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Dreamliner debuts Air New Zealand's new livery
FRESH out of the paint hangar at Boeing in Seattle is this first B787-9 Dreamliner to be delivered to launch customer Air New Zealand, revealing the carrier’s striking new-look livery.Painted in a distinctive black scheme, it features the iconic official New Zealand fern logo.“It’s great to see the Koru and ...
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Volga-Dnepr airlifts telecommunications satellite
A VOLGA-DNEPR Airlines An-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighter has delivered the Luch-5V and KazSat-3 telecommunications satellites from Krasnoyarsk in Russia to Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome.The satellites, weighing a combined 21 tonens, were secured inside a 14 metres long, three metres wide and more than four metres high container.The container was placed carefully onto ...
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Chartersphere airlifts humanitarian aid to Central African Republic
GLOBAL broker Chartersphere has helped to deliver urgent humanitarian aid to the troubled Central African Republic.The landlocked tiny nation, which borders Chad in the north, and Sudan in the north-east, has been in the grip of inter-ethnic violence between Christians and Muslims for the past 12 months.Thousands of people have ...
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Saudia Cargo boosts Shanghai
SAUDI Airlines Cargo has upgraded its Shanghai service to a B747-8 freighter.The airline now operates three weekly B747-8F flights from Shanghai directly to Europe and on to Saudi Arabia (KSA), connecting customers to the entire Saudia Cargo Network.“We are are able to operate our B747-8F aircraft in the Shanghai market ...
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Lufthansa Cargo upgrades Shanghai to B777F
LUFTHANSA CARGO has upgraded its Shanghai service to a B777F.China’s largest city is to be served with daily flights of the new freighter.Christian Haug, regional director, north and central China, enthuses: “We are strengthening our position in China considerably through the use of the best freighter in its class.”Shanghai is ...
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IAG Cargo adds capacity to Tel Aviv
IAG CARGO has replaced its narrowbody A321 with widebody B777 aircraft on seven of the 14 weekly flights from London to Tel Aviv, to capitalise on the city’s growing pharmaceuticals market.The B777, which has been operating on the route since the end of March, can carry 18 tonnes on the ...
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Pactl upgrades handling system
SHANGHAI’S ground handling agent Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Ltd (PACTL) has implemented an upgrade to its HERMES air cargo management system.Benefits include new features such as a more reliable dangerous goods function, a ULD stock-check process, a flight planning capability and the facility to produce integrated cargo damage reports.PACTL ...
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One Question
Nabil Sultan, divisional senior vice-president, Emirates SkyCargo, answers: COMING primarily from the passenger side, where e-tickets and paperless transactions are the norm, I think this is one of the key areas that definitely surprised me (when taking over this air cargo role).This industry should be transacting through e-airwaybills by now.I ...
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HACTL cargo up in Q1
HONG KONG Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) had a ‘satisfactory’ start to 2014.In January, freight volumes rose to 144,564 tonnes, a 12.5 per cent improvement over the previous year.Although cargo traffic was slower in February (95,947 tonnes), March was more promising, experiencing 15.3 per cent year-on-year growth, according to Mark ...
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Frankfurt cargo sees a recovery
CARGO traffic at Frankfurt Airport grew by four per cent in the first quarter of 2014, the hub airport reveals.“The upward trend in the global economy and the moderate economic recovery in the Euro area has had a positive effect,” says a spokesperson.Cargo volume rose to 522 026 tonnes in ...
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Recovery happening says Lufthansa Cargo
THE AIR cargo market continues to show signs of a recovery.Benefiting from this development, Lufthansa Cargo flew with more tonnage in its aircraft in the first three months of 2014.“Thanks to a disciplined capacity management, we saw an increase in capacity sales to nearly 72 per cent – an exceptional ...
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Cargolux utilisation up in April
CARGOLUX recorded an all-time high average daily aircraft utilisation of its B747-400 freighter fleet in the first week of April 2014.The all-cargo carrier’s B747-400 freighters operated a block-hour average of 17 hours and 23 minutes per day, the highest utilisation that the airline’s B747-400F fleet ever achieved.During the same week, ...
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Why we have won Cargo Airline of the Year
THE VOTING is over and the counting is set to begin to discover who is Cargo Airline of the Year 2014.Quality, innovation, efficiency, speed, reliability and vision are the hallmarks of a winner of the annual Air Cargo News awards scheme, now 31 years old.Both Lufthansa Cargo and Virgin Atlantic ...
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AA Cargo returns Colombian gold
AMERICAN AIRLINES Cargo has completed the safe return leg of more than 200 pieces of gold and ancient artifacts from London to the Museo del Oro in Bogotá, Colombia.Bespoke packing cases designed with the latest monitoring technology were used to ensure the high value cargo arrived in perfect condition.The US ...
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Cargolux to start Zhengzhou service
CARGOLUX is to inaugurate regular scheduled services later this month between Luxembourg and Zhengzhou, the capital of Chinese province Henan.The decision marks the beginning of a partnership between Cargolux and its new shareholder Henan Civil Aviation and Investment (HNCA) that will own a 35 per cent stake in Europe’s leading ...
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Qatar steps up Saudi services
QATAR AIRWAYS is adding Al Hofuf in Saudi Arabia to its ever-increasing list of destinations.And as a further demonstration of its commitment to expanding its regional footprint, the airline recently increased the frequencies of two of its other destinations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, says the company.The Doha-based airline ...
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March air cargo boost for Cathay
MARCH saw double-digit good news for Cathay Pacific Cargo and its sister company Dragonair.Between them, the Hong Kong-based carriers lifted a total of 155,352 tonnes of cargo and mail in the month, an increase of 13.8 per cent on the same month last year.The cargo and mail load factor rose ...
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IAG Cargo increases Panama capacity
IAG CARGO is increasing services between its Madrid [Iberia] hub and the high growth region of Panama in central America.The development improves cargo connectivity between European and Latin American markets, says IAG Cargo.The route, served by Iberia’s A340s as well as its brand new A330-300, will deliver increased lift in ...
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Etihad in first quarter cargo surge
ETIHAD AIRWAYS saw a 26 per cent year on year increase in cargo volumes in the first quarter of 2014, handling 128,000 tonnes of freight and mail.The United Arab Emirates based passenger airline’s cargo revenue increased by the same percentage to US$243m, placing the Etihad Cargo division on track to ...
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Aer Lingus starts Toronto service
AER LINGUS has celebrated the launch of its inaugural flight from Dublin to Toronto.The carrier’s new daily service during the summer season will be served with a B757.Peter O’Neill, director of cargo at Aer Lingus, reveals: “The B757 aircraft has opened up significant opportunities for Aer Lingus Cargo to and ...