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Qatar Airways links up with DoKaSch for pharma containers
Qatar Airways Cargo has signed an agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions to offer the Frankfurt-based equipment specialist's Opticooler range of temperature-controlled containers for transporting pharma products.The chief officer cargo of the Middle East Gulf carrier, Ulrich Ogiermann, said: “We understand the intricacies of a seamless cool chain and always aim ...
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Atlas Air and Nippon Cargo expand B747 freighter deal
Atlas Air Worldwide has entered into an agreement to operate a second Boeing B747-400F on behalf of Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA). From September, Atlas will fly the B747 on "key routes" across the transpacific, connecting Asia and the US.Atlas pointed out that there is an opportunity for additional aircraft to ...
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SF Airlines adds freighter number 40
Chinese express cargo carrier SF Airlines last week added its 40th freighter aircraft to its fleet.The freighter operator, which operates the largest all-cargo aircraft fleet in China, took delivery of the converted Boeing B757-200F aircraft at its Shenzhen Bao'an International airport base.The aircraft is the first in the SF Airlines ...
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Turkish Cargo sees freight traffic take off in 1H
Turkish Cargo registered a double-digit percentage improvement in cargo revenues during the first half of the year, helped by strong growth in the Chinese market.The Istanbul-headquartered airline saw total cargo revenues increase by 25% year on year during the first six months of 2017 to $580m on the back of ...
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X2 Logistics Network members team up for AOG airfreight operation
Members of the X2 Logistics Network recently teamed up to urgently airfreight various aircraft parts from around the world to help get a stranded aircraft back in the air.The logistics network came together for the aircraft on the ground (AOG) operation when an Air Asia X aircraft became stuck in ...
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Freighters World Awards finalists announced
Freighters World has announced the finalists for the inaugural Freighters World Awards to be held in Chicago next month.The winners will be announced at a ceremony on September 26 as part of the two-day Freighters World Conference.In total, five award categories have been created to recognise the achievements of the ...
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Emirates has pharma covered with new DuPont material
Emirates SkyCargo is rolling out a new pharma white cover solution developed in collaboration with DuPont.Featuring DuPont’s Tyvek Xtreme W50 material, the new White Cover Xtreme will offer “enhanced protection for temperature sensitive cargo in hot, cold and wet weather conditions”.From June to August 2017, Emirates SkyCargo has also been ...
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Houston, we have a solution. Piped spooling flown to US on B747-400F cargo charter
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering oversaw the time-critical delivery of 60 tons of pipe spooling from Sharjah to Houston for an equipment upgrade at a gas-to-liquids processing plant.The air cargo charter specialist’s Dubai office coordinated the movement, on behalf of a freight forwarder, with the assistance of Magma Aviation, which repositioned a ...
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Lufthansa Cargo sets up 'test factory' with IBS Software
IBS Software has set up a 'Test Factory' for Lufthansa Cargo to ensure that all its application software is fit for purpose and meet the highest quality standards.IBS said that Lufthansa Cargo will benefit from the IT solution provider's air cargo domain knowledge and "vast experience of building, testing and ...
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CargoLogicAir fleet plans on track
CargoLogicAir (CLA) looks set to add another aircraft to its fleet in early 2018, following on from the launch of its first scheduled service later this month.Earlier this week, the UK-registered airline revealed that on August 19 it would begin offering a twice-weekly scheduled service from its Stansted hub to ...
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Cargolux starts work on state-of-the-art HQ
Cargolux Airlines has started work on a new headquarters building at its Luxembourg airport base.It is located in the Sandweiler district adjacent to the carrier’s maintenance hangar, to which it is connected by a glass bridge. The airline’s training organisation, including its two Boeing 747 simulators, will also be located ...
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Pilotless freighters ‘by early 2020s’, says report
Pilotless freighter aircraft could be a reality by the early years of the next decade, considers a report by UBS evidence lab.In a report by its aerospace, airline and logistics analysts published on August 7 , it postulated that the first full size pilotless all cargo planes could be flying ...
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Consultant IBA sets up freighter arm
Aviation consultant IBA has set up a freighter advisory practice against a backdrop of a surge in freight volumes in the first half of 2017.It is headed by Moshe Haimovich who joined IBA in 2017, bringing over 30 years of aviation experience in engineering, project management, consulting and marketing with ...
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Mexico to be CargoLogicAir’s first scheduled destination
CargoLogicAir (CLA), the only UK all-cargo airline, is to launch its first scheduled cargo route on 19 August, to Mexico.Twice-weekly Boeing 747-400 flights will depart from CLA’s London Stansted Airport base every Wednesday and Saturday to Mexico City International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the US.The full aircraft ...
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Strong second quarter for Canada’s Cargojet
Canadian overnight air cargo operator Cargojet said its total revenues were up 11.2% over the previous year to $88.2m, in its results for the quarter ended June 30.Adjusted EBITDA earnings were up 9.3% over the previous year, at $24.6m. The company said revenues were up on increased volumes from existing ...
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Atlas announces B747F leases and improving Q2 financials
Atlas Air Worldwide has reported improvements in second-quarter revenues and profits, while also announcing the placement of three freighters with Hong Kong Air Cargo Carrier.Shortly before announcing its second-quarter results, the Purchase-headquartered aircraft lessor announced that it had placed three Boeing 747-400 freighters with Hong Kong Air Cargo on an ...
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Freighter operator Western Global recruits three-star general
Florida-based all-cargo carrier Western Global Airlines has appointed General Brooks Bash as president.Having served as an advisor to the airline for the past two years, he was also recently chief commercial officer for AAR Airlift Group. During his career in the US Air Force, he rose to Lieutenant General.Western Global, ...
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Qatar dispute goes to World Trade Organisation
Qatar is reported to have filed an official complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in its ongoing dispute with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt.The three neighbouring countries have accused Qatar of destabilising the region through its support of extremist group, which it denies.This has led ...
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SIA Cargo flies back into profit
SIA Cargo reported a financial year first quarter operating profit of $6m, reversing its loss of $34m in the same April-June last year.Revenue received a $57m boost from freight growth of 6.9%, further lifted by a 4.8% improvement in cargo yield, said the Singapore-based mega-Asian carrier.SIA Cargo operates a fleet ...
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Lufthansa Cargo wants to remain in airfreight's Champions League
Lufthansa Cargo wants to remain in airfreight’s “Champions League”, using a first team line-up of Productivity, Products, Partnership, Digitisation, ANA and Cathay Pacific, with Swiss and United on the bench.The German carrier’s logistics division made a combined €50m loss in 2016, as its cargo airline business pushed ahead with a ...