March 21, 2015

AEI delivers B737-400SF to FarnAir Europe

AERONAUTICAL Engineers Inc (AEI) has delivered the first of four B737-400SF freighters to Switzerland-based integrator support airline FarnAir Europe. The…

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Volga-Dnepr delivers 103-tonne turbine rotor

THIS 103-tonne turbine rotor has arrived in Yekaterinburg, Russia, onboard an An-124-100 Ruslan heavy freighter aircraft operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines….

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Bangkok ground handler wins EU security validation

BANGKOK Flight Services (BFS), a WFS Group company, has been validated as a Regulated Agent (RA3), enabling it to accept…

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Air Zimbabwe board ‘investigated’

REPORTS from Harare claim that Air Zimbabwe has had its entire board of directors fired by Zimbabwean Minister of Transport,…

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Amsterdam’s air cargo ‘remote scanning’ pilot under way

REPRESENTATIVES from forwarder Rhenus Logistics and Dutch Customs authorities have put a ‘remote scanning’ of airfreight shipments pilot scheme into…

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Ruslan International moves giant power station rotor

RUSLAN International, which manages and markets the combined fleets of its shareholders Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Airlines, has carried…

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Lufthansa Cargo says it with roses

LUFTHANSA Cargo flew 1,000 tonnes of long-stem roses from cut-flower producing nations Kenya, Colombia and Ecuador to Germany, so millions…

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AirBridgeCargo satisfies Russia’s demand for flowers

ROMANTIC Russians provided a business boost for AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the country’s largest cargo carrier, with a big rise in…

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IAG Cargo’s Valentine’s Day flower shipments blossom

AS THE world’s economy shows tentative signs of recovery, data from IAG Cargo has shown that when it comes to…

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LAN CARGO ships 15 million bouquets of flowers

LAN CARGO and its affiliates transported 15 million bouquets of flowers all over the world during the four-week flower rush…

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Lufthansa Cargo’s Karl Ulrich Garnadt appointed to Fraport’s board

LUFTHANSA CARGO’s chief executive officer (CEO) Karl Ulrich Garnadt, has been appointed as a member of Fraport’s supervisory board. The…

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Aerolíneas Argentinas gets four A330-200s

AEROLÍNEAS Argentinas has signed a purchase agreement for four A330-200s to renew and consolidate their widebodied fleet. Argentina’s flagship carrier…

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Confident Cargolux commits to another B747-8 freighter

DESPITE widespread over-capacity woes, Cargolux has confidently ordered an additional B747-8 freighter from Boeing as part of its ongoing fleet…

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Air cargo down in January for Cathay

CATHAY PACIFIC and sister airline Dragonair saw cargo and mail tonnage decline year-over-year in January. They carried 130,955 tonnes of…

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Fedex expands its cool chain service

MORE FedEx healthcare and life-science customers in Europe can now keep cool about their temperature-sensitive shipments. The US delivery company…

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LATAM Airlines cargo up 0.9 per cent

LATAM Airlines, the leading airline group in Latin America, says its cargo business increased by 0.9 per cent last year,…

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One Question

Doug Brittin, secretary general of TIACA, answers: "Some things are very difficult to put a hard timeline on. For example,…

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Cargolux eyes combination carriers’ dilemma

CARGOLUX will capitalise on the impact that belly capacity is having on some combination carriers, by reasserting its cargo-only credentials….

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Saudia Cargo says it with Kenyan flowers

SAUDIA Cargo is running four additional B747 freighter flights from Nairobi to Amsterdam this month, to meet the high demand…

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SATS gets IATA pharma seal of approval

SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services’ (SATS) perishables handling facility has become the world’s first centre of excellence in pharmaceuticals handling, as certified…

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