June 2017

Western Global secures scheduled cargo flying rights between the US and China

Washington’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved Florida-based Western Global Airlines’ (WGA) application to begin scheduled cargo flights between the…

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Delta’s new South Korea flight at full cargo capacity

Delta Air Lines‘ new flight between the US and South Korea is proving popular with its cargo customers as the…

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EU and TSA agree air cargo security partnership

The European Commission and US Transportation Security Administration have announced an “unprecedented” air cargo security partnership between the TSA, the…

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Emirates, Etihad flights axed to Doha as diplomatic row breaks out

Etihad Airways and Emirates have suspended flights into Qatar as a diplomatic row has broken out over accusations that the…

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Antonov’s 39 minute freighter flight from Chile to Argentina

Antonov Airlines has transported two mining filtration units from Chile to Argentina in a freighter flight lasting just 39 minutes….

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Bedek to open B767-300 freighter conversion centre in Mexico City

Israel’s Bedek Aviation Group, “up to its neck in work” for passenger to freighter conversions, is to open a site…

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Silk Way West to add more Maastricht flights

Silk Way West Airlines is increasing its presence at Maastricht airport with the addition of three new weekly freighter services….

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Qatar adds weekly LHR freighter flights

On June 3, the inaugural flight of Qatar Airways’ new weekly Airbus A330 freighter service touched down at Heathrow. The…

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Ethiopian to host ICAO forum

Ethiopian Airlines will host the second ICAO Global Air Cargo Development Forum at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa…

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Chapman Freeborn keeps Gabon port development on course

UK-headquartered broker Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has delivered 200 tons of urgent project cargo from Europe and India to Gabon, enabling…

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Goh Choon Phong new IATA chairman

Singapore Airlines chief executive Goh Choon Phong has become the 76th chairman of the IATA board of governors, effective June…

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AMI handles football tour

Airfreight and express wholesaler AMI (a Menzies Aviation company) recently supported the Canadian National Ladies’ Football Team’s mini tours of…

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Delta and Aeromexico launch US-Mexico cargo partnership

Delta Air Lines Cargo and Grupo Aeromexico Cargo are teaming up on the cross-border US-Mexico trade under a flight and…

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Aeronaves TSM signs up for MD-83F conversions

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves TSM with two additional MD-83SF freighter conversions. The first…

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Europe: cargo on the rise

According to the latest statistics released by ACI Europe, the region’s airports saw freight traffic grow by 5.6% year on…

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New UPS healthcare facility opens in Colombia

US-based express integrator UPS has opened a 76,000 sq ft dedicated healthcare facility, located near El Dorado International Airport in…

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Cathal Kilmartin joins Atlantic Aviation Group

Cathal Kilmartin has been appointed a non-executive director at Shannon Airport-based Atlantic Aviation Group, a company specialising in aircraft maintenance,…

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Gammell takes the reins at Etihad

Etihad has appointed Ray Gammell as interim group chief executive and confirmed that current president and group chief executive James…

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Benoît Dumont appointed Unilode chief executive

Unilode Aviation Solutions, the outsourced ULD management and repair company formerly known as CHEP Aerospace Solutions, has appointed Benoît Dumont…

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Cathay Pacific axes cargo director role as part of headquarter cull

Cathay Pacific has axed the cargo director role as it embarks on a cull of middle and senior management at…

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