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NewsVolga-Dnepr Airlines teams up on charter flight to Moria refugee camp
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has teamed up with Chapman Freeborn Airmarketing to carry out a charter flight to deliver aid to refugees at the Moira camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.The majority of the camp and neighbouring areas were recently destroyed by a huge fire, which resulted in more than 12,000 ...
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NewsRVL Group introduces King Air ‘quick change’ to increase cargo capacity
Beechcraft King Air B200RVL GROUP’s new Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft has a 'quick-change cargo system' which takes less than 60 minutes to provide stowage for up to 1,500lb (680kg) of cargo.Specialist aviation services provider RVL, based at East Midlands Airport, used a quick change system developed by US manufacturer ...
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NewsPreighters' flight-time limited to reduce fire risk
KLM is among operators to convert passenger cabins. This one a Boeing 777 interiorEuropean safety regulators are intending to impose a 2,000h flight-time limit on passenger aircraft converted to transport freight (also known as 'preighters'), as part of a mitigation strategy to reduce the risk of catastrophic fire.The European Union ...
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Fraport cargo division to be affected by company-wide restructuring
The cargo division of Fraport is set to be merged into a newly created division as part of the its restructuring programme, Relaunch 50.The move will see the Central Freight Infrastructure and Air Cargo Development (ZFL) division become part of a new division, Freight and Passenger Development (FTU-C), from January ...
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NewsBoeing expands conversion capabilities as orders roll in
B737-800BCFBoeing has signed agreements to open additional conversion lines in Guangzhou, China, and Singapore to meet strong market demand.The new line at Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company Limited (GAMECO) is scheduled to open in early 2021, marking the MRO’s second conversion line for the B737-800BCF. And Boeing will also add ...
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GA Telesis signs up for a second B737 conversion with AEI
GA Telesis is exercising an option for a second B737-800SF freighter conversion with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI).The second aircraft (MSN 28826) will commence modification at the end of January 2021 and is scheduled for redelivery in early May 2021. All modification touch labor will be performed by the authorised AEI ...
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NewsSwissport Cargo Services to expand at Frankfurt
Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland is set to open a new cargo handling warehouse at Frankfurt Airport developed by operator Fraport.The new building – located in CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) – has 17,000 sq m of floor space, including temperature-controlled zones for handling sensitive pharmaceutical products.There are also 2,400 ...
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NewsWFS expands at OR Tambo as new cargo contracts get underway
Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has expanded its cargo handling operations at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport to accommodate new contracts with Lufthansa and Swiss WorldCargo.WFS has acquired the lease on a further 3,600 m² of warehouse capacity in Johannesburg, purchased additional cargo handling equipment and increased its workforce.The ...
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Sponsored ContentSponsored: IAI Aviation Group outlines B767 conversion services
Sponsored Content: IAI Aviation Group (formerly Bedek) – Conversions & Upgrades Division - B767 ConversionsIAI’s Aviation Group (formerly Bedek) has been converting Boeing 767 passenger aircraft into cargo aircraft since 2004. Initially, the B767-200 were converted, and from 2009 the stretched B767-300 version were more commonly used for conversions.“We thought ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn helps transport mobile Covid hospital to Conakry
Chapman Freeborn recently played a role in an operation to transport Covid-19 medical equipment from Johannesburg, South Africa to Conakry, Guinea.The operation saw a mobile hospital designed for the Covid-19 pandemic transported on a B747F aircraft from O.R. Tambo International Airport. The hospital included generators, tents, air filters and medical ...
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NewsDHL launches airfreight charter covering three continents
DHL Global Forwarding (GF) has introduced an airfreight charter service, which connects Asia Pacific to Europe and the US.Managed by StarBroker, DHL GF’s in-house charter team, the twice-weekly charter originates from Chongqing and flies to Amsterdam, Chicago and Incheon before returning to China.DHL GF said the service was launched in ...
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NewsWFS wins ABC and Air China Cargo contracts at Madrid Airport
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won cargo handling contracts with AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and Air China Cargo at Madrid Airport.The ground handler will provide ramp services for AirBridgeCargo's Boeing 747 freighter flights, which arrive at Madrid three times a week.WFS will also provide ramp and cargo handling services for Air ...
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NewsST Engineering ramps up A321P2F conversions
Source: ST EngineeringST Engineering’s aerospace unit will more than double the number of Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (A321P2F) conversions annually, amid a surge in demand in the freight market during the coronavirus outbreak.The company confirmed that it is planning to increase conversion capability from nine a year to 25 a year ...
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Handler Cargologic renews with CHAMP
Swiss ground handler Cargologic has extended its partnership with CHAMP Cargosystems through a new ten-year agreement.Cargologic has been using CHAMP’s Cargospot Handling, a digital cargo management tool, for more than 13 years.The new agreement will see Cargologic using CHAMP’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model to transition its current system to a service ...
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De Havilland freighter conversions approved through mid-2021
Transport Canada, the Canadian government’s transportation regulator, has confirmed the extension of approvals for De Havilland Aircraft Canada Dash 8 turboprop Simplified Package Freighter (SPF) conversions through the end of July 2021.Toronto-based De Havilland, which acquired the turboprop programme from Bombardier last year, says on 4 September that the approvals ...
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Amazon Air to go it alone with B767-300
Amazon Air looks set to expand operations with its first owned B767-300.The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) register shows that last week Amazon.com Services registered its first aircraft — a B767-300 (N503AZ).It also reserved four other registration numbers, although aircraft have yet to allocated to these numbers, all prime numbers.Up ...
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El Al said to add Dubai to wet-leased 747’s freight network
Israeli flag-carrier El Al appears set to broaden its United Arab Emirates reach through a regular cargo service to Dubai, writes FlightGlobal.Several Israeli media outlets are carrying a statement from El Al that a weekly link to Dubai will be added to the route network of a Boeing 747 freighter ...
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News21 Air to offer capacity on A330 preighters
US-headquartered 21 Air has entered into an agreement with Aircraft Engine Lease Finance (AELF) and Maleth Aero to begin charter operations with two A330-200 preigther aircraft.The ACMI, CMI and charter provider described the deal as a sub-service partnership agreement, explaining that it would act as the marketing representative for the ...
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Qatar Cargo moves into Menzies Aviation base at Heathrow
Qatar Airways Cargo has moved into its new base within Menzies Aviation’s facilities at London Heathrow Airport.The move is the result of a long-term agreement, announced in July, between the two companies that will see Menzies Aviation providing cargo handling, freighter aircraft handling and cargo transportation to and from Qatar ...
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CSafe Global expands in Taiwan
Temperature-controlled container manufacturer CSafe Global has opened a new hub in Taipei, Taiwan.The new 2,500 sq ft facility will serve Taiwan’s growing biotech and pharmaceutical sectors by enabling "consistent, easy access" to its CSafe RKN and RAP cold chain containers.Tom Weir, chief operating officer at CSafe Global, commented: “We’ve been ...