All articles by Rebecca Jeffrey – Page 110
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NewsSingapore Airlines finalises purchase of 7 A350Fs
Photo: AirbusSingapore Airlines (SIA) has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for seven A350F freighter aircraft.The carrier signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Airbus in December to purchase seven of the recently launched A350F freighter aircraft, with options to order another five aircraft.This order will replace SIA's existing 747-400F ...
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NewsChennault Airport invests $4m in air cargo
Chennault International Airport cargo facility render. Source: Chennault International AirportChennault International Airport in Louisiana, US is nearing completion of a $4m facility to enter into the air cargo sector.Construction of the 10,000 sq ft air cargo pass-through facility began in June 2021. It is expected to be completed this summer, ...
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NewsCDB Aviation orders A330 P2Fs and secures leases
Photo: CDB AviationCDB Aviation has ordered an additional twelve A330-300 P2F conversions with Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), expanding its fleet of this type to fourteen aircraft.The lessor, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Leasing, is also on track to launch the A330-300 P2F freighter type in China ...
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Ukraine declares airspace "open" as airlines retreat
The Ukraine has declared airspace over the country is “currently open and accessible for flight planning” as the threat of a Russian invasion into the Ukraine sees airlines hastily review their operations.Amongst these airlines is KLM, which said on 12 February it has stopped flying to Ukraine.In a statement on ...
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Italian government kicks off ITA sale
The Italian government has begun the process of finding a partner for Italian state airline ITA Airways after container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) and German airline Lufthansa expressed their interest last month.In the first stage of this process, the government will retain a minority stake in ITA Airways, ...
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NewsAirAsia X targets air cargo revenue with bellyspace deal
Photo: AirAsiaAirAsia X (AAX) has secured full belly space utilisation for one third of its widebody A330-300 fleet as it strives to boost its air cargo revenue.Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A (formerly AirAsia Group), will use the additional capacity from AAX for an initial period of one year.AAX ...
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ST Engineering leases P2F aircraft
ST Engineering’s commercial aerospace business has signed an agreement to lease up to five Airbus A320 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft to Vaayu Group.Cargo airline Astral Aviation, based in Nairobi, Kenya, will be the launch operator for the first two of the five A320P2F aircraft by sub-leasing them from Vaayu.In December 2021, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo joins air cargo digitalisation project
Lufthansa Cargo is taking part in a new project by the German government to digitalise air cargo.The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure’s (BMVI) "Digital Test Field Air Cargo" project is being coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML).Within the project, Lufthansa Cargo said it ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo names top Valentine commodities
Photo: Emirates SkyCargoEmirates SkyCargo has named the top five Valentine’s Day commodities transported on its aircraft.Flowers; chocolates; high-end perfumes; watches and jewellery; and electronic gadgets have all made the list as February 14 approaches.The cargo division of Emirates, which recently reached a major milestone in the global distribution of COVID-19 ...
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NewsKorean Air merger doesn't affect cargo competition
Photo: Korean AirKorean Air’s acquisition of Asiana Airlines will not reduce cargo competition, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has concluded.The CCCS has given Korean Air unconditional approval for its takeover of Asiana Airlines on February 8, ruling that the acquisition will not infringe Singapore’s 2004 Competition Act.Singapore’s ...
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NewsStrike action threatens Vancouver Airport operations
Photo: Public Service Alliance of CanadaAir cargo operations could be disrupted at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) following the decision by air fuellers to vote in favour of taking strike action against Swissport Canada.Swissport manages the refuelling of almost all passenger and cargo aircraft at YVR, and Public Service Alliance of ...
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NewsCanadian government funds Winnipeg Airport infrastructure
Photo: Winipeg Airports AuthorityGovernment of Canada funding will enable Winnipeg Richardson International Airport to add a dedicated vehicle access lane for processing cargo.Over C$5.3m funding from Transport Canada's Airport Critical Infrastructure Programme will go towards the establishment of a new permanent structure for the security screening of non-passenger vehicles; the ...
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NewsRiga Airport 2027 strategy seeks to ramp up cargo
Photo: Riga AirportRiga Airport has announced a new strategy that seeks to see over 48,000 tonnes of air cargo handled per year by 2027.The medium-term “Runway 2027” airport strategy provides for the development of the “RIX Airport City” concept.It envisions that the future centre of Riga Airport will include the ...
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E-commerce delivers Minneapolis cargo growth
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s (MSP) said its cargo activity has remained strong through the pandemic, backed by global e-commerce growth.Total cargo at the US airport in 2021 was 234,747 metric tons, surpassing 2019’s pre-pandemic cargo shipments by 2.5%, and 2020 levels by 15.2%.Cargo-only carrier operations grew to 16,578 flights, a ...
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NewsWorld's first Dash8-300 with oversized cargo door commissioned
Side view of the large cargo door/ Photo: CNW Group/ Air InuitCanadian airline Air Inuit has added the world's first De Havilland Dash8-300 with oversized cargo door to its fleet.After more than 36 months of planning, design, modernisation, and safety testing, the specially modified aircraft received its Supplemental Type Certificate ...
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Natilus secures $6bn in purchases
Autonomous cargo drone developer Natilus has announced advanced purchase commitments of more than $6bn for the delivery of 440+ aircraft in pre-orders.Orders are from companies including Volatus Aerospace, Astral Aviation, Aurora, Dymond and Flexport.Earlier this month, Flexport completed a $900m investment round and has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) ...
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NewsAviacon flies abandoned pets out of Kabul
Russian cargo airline Aviacon has transported hundreds of cats and dogs from Kabul in Afghanistan to Canada on an Aviacon Zitotrans Il-76.The 156 dogs and 133 cats were carried aboard the Avicon RA-76502 aircraft, which took off from Kabul on January 30 and landed in British Columbia two days later ...
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NewsSwissport battles cyber attack
Photo: SwissportSwissport is recovering from a cyber attack with affected IT infrastructure contained.The Switzerland-based ground handler said in a Twitter post on February 4 that part of its IT infrastructure was “subject to a ransomware attack”.Swissport said the “attack has been largely contained”. In a subsequent Twitter post on February ...
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New digital air cargo technical specifications guidance
The UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have completed new digital air cargo technical specifications guidance.The new guidance is designed to help to accelerate the transition towards safer and more resilient supply chains, while supporting Covid-19 response and recovery efforts.Digital innovations ...
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NewsAmerijet partners with SmartKargo
Photo: Amerijet International AirlinesAmerijet International Airlines will implement SmartKargo’s cloud-based cargo management solution to offer improved efficiency and a streamlined user experience for its customers.SmartKargo offers a suite of integrated tools and solutions to support essential cargo functions from customer management, pricing and sales, operations, and warehouse management, to loading ...