July 4, 2010

Support balloons for zeppelins

WITH jet fuel projected to pass US$300 per barrel by 2020, support for lighter-than-air freighters is growing. Boeing and Lockheed…

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First Il-96 flies to Australia

AN Air Charter Service (ACS) Il-96 freighter has become the first of its type to fly to Australia. Polet airlines…

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Freighter makes emergency landing at Karachi

A MALAYSIAN freighter – carrier unknown – made an emergency landing at Karachi Airport (Pakistan) at the weekend. The freighter,…

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Lawsuit tangle new Florida cargo airport

FLORIDA’S proposed massive, international cargo airport is caught up in a lawsuit between its developers. Mosaic Fertilizer and Van Fleet…

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Fuel-thirsty freighters overfly Alaska

ALASKA’S ongoing fuel problems are forcing freighters to overfly Anchorage for refuelling. Without being able to stop for fuel at…

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