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Here comes summer: Lufthansa Cargo boosts freighter network and capacity
Lufthansa Cargo will add freighter connections and increase the cargo capacity on its global network by 10% when the 2019 summer schedule comes into effect on March 31.The new schedule incorporates the capacity of two recently delivered Boeing 777Fs to Lufthansa Cargo and AeroLogic, the joint venture with DHL. Said ...
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CargoLogicAir to boost UK flights as no-deal Brexit looms
UK registered freighter airline CargoLogicAir (CLA) is escalating its flight schedule from March 15 as the Stansted-based carrier prepares for a no-deal Brexit when the UK leaves the European Union.CLA chief executive David Kerr confirmed that the B747F operator would increase its current twice weekly flight schedule ex-Stansted to 12 ...
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Air France-KLM board to "closely monitor" the Dutch government's increased shareholding
Air France-KLM Group's board will “closely monitor” the surprise move by the Netherlands government to more than double its stake in the Franco-Dutch airline to 12.68%.In a shares swoop valued at an estimated €700m, the Dutch state increased its original 5.8% stake without any consultation with either the airline board ...
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NewsCAL nets another Oslo freighter call
CAL Cargo is adding a second weekly rotation to its Oslo freighter service on the back of demand for Norwegian seafood in Israel.The extra Liege-Oslo-Tel Aviv B747F frequency will start on March 1 and follows on from the launch of services to the Nordic hub in 2017. From Liege, CAL ...
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Cathay keeping its eye on growth after a soft start to 2019
Cathay Pacific Cargo saw a softer start to 2019 after a record-breaking 2018 but is seeing market demand "picking up gradually" after the Chinese New Year.Frank Yau, head of cargo sales at the Hong Kong-based carrier, writing in the Cargo Clan magazine, also announced the introduction from March of "a ...
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NewsSorted: DHL Express expands Madrid hub with €93m investment
DHL Express has opened a new facility at Madrid’s Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport to strengthen the Spanish hub’s importance for international commerce, especially between Europe and Latin America.The 14,500 sq m building, including offices, will quadruple DHL Express’ capacity in Madrid with “high-quality infrastructure and the newest technologies,” enabling 24,500 ...
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Liverpool and Leipzig in automotive alliance for a no-deal Brexit
Liverpool and Leipzig will join air cargo capabilities to maintain automotive supply chains in the case of a no deal Brexit when the UK leaves the European Union at the end of March.Wynne Aviation, based at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, and Germany’s Leipzig Airport, along with Airport Park Leipzig Halle, ...
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Emirates uses technology to increase Kabul cargo capacity
Emirates Flight Operations has developed a navigation technique that allows the Middle East-based airline to carry additional bellyhold cargo into Afghanistan's Kabul International airport.The missed-approach* procedure developed by Emirates has replaced an older technique that required cargo bound for Kabul to be offloaded in Dubai during low-cloud or poor visibility ...
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AirBridgeCargo expands in Asia with Dhaka flight
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) is expanding its footprint in Asia with the introduction of a Dhaka B747F flight to cater for growth in garment and apparel exports from Bangladesh.The Russian freighter operator will offer two flights per week to the capital of Bangladesh, which becomes the 14th destination in ABC’s Asian network. ...
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Saudia Cargo expands in Dubai with new office
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company inaugurated its brand-new cargo sales office in the Free Zone of Dubai International Airport at the end of January.The opening of the new sales office is part of the company’s strategy to "develop its brand-image, enhance its sales outlets & facilities, aiming to improve the logistical ...
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NewsAtlas Air B767 freighter in crash near Houston, three crew dead
Three crew members died after an Atlas Air 767 freighter operated on behalf of Amazon Air crashed near the city of Anahuac Texas, in the Trinity Bay.Flight 3591 was flying from Miami to Houston when the incident occurred.In a statement, parent company Atlas Air Worldwide said: "Atlas' primary focus is ...
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NewslATAM Cargo continues US expansion with Chicago freighter
Andrés Bianchi (left) and Gabriel OlivaLATAM Cargo has continued its expansion in North America with the addition of a freighter service between Chicago and Campinas that will slash transport times.The Chile-headquartered airline said the twice-weekly B767-300F service, with each flight offering 50 tonnes of capacity, will cut transport times to ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines flies satellite into Cayenne
Freighter operator Antonov Airlines has flown a communications satellite, the GSAT-31, from Bengaluru Airport in India to Cayenne Félix Eboué Airport in French Guiana.The move was carried out on behalf of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Flywell Aviation.According to Antonov Airlines, it coordinated closely with Flywell Aviation to ...
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NewsACG supports ABC growth with B747F financing
Aircraft operating lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has confirmed that it has structured, arranged and provided a guarantee of a loan by MUFG Bank to finance a portion of the purchase price of a Boeing 747-8F aircraft delivered to AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines.The ABC financing was arranged under ACG’s Aircraft Financing ...
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AirBridgeCargo signs with Jettainer for short term ULD requirement
Russian freighter operator AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has inked a leasing agreement with Jettainer which will see the ULD management company provide airfreight containers on "short term requirement" to carry special cargo.Sergey Lazarev, general director of ABC, said: “Being determined to move forward with strengthening our specialist services for the transportation of ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo welcomes new B777 freighter to Frankfurt
Lufthansa Cargo's sixth B777F, credit Matthias Aletsee, Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has welcomed the latest arrival to its freighter fleet: its sixth Boeing 777F.The brand-new B777F flew into Frankfurt Airport from the Boeing facility at Everett, Washington state, in the USA, today (February 19).It will soon start scheduled operations.Harald Gloy, chief ...
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New routes help Turkish Cargo grow rapidly in 2018
Turkish Cargo saw air cargo volumes grow by more than 20% last year, according to figures from analyst World ACD.Figures from the data provider show the airline noted a 21.7% increase in the chargeable weight of cargo transported, which the airline pointed out is 10 times higher than the average ...
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Saudia Cargo to team up with new box port on air-sea solution
Saudi Airlines Cargo has signed an agreement with the recently opened King Abdullah Port to help establish logistics operations between the sea gateway and King Abdulaziz International Airport.The agreement, which comes shortly after inaugurating King Abdullah Port, will establish a cargo corridor between the port and King Abdulaziz International Airport ...
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Suparna looks to expand on the transpacific
Suparna Airlines is hoping to further expand its international operations with new flights across the transpacific and to Japan.According to a filing with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Suparna, formerly Yangtze River Airlines and known in China as Jinpeng, would like to add a flight calling Shanghai Pudong-Zhengzhou-Anchorage-Chicago-Halifax-Anchorage-Xi'an.The ...
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Love is in the air for Turkish Cargo as it shifts 4,000 tons of flowers
Turkish Cargo carried almost 4,000 tons of flowers across the globe as demand ramped up for Valentine's Day.The airline said its flower volumes flourished between January 1 and February 10 as it transported the perishable product to/from various destinations/origins to Stansted, Narita, Maastricht and Riyadh, and from Quito to Amsterdam, ...