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    Silk Way West Airlines orders two Airbus A350Fs

    28 June 2022

    Copyright: Airbus - rendering by Fixion - photo by dreamstime - MMSAzerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines has signed a purchase agreement for two of the recently launched Airbus A350 freighters as part of moves to modernise its fleet.This is the first order from the Caspian region for this aircraft type, ...

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    Air cargo continues to ramp up its use of digital booking

    21 April 2022

    Airlines have been ramping up their digital booking offerings over the last few years in response to market volatility.A survey carried out by booking portal Freightos found that 46% of air cargo carriers now enable instant rate searches for quotes on their websites compared with 10% in 2019.Meanwhile, 33% offer ...

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    Silk Way West continues expansion with new US routes

    19 April 2022

    Source: Silk Way West AirlinesSilk Way West Airlines has continued to expand its scheduled network with the addition of two new North American routes.The Baku-hubbed freighter operator has this month started a new weekly service from Baku to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) utilising one of its B747-400 freighters.The service ...

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    Sponsored: SWW plus GFS plus DFW equals a winning combination

    7 April 2022

    Silk Way West Airlines (SWW) a Baku, Azerbaijan-based dedicated cargo carrier, has begun weekly scheduled service to and from the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW).SWW provides service to nearly every continent with key destinations in Kazakhstan and throughout Eurasia; the Middle East to include Iraq, Dubai, and Tel Aviv; the Far ...

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    Silk Way West Airlines ramps up cargo at CVG Airport

    18 March 2022

    Photo: CVGSilk Way West Airlines, operated in conjunction with Crane Worldwide Logistics, will operate 80 inbound and 80 outbound flights at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) this year.The new operations, at the north end of the airport where FexEx also operates, will contribute to around 14,400 tons of cargo at ...

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    Silk Way West responds to rising digital booking demand

    16 December 2021

    Freighter operator Silk Way West Airlines is adding digital booking capabilities through a third-party portal for the first time in a response to a pandemic-driven increase in online bookings.The Baku-headquartered airline has signed up to place its capacity on WebCargo, allowing the platform's 10,000 users to make bookings on flights ...

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    Astral Aviation interlines with Airlink Cargo South Africa

    3 September 2021

    Image source: Astral AviationKenya-headquartered freighter operator Astral Aviation and Airlink Cargo South Africa have signed a broad interline agreement to connect their networks.The companies said the commercial partnership could help to boost airfreight and logistics in Africa, as well as providing better access to the Sub-Saharan market through the their ...

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    Silk Way West interlines with Astral as it looks to Africa

    9 August 2021

    Silk Way West Airlines has signed an interline agreement with Astral Aviation as it looks to offer destinations in Africa.The two freighter operators will use Dubai World Central as a transit point for cargo being transferred between the two airlines.Astral will connect Dubai to Nairobi where cargo can then be ...

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    Silk Way West targets pharma following GDP achievement

    25 June 2021

    Silk Way West Airlines has been certified to Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards as it takes aim at the pharma market.The Baku-based B747 operator said that it had successfully completed an in-depth GDP audit by Global Cold Chain Consultants."Being GDP certified, Silk Way West Airlines now intends to extend its ...

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    Silk Way West expands fleet with B777 freighter order

    28 April 2021

    Zaur Akhundov, Silk Way Group, and Stan Deal, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Copyright Silk Way WestSilk Way West Airlines will expand its fleet through the addition of five production Boeing 777 freighter aircraft.The aircraft will be delivered between 2023-2027 and, as well as being the first B777Fs in the Silk Way ...

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    Silk Way and NCA team up on Narita-Baku flight

    28 January 2021

    Silk Way West Airlines is partnering with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to launch a new service between Tokyo Narita and Baku.The twice-weekly B747F service will begin on February 11 and will be operated by Silk Way West with NCA offering capacity under a code-share agreement.Silk Way West said it had ...

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    Silk Way West signs five-year ULD deal with ACL Airshop

    24 July 2020

    Silk Way West Airlines has confirmed a five-year ULD agreement extension with provider ACL Airshop.ACL Airshop has been a service partner with other airline units of Silk Way Holding for more than 10 years.The two companies are working on introducing Bluetooth technology to the airline's ULDs for the real-time tracking ...