All articles by Rebecca Jeffrey – Page 5
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NewsBBN Airlines Indonesia adds 737-400F
Photo: BBN Airlines IndonesiaAvia Solutions Group subsidiary BBN Airlines Indonesia has added a 737-400 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) aircraft to further expand its air cargo operations growth within the Asia-Pacific market.The ACMI, charter flights and airfreight services specialist said the aircraft joins two 737-800BCFs and three passenger 737-800s in the ...
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NewsIAG Cargo opens 2025 graduate scheme
Photo: IAG CargoIAG Cargo's 2025 graduate programme has now opened to offer young people the chance to learn skills critical to a career in air cargo and logistics.Now in its 12th year, the two-year IAG Cargo graduate programme offers experience across operations, commercial, transformation and finance at its London Heathrow ...
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NewsLevu Air Cargo begins operations with A321F in Latin America
Source: SmartLynxLevu Air Cargo has begun operations and has also become the first airline to operate an A321 freighter in Latin America.The new Brazilian airline announced in May it had dry leased the A321F from SmartLynx Airlines for operations in Brazil on behalf of DHL Express."Thrilled to share a historic ...
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NewsOIA Global acquires two Australian forwarders
Photo: stockphoto mania/ ShutterstockUS supply chain services company OIA Global is broadening its Australasian and Asia footprint with the acquisition of BTi Logistics and Airmark Ocean & Air Logistics.BTi Logistics is an Australian owned freight forwarding and third party logistics (3PL) company operating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland and Singapore. ...
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NewsSeven Boeing 777Fs ordered last month
777F Photo: Boeing Media LibraryBoeing has revealed that seven 777 freighters were ordered last month to give the aircraft manufacturer a total of 35 777F orders this year.The US-based company recorded the orders in its Airplane Gross Orders report, although like last month, when 11 777Fs were ordered, all seven ...
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NewsChina unveils unmanned space freighter
Credit: tratong/ ShutterstockChinese state aerospace company AVIC has unveiled a model of the country’s first uncrewed commercial spaceplane at the Zhuhai airshow.The Haoloong-1, or Sky Dragon, is described as a low-cost reusable cargo shuttle that could be used to supply the Chinese space station. Spaceplanes are mounted on top of ...
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NewsGlasgow Prestwick teams up with Chicago Rockford on air cargo
Nico Le Roux (left), business development director, Glasgow Prestwick Airport and Zack Oakley, executive director, Chicago Rockford International Airport. Photo: Glasgow Prestwick AirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) in Scotland and Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) in the US have signed a joint development agreement to promote cargo flights between the two ...
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NewsBoeing predicts 3,900 freighters by 2043
Photo: BoeingThe global air cargo fleet is forecast to rise to 3,900 freighters by 2043, an approximate 66% increase from 2,340 cargo aircraft in 2023.This addition of 2,845 freighters over the next 20 years includes 1,005 production freighters and 1,840 passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion aircraft, according to Boeing's 2024 ...
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NewsWestJet teams up with TCE for customs compliance
Source: Shutterstock/PKpixCanadian carrier WestJet Cargo is to use ECS Group’s TCE solution to manage elements of its customs and operational compliance. TCE will oversee customs operations and related activities including planning, day-to-day management, documentation and regulatory adherence.TCE has a dedicated 24/7 customs reporting team and will use its technology and ...
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NewsEFW signs deal with China’s HNA Aviation
(Picture 1, f.l.t.r.: Zhu Tao, Vice President of HNA Aviation Group; Xu Gang, CEO of Airbus China; Ding Yongzheng, Chairman of HNA Aviation Group; Jordi Boto, CEO EFW; Guo Hongji, President of HNA Aviation Technic Co.,Ltd; Torsten Kühn, Senior Vice President of Business of EFW). Photo: EFWElbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has ...
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NewsDHL Express appoints MENA chief executive
Abdulaziz Busbate. Photo: DHL GroupDHL Express has appointed Abdulaziz Busbate as chief executive of its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, effective from January 1.Busbate will succeed Nour Suliman, who has stepped into a non-executive advisory role as president MENA.Bringing 24 years of management experience at DHL Express to ...
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NewsNarrowbody freighter conversions slowing down
Credit: tratong/ ShutterstockThe rate of narrowbody passenger to freighter (P2F) conversions is slowing down although growth still outpaces widebody freighter conversions, recently released fleet data shows.There were 1,082 widebody aircraft on October 4 this year versus 977 on January 3 2020, said aviation consultant Cirium in its latest fleet forecast. ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo partners with Avianca Cargo to offer Liege-Miami capacity
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala/ ShutterstockTurkish Cargo is to offer capacity on flights between Liège in Belgium and Miami, Florida from November, in partnership with Avianca Cargo.The move follows the signing in April 2023 of a memorandum of understanding with the Bogotá, Colombia-headquartered carrier. Under the agreement, the two airlines said they ...
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NewsFedEx ups freighter flights to new Qingdao gateway
Photo: FedExFedEx (Federal Express) is increasing frequency of its freighter flights between Qingdao, China and the US, following the inauguration of its international gateway in the city.The flights depart from Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport and operate via Osaka, Japan, to FedEx’s hub in Memphis, Tennessee.Trials have been operating since May ...
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NewsEmbraer secures EASA approval for E190 freighter
Copyright: Alberto Whyte. Source: EmbraerBrazilian aerospace company Embraer has obtained type certification for its E190 passenger to freighter conversion from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).The EASA published the type certificate document, dated November 7, on its website."The Type Design, system reliability and performance of the ERJ 190-100ECJ model ...
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NewsIATA sees surge in advanced information filing in 2025
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala/ ShutterstockMore countries can be expected to follow the US’s lead in requiring advanced information on shipments arriving from abroad, says IATA in its Cargo Operations 2025 Strategic Priorities Report.The US Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) program was introduced in 2018, and was followed by the European Union’s ...
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NewsEFW redelivers 100th converted freighter aircraft
EFW's A320, A321 and A330 passenger to freighter conversions. Source: EFWElbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has reached a major freighter conversion milestone with the redelivery of its 100th converted aircraft.The Airbus A330 passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft was redelivered from EFW’s facility in China.Since the redelivery of its first P2F aircraft for ...
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NewsNew regional chairs for Young Forwarder Network
From left to right Brooke Flower, Harris Hay and Nicole Page Photo BIFAThe British International Freight Association (BIFA) has elected new chairs in three of its six-strong Young Forwarder Network (YFN) regions.Brooke Flower, EU customs import entry clerk at KWL Logistics has become the new chair of YFN’s Anglia region.Nicole ...
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NewsNew global leadership structure for Hellmann
Hellmann's Management Board effective January 2025. From left to right: Martin Eberle, Jens Drewes, Stefan Borggreve and Madhav Kurup. Photo: HellmannHellmann Worldwide Logistics has made changes to its management structure as chief operating officer Jens Wollesen has resigned from the company.Wollesen, who oversees all product areas and is part of ...
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News10th Amazon 767F begins operations with ATSG
Source: RDNichols / Shutterstock.comAir Transport Services Group (ATSG) is now operating all 10 of the additional Boeing 767 freighters that it previously said it would take on for Amazon.The freighter lessor and operator announced in May that it would operate the additional 10 767 freighters for Amazon over a five ...