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Ambitious Mas Air Cargo set for European expansion
Mexican freighter operator Mas Air Cargo has revealed plans to expand operations to Europe.The airline recently received its third-country operators certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which will allow the carrier to perform scheduled commercial operations into, within, or out of the European Union, complying with all operating ...
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Survey: Are air cargo supply chains ready for a Covid-19 vaccine?
It is only and matter of time until a vaccine is found for Covid-19 and when it is ready for distribution, the air cargo industry will once again spring into action.But how ready is the industry to transport millions of doses of the vaccine to all corners of the world?Air ...
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Intradco Global shows 'pigs can fly' with delivery to China
Intradco Global has successfully flown three planeloads of breeding pigs from Europe to China.The animals were flown on three of Intradco Global's Ilyushin Il-76TD-90VD aircraft, which feature custom-built crates and watering systems.The pigs flew from London's Stansted airport to Denmark for a full inspection and quarantine before continuing their journey ...
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NewsDachser US expands airfreight capacity with Chicago-Frankfurt route
Dachser's US division has launched a weekly airfreight service between the North America and Europe, in response to growing demand.The service, which commenced on July 26, operates on rotation between Chicago, US, and Frankfurt, Germany.Dachser's road transport network provides links to other destinations in Germany, as well as Austria, Belgium, ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr moves solar power plant equipment to Vietnam
Volga-Dnepr An-124Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown high voltage equipment to be used in the construction of a 450MW solar power plant in Vietnam.One of the airline's An-124-100 took off from Mumbai, Indi, to Cam Ranh, Vietnam, with the 30-tonne shipment after the charter request was processed in cooperation with Bee Logistics ...
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Korean doubles down on cargo amid challenging passenger market
Korean Air’s second quarter operating profit on the back of strong cargo performance offered a dash of positive news to a sector reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.With most carriers in the Asia-Pacific suffering heavy losses through the evaporation of passenger demand, Korean generated a W149bn ($126m) operating profit in the ...
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NewsBoeing confirms delivery of Volga-Dnepr Group's first B777F
Boeing has confirmed the delivery of the Volga-Dnepr Group's first Boeing 777 freighter.Yesterday, the aircraft joined the Volga-Dnepr Group's fleet of 24 Boeing freighters, after having departed Paine Field in Everett, Washington.Boeing said the aircraft would be used by the airline group's AirBridgeCargo subsidiary and was acquired through a sale-leaseback ...
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Nauru orders second B737 freighter conversion
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) will provide Nauru Airlines with a second 10-pallet position B737-300SF freighter conversion.Modification work on the aircraft (MSN 25607) will commence at Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility in mid-January 2021 and is scheduled for re-delivery in May 2021."Like the first freighter conversion announced in March of this ...
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NewsForwarder Davies Turner notes move from airfreight to rail
Railhead in ChinaFreight forwarder Davies Turner has seen an increase in the number of customers using rail as an alternative to air on China-Europe shipments.The UK-headquartered company said that rising airfreight rates caused by a Covid-19-related capacity crunch has pushed shippers to look to alternative modes of transport.As a result, ...
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Air China Cargo and Cainiao increase operations at Liege
Air China Cargo and Cainiao, the logistics division of Alibaba Group, have created a new e-commerce freighter service to enable faster delivery times between China and Europe.Three flights will be operated each week from Hangzhou to Liege, with Madrid as a final destination, utilising B777F capacity.Cainiao has established an eHub ...
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American Airlines to conduct 1,000 cargo-only flights in September
American Airlines will fly 1,000 cargo-only flights in September after only returning to all-cargo operations in March.The airline re-launched cargo-only flights in March, with 20 strategic flights to two key destinations. The airline's last freighter flight took place in 1984."A plan that began as an experiment has now grown exponentially ...
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Saudia Cargo adds Shanghai to freighter network
Saudia Cargo has expanded its freighter network with two flights per week to Shanghai.The airline will utilise a B777F with 95 tons of capacity to fly between the Chinese city and Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport on Saturdays and Tuesdays.Saudia Cargo said the move ...
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Swissport scores a hat-trick with Qatar Cargo
Qatar Airways Cargo has renewed its handling agreement with Swissport covering airport ground services and cargo handling at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.The contract — starting in September and valid until the end of 2025 — includes ramp handling and air cargo warehousing, as well as handling of general cargo, pharmaceuticals, dangerous ...
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NewsWorldACD: Normality in air cargo still a long way off
The latest data from WorldACD suggests that normality is still a long way off for the air cargo industry.The data provider said that the demand side of the industry was slowly improving, with volumes in July up 8.2% compared with June.However, demand is still down by 18.5% year on year, ...
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Novo Nordisk renews with SAS Cargo
Pharma company Novo Nordisk has signed a deal with SAS Cargo for the transport of medicines.The airline pointed out that its recent investment in A350s would help the pharma company to reduce the environmental impact of its supply chain while also helping to protect products.SAS Cargo said that its A350s ...
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SpiceJet set to expand international cargo operations with A340 freighter
SpiceJet is set to enter the widebody all-cargo market with the introduction of an A340 freighter.Up until now, the airline's freighter fleet has consisted entirely of B737s and Q400s, limiting it to national and regional operations.However, several local news reports suggest the company is expanding operations through the introduction of ...
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Mixed performance for Agility in H1
Agility saw its profits dive in the first half, although its airfreight business performed well.The company saw its revenues for the first half decrease by 1.3% year on year KD765.1m, earnings before interest, tax and depreciation (ebitda) was down 20.1% to KD75.8m and net profits slipped by 61.3% to KD16.2m.The ...
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Saudia Cargo uses cool dollies for pharma shipments
Saudia Cargo has enhanced its handling capabilities for pharma shipments with the addition of cool dollies to its supply chain.The carrier is now transporting all pharma shipments to and from aircraft in cool dollies — at a cost of $75, which it said is automatically applied to master air waybills ...
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NewsSky Gates Cargo adds new Moscow freighter service
Sky Gates Cargo is expanding its freighter network with the addition of services from Moscow Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA).The airline plans to begin a three-time-per-week scheduled freighter service from ZIA to Frankfurt-Hahn, Baku and Zhengzhou utilising one of its B747-400Fs.The move follows the opening of a new air cargo terminal ...
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Seat removal helps boost cargo at Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific saw its cargo volumes increase in July compared with a month earlier as it began flights using B777 aircraft with some seats removed.The airline group said that cargo volumes in July increased by 10% compared with June to 102,129 tonnes. However, this is still 39.8% down on a ...