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Qatar Airways take 9.9% stake in IAG
Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.99 per cent stake in International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent of British Airways and Spain's Iberia.The Middle East carrier's share swoop is valued at around £1.1bn ($1.7bn), and builds a closer relationship with a fellow member of the oneworld airline alliance.An IAG statement said: ...
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Etihad cargo surges 17% in 2014
Etihad Airways reported a 17 per cent increase year-on-year in cargo for 2014 to 569,000 tonnes of flown freight and mail.The Middle East airline accounted for 89.6 per cent of cargo imports, exports and transfers at Abu Dhabi airport last year.The carrier stated: “Over the course of last year, Etihad ...
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Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year
Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for carriers to specific regions and your favourite all-cargo airline. The 2015 categories are:Best Cargo Airline to/from: Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific, Europe & Middle East, All-Cargo Airline and the Cargo Airline of ...
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US publishes details of Bagram 747 crash
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released preliminary information from the ongoing investigation into the crash two years ago of a National Airlines Boeing 747 freighter in Afghanistan. The accident at Bagram Air Base on 29 April 2013 killed all seven crew members.Only factual information is included in ...
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Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year
Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for carriers to specific regions and your favourite all-cargo airline. The 2015 categories are:Best Cargo Airline to/from: Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific, Europe & Middle East, All-Cargo Airline and the Cargo Airline of ...
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Maximus profits up by a fifth
Abu Dhabi-based all-cargo carrier Maximus Air reported a 20 per cent increase in profits in 2014 compared with the previous year.Chairman Homaid Al Shemmari said the increase was due mainly to growth in European, African and Asian markets and a generally positive outlook for the global airfreight industry.Chief executive Mohammed ...
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Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year
Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for carriers to specific regions and your favourite all-cargo airline. The 2015 categories are:Best Cargo Airline to/from: Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific, Europe & Middle East, All-Cargo Airline and the Cargo Airline of ...
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Kale breaks into Iraq market
Iraqi ground-handler Azmar Air has gone live with Kale’s Galaxy International air cargo management system.Azmar, based at Sulaymaniyah International Airport in the Kurdish-controlled region of northern Iraq will use the system for e-freight compliance, warehouse management and vehicle management, and it will be able to offer real-time updates to customers’ ...