All Airlines Articles – Page 129
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Singapore Airlines Cargo partners with cargo.one
Singapore Airlines Cargo and cargo.one have announced a global partnership to bring the airline’s cargo services to the real-time digital booking platform and drive sales.The partnership enables Singapore Airlines Cargo to gains access to cargo.one's large global user base of freight forwarders.Freight forwarders using cargo.one can search, book, amend and ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo protects animals with new policy
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo has launched a "Forever Home" policy to support not-for-profit transportation of animals at risk.The new policy enables the UAE’s national carrier to consider requests from bona fide rescue and animal welfare organisations.Martin Drew, senior vice president sales and cargo, Etihad Aviation Group, said: “Forever Home reflects ...
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NewsWFS extends US cargo handling partnerships with Turkish Airlines
Photo: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has extended its cargo handling partnership with Turkish Airlines at Dallas/Fort Worth International and Houston (Houston George Bush Intercontinental) airports in North America.Overall, WFS expects to handle some 31,000 tonnes of cargo per annum for Turkish Airlines at the two US gateways.In Dallas, ...
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NewsEFW bags six A321P2Fs order from SmartLynx
Photo: EFWConversion firm EEFW has won orders for six Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighters (P2F) from SmartLynx Airlines, a European ACMI charter and cargo company.Smartlynx currently operates one A321P2F converted by EFW, the Dresden-headquartered P2F joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus.The conversions are scheduled in 2022 and 2023 at ST Engineering’s ...
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NewsEtihad to buy A350F bundle
Photo: AirbusEtihad Airways has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for seven Airbus A350F freighters to add to its existing fleet of five A350-1000 passenger aircraft.The announcement was made at the Singapore Airshow 2022. Etihad has also selected Airbus’ Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support its entire A350 fleet.“Etihad is ...
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NewsSingapore Airlines finalises purchase of 7 A350Fs
Photo: AirbusSingapore Airlines (SIA) has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for seven A350F freighter aircraft.The carrier signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Airbus in December to purchase seven of the recently launched A350F freighter aircraft, with options to order another five aircraft.This order will replace SIA's existing 747-400F ...
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NewsFlexport is launch partner for Eastern Air’s express freighter service
Boeing passenger 777. Photo: BoeingFlexport has become the launch partner for Eastern Air’s express freighter service, with a multi-year contract using B777s with converted main deck cabins for e-commerce goods.US-based Eastern is expected to begin flying its B777 express freighters, once approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, on behalf of ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr supports space satellites
Photo: Volga DneprRussia’s Volga-Dnepr Group has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore Space & Technology (SSTL).Freighter operator Volga-Dnepr will offer its integrated logistics services to support SSTL's network of space companies for the launch of its satellites.The MOU, signed during the Global Space and Technology Convention 2022 in ...
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Ukraine declares airspace "open" as airlines retreat
The Ukraine has declared airspace over the country is “currently open and accessible for flight planning” as the threat of a Russian invasion into the Ukraine sees airlines hastily review their operations.Amongst these airlines is KLM, which said on 12 February it has stopped flying to Ukraine.In a statement on ...
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Italian government kicks off ITA sale
The Italian government has begun the process of finding a partner for Italian state airline ITA Airways after container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) and German airline Lufthansa expressed their interest last month.In the first stage of this process, the government will retain a minority stake in ITA Airways, ...
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NewsAirAsia X targets air cargo revenue with bellyspace deal
Photo: AirAsiaAirAsia X (AAX) has secured full belly space utilisation for one third of its widebody A330-300 fleet as it strives to boost its air cargo revenue.Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A (formerly AirAsia Group), will use the additional capacity from AAX for an initial period of one year.AAX ...
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Asia Pacific region will need over 17,600 new aircraft by 2040
Asia Pacific airlines will require 17,620 new passenger and freighter aircraft by 2040, with nearly 30% of these replacing older, less fuel-efficient models.That is the view of framemaker Airbus, which predicts that cargo traffic in Asia Pacific will increase at 3.6% per annum, well above the global 3.1% average, and ...
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NewsFlower power for Saudia Cargo
Saudia Cargo has seen its flower volumes increase since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the airline has also noted growing demand for flower volumes directly into the Middle East.Saudia Cargo regional director, Africa, Ken Mbogo told Air Cargo News that as the flower sector enters its traditional peak ...
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NewsKorean Air merger doesn't affect cargo competition
Photo: Korean AirKorean Air’s acquisition of Asiana Airlines will not reduce cargo competition, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has concluded.The CCCS has given Korean Air unconditional approval for its takeover of Asiana Airlines on February 8, ruling that the acquisition will not infringe Singapore’s 2004 Competition Act.Singapore’s ...
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NewsWorld's first Dash8-300 with oversized cargo door commissioned
Side view of the large cargo door/ Photo: CNW Group/ Air InuitCanadian airline Air Inuit has added the world's first De Havilland Dash8-300 with oversized cargo door to its fleet.After more than 36 months of planning, design, modernisation, and safety testing, the specially modified aircraft received its Supplemental Type Certificate ...
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NewsEnvirotainer launches its largest Releye container
Source: EnvirotainerEnvirotainer has launched the RAP version of its Releye temperature-controlled container, with Swiss WorldCargo one of the first airlines to approve its usage.The RAP version of the Releye container is the largest model of the container and can hold five pallets, compared with the existing 2021 model's three pallets.The ...
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Emirates SkyCargo adds Chicago Rockford flights
Emirates SkyCargo has started freighter flights to Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) as it looks to expand connectivity in North America.The Dubai-based carrier said that from February 1 it has been operating scheduled and ad-hoc flights to Chicago Rockford on a combination of Boeing 777F and Boeing 777-300ER PAX freighters.The ...
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NewsAviacon flies abandoned pets out of Kabul
Russian cargo airline Aviacon has transported hundreds of cats and dogs from Kabul in Afghanistan to Canada on an Aviacon Zitotrans Il-76.The 156 dogs and 133 cats were carried aboard the Avicon RA-76502 aircraft, which took off from Kabul on January 30 and landed in British Columbia two days later ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo moves freighter flights to Istanbul Airport
Source: Turkish CargoTurkish Cargo has moved its freighter operations over to Istanbul Airport to join its passenger flights after more than two years of operating with a dual-hub setup.The airport handled its first flight in 2018 and Turkish Airlines moved its passenger operations over from the existing Ataturk Airport in ...
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DHL and Air France KLM partner on SAF
DHL Global Forwarding and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) have teamed up on the purchase of 33m litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).The partners said the three-year cooperation represents one of the most "significant SAF purchases in the freight forwarding industry".DHL has committed to covering at least 30% of ...