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Volga-Dnepr delivers 45 tons of humanitarian cargo to Nepal
Volga-Dnepr has delivered 45 tons of humanitarian cargo on behalf of the Norwegian Red Cross to help earthquake victims in Nepal.A Rapid Deployment Emergency Hospital with surgical capacity and 60 beds was transported from Oslo to Kathmandu over two flights in the first week of May using Volga-Dnepr’s IL-76TD-90VD freighter ...
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Urgent charter keeps Brazilian oil plant working
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Volga-Dnepr Airlines have delivered a time-critical outsize part for the oil industry in Brazil, flying a 28-ton rotor from Zurich to Salvador on an IL-76TD-90VD freighter.With the plant facing closure until the replacement part could be delivered, specialists at Chapman Freeborn’s São Paulo office coordinated the ...
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ABC open for talks with legacy carriers
Denis Ilin, executive president of AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), has an open door for partnership talks with “legacy carriers” looking to outsource their current pure freighter services.Speaking at the Air Cargo Europe show in Munich, Ilin also confirmed that ABC hopes to take delivery of two more B747-8 freighters in September ...
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CAL targets high value artwork
CAL Cargo Airlines has launched Cal Val for artwork and valuable cargo, aimed at private art collectors, museum curators and auction houses, plus specialist freight divisions dealing with valuable cargo.Israeli-owned CAL, with a European hub at Liege airport, provides a dedicated escort to monitor valuable cargo around the clock, and ...
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Volga-Dnepr validates first seven airports for ACC3 compliance
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has validated the first seven airports in compliance with the European Union's ACC3 (air cargo or mail carrier operating into the European Union from a third-country airport) regime.The Russia-based carrier organised for an independent auditor trained by IATA and accredited by the EU to confirm the ACC3 validation ...
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Panalpina adds Baku calls on pharma and tech growth
Panalpina has added extra calls in Baku to its service roster on the back of increased demand for pharmaceutical and high tech products.The Switzerland-based freight forwarder has added two extra weekly calls at the Azerbaijan facility through its scheduled charters operated by Silk Way West.The move doubles the number of ...
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AN-124 paint job to save $100,000 in fuel per year
A fresh lick of paint for an An-124-100 will give Volga-Dnepr Airlines an expected fuel saving of over $100,000 a year.The freighter will be painted using a leading durable coating technology to increase the aircraft’s aerodynamic qualities.Vladimir Drebnev, senior engineer, continuing airworthiness at Russian-based Volga-Dnepr, stated: “The base coat/clear coat ...
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Joint venture to turn Muscat into air cargo crossroads
Cargolux Airlines and Oman Air have signed a joint venture agreement to develop Muscat International Airport as an air cargo hub between India, China, Africa, Europe and the US.The first Cargolux flight under the agreement operated on 16 April and a ceremony was held on board the B747 freighter to ...
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Qatar first class for four legs
Qatar Airways Cargo has moved 40 of the world’s most admired show jumping and dressage horses for a major event in the equine sporting calendar.A specially chartered B777 freighter carried the four-legged passengers from Amsterdam to the International Federation of Equestrian Sports’ World Cup finals in Las Vegas.The plane was ...
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China Airlines joins Dubai DWC migration
Taiwan’s China Airlines has moved its freighter flights to the new Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC). The carrier uses the UAE as an intermediate stopover on its 747 freighter flights between Taipei and Amsterdam, Luxembourg and Frankfurt.The Dubai Airports is planning a progressive move of flights to ...
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Hong Kong carriers tail off as Euro woes mount
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair saw only a modest 1.5 per cent growth in cargo and mail traffic in March compared to the same month in 2014.According to their latest traffic figures, the two carriers carried 157,688 tonnes of cargo and mail last month.The load factor rose by 1.7 percentage points ...
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Brussels freighters buck the trend
Cargo volume at Brussels airport rose significantly in March to 43,785 tonnes, up 8.2 per cent on the same month in 2014, said the airport authority.The European hub also had a strong first quarter, with volumes up 10 per cent to reach 120,117 tonnes.Growth was spread across all segments, although ...
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ANA's transpac cargo JV with United gains antitrust approval
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has received antitrust immunity from the Tokyo regulator for the Japanese carrier’s transpacific cargo joint venture with US-based United Airlines (UA).This second strategic tie-up follows ANA’s similarly approved joint venture with Germany’s Lufthansa Cargo on Japan-Europe airfreight routes, which went live in September 2014.ANA applied in ...
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CAL joins pharma programme
CAL Group has joined IATA's Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharmaceutical Logistics programme (CEIV Pharma).Once completed, CAL states that it will be the first group to have a certified pharmaceutical logistics programme.Israel-headquartered CAL Group – specialising in temperature-controlled and pharma goods - includes freighter carrier CAL Cargo Airlines, LACHS ...
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ABC first quarter tonnage growth
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) saw tonnages grow by 20 per cent in the first quarter of 2015.The Russian operator carried just under 104,000 tonnes on its network in Europe, the US and Asia Pacific via its Moscow hub.Executive president Denis Ilin described it as “a solid first quarter performance.” He added: ...
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Yangtze River Express freighter debut at Munich
Chinese cargo airline Yangtze River Express has launched a five times a week B747-400 freighter service from Germany to China.The aircraft will arrive in Munich on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Amsterdam, and on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from Brussels before departing for Tianjin and then Shanghai.The opening of the new ...
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AirBridge adds Los Angeles
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has added twice-weekly Los Angeles flights to its global network.The carrier, which entered the North American market in 2011, already serves Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth and is now moving 55,000 tones a year across the Atlantic.Senior vice president for sales and marketing, Robert van de Weg, said: ...
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Turkish freighter goes to Chicago
Turkish Airlines has launched weekly freighter services to Chicago to supplement its passenger flights to the US and Canada.The A330F departs Istanbul Ataturk at 06.50 on Fridays and operates via Shannon in Ireland, arriving at Chicago O’Hare at 12.50 the same day. The return flight departs Chicago at 15.05 on ...
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Cargojet completes Canada Post switch
Overnight airfreight operator Cargojet has completed the transfer of the Canada Post group business to its network.A new domestic air cargo network services contract for the Canada Post and Purolator brands across Canada came into full effect from April, initially for seven years but with options to extend for a ...
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Frankfurt gets Central Asia connection
Uzbekistan Airways has introduced a twice-weekly B767 freighter service between Navoi International Airport and Frankfurt.Operating on Wednesdays and Fridays, the carrier is also offering freighter connections to Mumbai, Delhi, Dubai, Shanghai and Tianjin via Navoi.Originally established by the Soviet Union in 1962, Navoi Airport in central Uzbekistan is now managed ...