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ACS helps out on world record attempt
Air Charter Service helped a team complete ‘Cape to Cape 2.0’, a world record attempt driving from the southernmost point in South Africa to the northernmost in Norway.With Syria being out of the question to travel through, the team, driving a VW Touareg from Cape Agulhas to Nordkapp, was given ...
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Qatar announces new dedicated pharma routes
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced the launch of two new dedicated pharma routes from India to Doha as it looks to capitalise on industry growth in the Middle East.The first new Pharma Express route will commence on November 10 and will operate from Mumbai via Ahmedabad to Doha on Tuesdays ...
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Middle East aircraft fleet to treble by 2034 says Airbus
Airbus forecasts that by 2034 the fleet of passenger and freighter aircraft in the Middle East region will almost treble from nearly 1,100 today to over 2,950.The European aircraft manufacturer said that traffic in the Middle East will grow at 6.0%, well above the world average 4.6%, over the next ...
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Etihad adding two B777 freighters
Etihad Airways has exercised its options on two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft, making the announcement on the opening day of the Dubai Air Show.The freighter options, with a list price value of $637m, were part of UAE national airline’s $67bn mixed fleet order for 199 aircraft in 2013.The additional freighter ...
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Emirates bucks cargo trend with 10% volume surge
Dubai’s Emirates Skycargo outpaced the airfreight market with a 10% rise in volumes to 1.25m tonnes during the first six months of the financial year.Emirates Group, which includes ground handler dnata, described the airline cargo figures from April to September as “a solid performance that continues to buck the market ...
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Emirates dons special livery to help endangered species
Two Emirates A380 jets take to the skies this week, wearing special livery in support of United for Wildlife, a global collaboration that unites the efforts of the world’s leading wildlife charities in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade.The livery, featuring some of the planet’s wildlife threatened by poaching ...
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Cargo growth at Dubai International eases in September
Dubai Airports said cargo demand at Dubai International had been “ fairly robust” over the first nine months of the year, despite growth easing in September from the levels recorded earlier in the year.Dubai’s northern airport saw September cargo demand increase by a “marginal” 0.3% compared with last year to ...
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Qatar Airways announces huge new cargo terminal as it targets further growth
Qatar Airways has revealed plans for a huge new cargo facility at Hamad International as it continues to climb up the IATA table for the world’s largest cargo airlines.Speaking at a press event today in Doha, Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker said that airline was now the ...
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Exclusive: Emirates considers new round of freighter orders
Emirates is weighing up further freighter orders after it took delivery of the final all-cargo aircraft on its current orderbook earlier this year.The Dubai-headquartered carrier told Air Cargo News it was currently considering whether it would place further orders for freighter aircraft with a decision expected over the coming months.Emirates ...
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Pradeep Kumar looks back at 40 years with the Emirates Group
Pradeep Kumar, senior vice president for Emirates Sky Cargo revenue optimisation and systems, is set to retire at the end of October after four decades with the Dubai-based parent group and 30 years with the carrier itself.In 1977, after completing his education in India, Kumar came to Dubai because of ...
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Qatar heads to northern dynamo
QATAR Airways Cargo plans to launch a freighter service to Stavanger, Norway, effective 3 November. Stavanger is the European oil and gas capital, with many of the major oil and gas companies and supplier companies having their Norwegian headquarters located there.Another significant export around the world is fish, while imports ...
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World airfreight loses its bounce as China falters
The normal summer bounce in the world airfreight market failed to materialise this year, due largely to the faltering Chinese economy, said market data specialist WorldACD in its latest report.July was flat with only 0.7% volume growth, the lowest of any month this year, and revenue figures were also the ...
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DHL, K+N and DB Schenker the leading airfreight forwarders
DHL Global Forwarding, Kuehne+Nagel and DB Schenker have maintained their position as the world’s leading airfreight forwarders, while the top 25 forwarders recorded a total increase in airfreight demand of less than one percent.The latest top 25 Global Freight Forwarders List from consultant Armstrong & Associates, based on revenues and ...
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Etihad signs cloud data technology deal with IBM
Etihad Airways and IBM have announced a 10-year technology services agreement worth $700m to provide the Abu Dhabi-based airline group with access to the latest cloud-based technologies and services.IBM will deliver a range of secure technology services, allowing Etihad Airways and its partners to “transform their IT infrastructure into global, ...
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Thirteen is lucky for Emirates' new B777 freighter
Emirates SkyCargo has welcomed its 13th Boeing 777 freighter aircraft, bringing the total number of dedicated cargo aircraft in the Dubai-based carrier’s fleet to 15, including two B747-400Fs.Emirates’ latest B777F, which left Boeing’s Everett manufacturing facility in September, flew its first mission to Hong Kong.Since being introduced to the SkyCargo ...
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CAL to introduce third B747F by year end
CAL Cargo Airlines is to expand its freighter fleet with a third aircraft, a Boeing 747-400F which is set to join on a long term lease from late 2015 or early 2016.The Israel-headquartered niche freighter operator, hubbed out of Liege airport in Belgium, is in expansion mode and has just ...
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Stowaway's body found on freighter at Schiphol
Dutch police are investigating an incident at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport over the weekend when a body, believed to be that of a dead stowaway, was found in the landing gear of an Emirates Boeing 777-200 freighter aircraft.An Emirates spokesperson said: "Emirates can confirm that on September 12 a body was ...
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Webinar on Middle East air traffic
A panel of experts will discuss in a live webinar how increased aircraft movements and fewer delays could bring significant economic benefits for both airports and passengers in the Middle East.With aircraft fleets across the Middle East forecast to grow at an annual rate of more than 10% over the ...
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IATA warns of 'rough ride' for cargo
Airfreight volumes fell 0.6% during July versus same month 2014, "in line with weaker global economic growth" said IATA, which also warned of a "rough ride" for cargo in the coming months.The decline in freight tonne km (FTK) was broad-based across all regions with the exception of Africa and the ...
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New arrival: B777 freighter for Emirates
Emirates has taken delivery of four new aircraft in a single day: a Boeing 777 freighter and three passenger jets: two Boeing 777-300ERs and an Airbus A380.The 777 freighter went into revenue service immediately - it was scheduled to fly directly from the Seattle area, where it was built, to ...