US$320 million cash injection from its shareholders, it appears that Dutch operator Martinair has a ‘for sale’ sign posted on its cargo fleet.Two different approaches, but for very different reasons.Air China and Cathay Pacific, the two largest shareholders in Air China Cargo, feel ...
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Etihad Cargo targets Vietnam
ETIHAD Cargo has begun freighter flights between Abu Dhabi and Hanoi, Vietnam.The dedicated cargo service operates every Thursday and Sunday using an Airbus A330-200F, with a capacity of 60 tonnes.Flights to Hanoi route via Mumbai, while the return service is direct to Abu Dhabi.Situated along the Red River delta, Hanoi ...
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An-225 lifts heat exchanger
THE musclebound An-225 – the world’s largest aircraft – has again demonstrated its vital role in air transportation with the carriage of this 139-tonne heat exchanger from Germany to Canada.The shipment, including a specially-constructed load cradle and associated handling equipment, weighs a total of 147 tonnes.The mammoth load was flown ...
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Emirates to offer belly capacity to Budapest
FROM October, Emirates Airline is to operate a daily, wide-body A330-200 scheduled passenger service to Budapest, Hungary, offering up to 12 tonnes of belly cargo lift in each direction.With markets in Asia playing an increasing role in the east European nation’s foreign economic growth targets, the UAE carrier expects to ...
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Schiphol up 8.84 per cent
AIR CARGO through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol continued to build in the second quarter of 2014, leading to overall growth of 8.84 per cent in the year to date and denoting market stabilisation in Europe, writes Nigel Tomkins, managing director.The Dutch airport outperformed its rivals in the first half of 2014, ...
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Cathay to operate B747-8 freighter to Calgary
CATHAY PACIFIC Airways is boosting its freighter services to and from Canada with a new twice-weekly scheduled B747-8F service to Calgary from 17 October – subject to government approval, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.It brings the total number of freighter destinations the Hong Kong-based carrier serves in North America to ...
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Qatar orders more B777 freighters
QATAR Airways has announced its intention to order four new B777 freighters – with options for up to four more – as part of a potential US$37.7billion passenger and cargo aircraft shopping spree with Boeing, writes Nigel Tomkins, managing director.The planemaker and Qatar have also finalised an order for 50 ...
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Air freight volumes show solid gains
Air freight volumes continue to show solid gains on a year ago, supported by economic improvements in some regions, says IATA in its latest quarterly cargo chartbook.But high jet fuel prices and overall weakness in yields have kept cargo financial performance from improving so far this year, adds IATA.“Emerging Asia ...
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IATA: Cargo growth accelerated in September
Global air freight showed accelerated demand in September for most markets, although there are “mixed messages” in regional growth and fears remain of a "bumpy road" ahead.International Air Transport Association (IATA) data saw global freight tonne km (FTKs) volumes rise 5.2 per cent compared to September 2013, some 0.8 percentage ...