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Mystery customer buys four A350 freighters
Four Airbus A350 freighters were ordered in March by an undisclosed customer.This is according to the airframer's monthly orders and deliveries data - published on its website.Air Cargo News understands this is the first A350F order this year.The agreement brings the total number of A350Fs on firm order from 35 ...
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NewsFirst Airbus A350 freighter parts produced
Development of Airbus' new A350 freighter aircraft is in full swing with the first parts for the Centre Wing Box (CWB) already produced at Airbus Atlantic in Nantes, France.Airbus said in a press release on April 4 that the first metal-cuts for the A350F have taken place, "with the machining ...
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Qatar Airways and Airbus reach settlement in A350 row
Airbus and Qatar Airways have reached a settlement regarding their legal dispute over A350 surface degradation and the grounding of A350 aircraft, said the airframer in a media release on February 1.Qatar Airways issued legal proceedings against Airbus in the Technology and Construction Court of London’s High Court of Justice ...
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NewsAir France-KLM Group orders four A350 freighters
Airbus A350F. Photo: AFKLMPAir France-KLM Group has placed a firm order with Airbus for four new A350 freighter aircraft.The production freighters will be operated by Martinair on behalf of KLM Cargo and will replace the airline's current Boeing 747 freighters from the second half of 2026.Marjan Rintel, chief executive, KLM, ...
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NewsEFW and Ameco collaborate on A330 conversions
Image source: EFWAirbus freighter conversions unit EFW and Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corp (Ameco) have announced a new collaboration on Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions.Under the collaboration, Ameco will carry out P2F conversions as a third-party service provider for EFW’s A330P2F programme. Conversions will be carried out at Ameco’s facilities in ...
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Unipart Logistics wins Airbus logistics services deal
UK-based supply chain services provider Unipart Logistics has won a multi-year contract to provide in-plant logistics services to Airbus.The contract will become effective as of early 2023 and will see Unipart Logistics be responsible for the receipt of products brought in from around the world to Airbus’ onsite wing assembly ...
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NewsAmazon Air partners with Hawaiian and Altavair to add A330 freighters
Source: AirbusAmazon Air will expand its fleet with the addition of 10 A330-300 converted freighters from lessor Altavair.The aircraft will be operated for Amazon by Hawaiian Airlines and will be converted by Germany-headquartered Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a joint venture between Singapore-based ST Engineering and France-headquartered Airbus.The first of the A330-300P2F ...
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NewsAirbus BelugaST delivers satellite to Kennedy Space Center
BelugaST delivers the Airbus-built Hotbird 13G satellite. Copyright: Airbus SAS 2022 photo by Herve Gousse - Master FilmsAirbus has utilised one of its BelugaST aircraft to deliver the Airbus-built Hotbird 13G satellite for Eutelsat to the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida.This milestone marks the ...
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InsightsAirbus: Greener skies to drive demand for new widebody freighters
Crawford Hamilton, head of freighter marketing at Airbus, is crystal clear about the environmental challenge facing airfreight: “The quickest route for sustainability in the air cargo industry is to replace the current generation of heavy freighters.”European aircraft framemaker Airbus is now taking orders for the A350F, the next generation production ...
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Airbus launches competition to design the livery for A350F freighter
Airbus has launched a competition to design the livery for its new A350F freighter aircraft.The competition opened yesterday and closes on November 28, with the winner to be announced on March 15.The first flight of the aircraft is expected in 2024, Airbus said."The A350F is a large freighter aircraft giving ...
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NewsAirbus expands outsize air cargo capabilities
Photo: AirbusAirbus is expanding its outsized air cargo capabilities with a new loading system for the Beluga A300-600ST aircraft for military cargo.The total lifting capacity of the Airbus Defence and Space-developed loading system to move outsized military cargo into the A300-600ST reaches 35 tonnes.Airbus successfully tested the capability of the ...
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Airbus and IonQ collaborate on cargo loading efficiency project
Airbus is working with quantum computing firm IonQ to explore how quantum computing could make cargo loading more efficient.The 12-month Quantum Aircraft Loading Optimisation & Quantum Machine Learning project is expected to be the first step towards developing smarter algorithms based on quantum computers that can potentially lead to cost ...
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NewsEtihad Airways firms up order for seven Airbus A350F freighters
A350F Etihad Cargo. Photo: AirbusEtihad Airways has firmed up its order with Airbus for seven new generation A350F freighters as it looks to meet ongoing cargo demand growth.The carrier announced its intention to order the aircraft at the Singapore Airshow in February but today confirmed the deal.Tony Douglas, group chief ...
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NewsCurtiss-Wright to provide Airbus A350F cargo door technology
Copyright: Airbus - rendering by MMSAviation manufacturing company Curtiss-Wright has been selected by Airbus to provide custom electric actuation technology for the maindeck cargo door on the Airbus A350F freighter aircraft.Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright will provide Airbus with an electro-mechanical actuation solution that features rotary and linear actuators, alongside control ...
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Astral eyes widebody expansion with B777Fs
Kenya-based cargo airline Astral Aviation, which is expanding its 14-strong fleet with three Boeing B757-200Fs and two Airbus A320 P2Fs, is also working on adding up to four B777 freighters and more Airbus aircraft.Astral founder and chief executive Sanjeev Gadhia said the B757-200F’s will be operational from June 2022 onwards.“The ...
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Sustained freighter demand expected over next 20 years, says Airbus
Airbus expects sustained demand for freighters over the next 20 years with nearly 70% of the current fleet anticipated to be replaced.The airframer’s 2022 Global Market Forecast for the 2022-2041 period shows that the world freighter fleet in service will reach 3,070 aircraft by 2041.This new report, published on July ...
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Unnammed customer signs up for seven A350 freighters
An unnamed customer has placed an order for seven of Airbus' recently announced A350 freighter aircraft.The manufacturer's latest update revealed that by the end of June, airlines had placed a total of 31 orders for the aircraft since the programme's launch, up from 22 in May.Two of these extra nine ...
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NewsRaya responds to growing demand with freighter additions
Source: ST EngineeringMalaysia-based Raya Airways will lease four Airbus narrowbody Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft from ST Engineering as it looks to respond to growing demand.The tie-up will see the company lease two A320P2Fs and two A321P2Fs following the conversion of the aircraft by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), which is the joint venture ...
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Airbus cybersecurity, safety and sustainability subsidiary launches
A new Airbus subsidiary bringing together the company’s expertise in cybersecurity, safety and sustainability-related services has been officially established.Airbus Protect has been set up to protect Airbus company-wide and meet the needs of external authorities and commercial customers, including in the field of critical infrastructures.This new organisation brings together more ...
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NewsSilk Way West Airlines orders two Airbus A350Fs
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, ...