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From the spare room to the boardroom: Bowman’s 20 years at Air Charter Service
Air Charter Service chief executive Justin Bowman has celebrated 20 years at the company, which he joined after lodging with the broker company’s founder.Bowman first became aware of ACS when as a student he moved into founder and chairman Chris Leach’s spare room in the early 1990s.Leach said: “During the ...
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Kurt Kraft to head Boeing freighter conversion and modification services
Kurt Kraft has been appointed to head Boeing's freighter conversion and modification services.In this new role, Kraft will have responsibility for all modification programs including avionics, flight decks, interiors and freighter conversions.Kraft previously served as director of 787 engineering at Boeing South Carolina and succeeds Dan da Silva, who was ...
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Strong full year prediction from Atlas Air
Freighter aircraft lessor Atlas Air expects to end 2015 with “a strong year and a significant increase in earnings” on the back of a second quarter that saw “contribution and margin strength” in the ACMI, charter and dry leasing sectors.Bill Flynn, president and chief executive of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, ...
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SIA sees 7.2% air cargo revenue decline in Q1
Singapore Airlines Group saw cargo revenue decline 7.2% in the first quarter of the current financial year (April-June 2015), despite a slight increase in freight carried, due to a 7.6% fall in yield.SIA Cargo recorded a first quarter loss of S$9m, compared with a S$18m deficit in the like three-month ...
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Hawaiian Airlines outlines reasons for freighter acquisitions
Hawaiian Airlines has given more details on the logic behind its decision to begin all-cargo flights to neighbouring islands.Speaking during an investor call to discuss second quarter results, Hawaiian Airlines president and chief executive Mark Dunkerley said the three ATR 72 turboprop freighters it would acquire would open up US ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo to add new African air cargo freighter operation
Qatar Airways Cargo has continued to expand its operations to Africa with the addition of a seventh dedicated freighter service to the continent.The airline announced today that it would launch a new Airbus 300F flight to Djibouti from its Doha hub on August 1.Qatar said the service would target the ...
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Hogan emphasises consumer choice
Etihad Airways president and chief executive James Hogan has emphasised the importance of consumer choice and innovation as the “fundamental drivers of competition in the international airline industry”.“What we bring to the market is competition, we bring fantastic choice in regard to product and services,” said Hogan.He highlighted the impact ...
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Cargolux close to new deal with OGBL union
Cargolux Airlines management and Luxembourg’s OGBL union have agreed the main points of a new three year collective work agreement, set to take effect from October 2015.Meanwhile, the European all-cargo carrier remains in dispute with the LCGB pilots union, whose Cargolux members called a 24 hour walk-out late last week.Luxembourg-based ...
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Cargojet secures funding for freighter conversion
Funds belonging to Tennenbaum Capital Partners (TCP) are to provide up to $82.5m of financing to Cargojet to fund the acquisition and conversion of B767-300ER passenger aircraft into freighters.The transaction will provide the Canada-based overnight airfreight operator with additional capacity to support its growing business."We have a long history of ...
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Cargolux: 76% of flights unaffected by strike
Cargolux has claimed that 76% of its flights were unaffected today when pilots belonging to the LCGB union staged a walkout.The Luxembourg airline claimed that the strike action was illegal as a collective work agreement was in place and both parties were actively negotiating towards a new agreement.It said that ...
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Take a prize-winning pic, and make it snappy
Volga-Dnepr Group is inviting professional and amateur aviation photographers to participate in an international competition to find the best photo images of its Antonov An-124-100, Ilyushin IL-76-TD-90VD and Boeing 747 aircraft, to help celebrate the group’s 25th anniversary.Helping to choose the winners will be the world-renowned aviation photographer Katsuhiko Tokunaga, ...
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Cargolux pilot's union stages 24 hour walk-out
Cargolux pilots belonging to the LCGB union have called a 24 hour walk-out from 3am this morning (July 23).A statement by the union, issued at 08.00 (CET), claimed that the “warning action” by its members has so far seen “five out of seven Cargolux Airplanes” remain on the ground since ...
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ACS: record month reflects years of investment
Air Charter Service’s (ASC) recent strong growth is down to gains in market share and investment in infrastructure.Earlier this week, ACS reported that June was a record month with 1,056 charters organised, representing the first time it had breached the 1,000 charter contract mark in a single month.March and May ...
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ABC expects "stable" 2015 peak season
Expansion-minded AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) expects a “stable rather than fantastic peak cargo season” for the second half of 2015 after reporting a 17% tonnage surge across its global network in the first six months.The Russian airline - whose Volga-Dnepr parent has lined up an order for 20 Boeing 747-8 freighters ...
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Swissport revenue surge as air cargo recovers
Acquisitions, new business and a recovering air cargo industry saw Swissport report a 38 per cent increase in 2014 revenues to SFr2.9bn.The Switzerland-based provider of airport ground and cargo handling services said that aviation industry trends last year included outsourcing, growing passenger numbers in line with capacities and “an air ...
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Hawaiian Airlines to add all-cargo aircraft to fleet
Hawaiian Airlines has unveiled plans to acquire three ATR 72 turboprop aircraft in an all-cargo configuration as it looks to expand its inter-island freight operations.The planes, to be acquired by the airline’s parent Hawaiian Holdings, will arrive next year and will be used on flights between Honolulu International Airport and ...
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Volga-Dnepr's Isaikin recognised by the Royal Aeronautical Society
Alexey Isaikin, president of the Volga-Dnepr Group, has been awarded Fellowship of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) in recognition of his contribution to the industry.Martin Broadhurst, president of RAeS said: “Fellowship (FRAeS) is the highest grade attainable and is bestowed only upon those in the profession of aeronautics or aerospace ...
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HAE lands Turkish GSSA role in the US
UK-based HAE has been appointed the GSSA for Turkish Air Cargo, responsible for all sales and customer service activities in the US cities of Atlanta, Miami, Dallas Fort Worth, Portland and Seattle.Earlier this month, the Turkish carrier launched a direct A330-220 freighter service from Atlanta to Istanbul.Said HAE: “This will ...
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EVA confirms order for five B777Fs
US planemaker Boeing and Taiwan’s EVA Air have finalised an order for five Boeing 777 freighters.The order, with a list price value of more than $1.5bn, represents the first 777Fs to join EVA Air's fleet, and the first to be delivered to a Taiwanese airline.Boeing first announced EVA Air's intent ...
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Shifting cargo caused Bagram B747 freighter crash
A National Airlines (NAL) Boeing 747 freighter crashed on take-off from Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan, in April 2013 because the five large military vehicles on board were “inadequately restrained”, said the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).This led to at least one vehicle moving rearward, crippling key hydraulic systems and damaging ...