All Airlines Articles – Page 157
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NewsLeisure airline Condor to operate PAX-freighter flights for DHL
German holiday travel airline Condor will fly four of its Boeing 767s on behalf of DHL Express utilising belly capacity. The first cargo flights under the partnership took off this week.The Condor planes will be based at DHL Express’ largest European hub in Leipzig and will transport shipments along three ...
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NewsDHL Express adds SmartLynx Malta's converted A321Fs to fleet
DHL Express has entered into a partnership with SmartLynx Malta — an express logistics provider and member of Avia Solutions Group, which also owns aircraft charter broker Chapman Freeborn.The partnership was driven by significantly increased demand for e-commerce shipments and medical supplies such as PPE, as a result of the ...
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Cargo load factors remain strong despite Chinese New Year
Air cargo load factors remained strong during the Chinese New Year as demand did not fall as strongly as it has in the past.Statistics from CLIVE Data Services show that in the first week of the Chinese New Year, which this year started on February 12, services from China to ...
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Valentine flower volumes bloom despite Covid-19 pandemic
Roses are red, violets are blue, air cargo is quick and moves flowers too!The air cargo industry has been busy over the last few weeks, making sure loved-up couples are able to celebrate Valentine's Day with a romantic bouquet of flowers.Each year, the sector sees demand for flower transportation bud ...
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NewsMasAir commences Frankfurt flights under Senator International contract
MasAir Cargo Airline has started operating scheduled flights from Mexico City and Quito to Frankfurt, under an ACMI contract for Senator International.The flights, which are being operated three times per week using a Boeing 767-300 freighter aircraft, enable cargo to be distributed from Frankfurt to onward destinations in Europe, as ...
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Air Cargo News Awards open for entry!
The time has come… entries are now open for the 37th edition of the Air Cargo News Awards, the Oscars of the airfreight industry.The awards honour and celebrate those companies that have invested in providing great customer service, operational excellence and innovative technologies.The award categories are as follows:Air Cargo Pharma ...
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FAA orders emergency PW4000 inspections as airlines ground certain 777s
The US Federal Aviation Administration is ordering emergency inspections of some Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered Boeing 777-200s in response to a February 20 in-flight uncontained engine failure, reports FlightGlobal.The event has also prompted United Airlines and Japan to ground PW4000-powered 777s. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says the February ...
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NewsMASKargo delivers Pfizer vaccines to Malaysia
For the first time, Malaysia Aviation Group's cargo subsidiary MASKargo has carried Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines on a flight to Malaysia.More than 300,000 doses of the vaccine were transported in the bellyhold of an Airbus 330-300 aircraft.A logistical challenge of the Pfizer vaccine is that it needs to be stored at ...
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NewsWorldACD: Air cargo demand on the up in January
Air cargo demand in January matched the performance of a year ago — the first month since the start of the pandemic not showing a year-on-year decline.Figures from WorldACD show that while demand was flat compared with a year ago, airfreight rates increased by around 75% year on year, although ...
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SIA launches perishables service following IATA CEIV Fresh certification
Singapore Airlines' (SIA) cargo division has launched a specialised service for the transportation of time- and temperature-sensitive perishable cargos.The carrier's ThruFresh service enables the "swift" delivery of delicate and short-shelf life perishable products, including live seafood, chilled meats, fruits and vegetables.Features of the service include dedicated cold chain procedures and ...
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Atlas Air 2020 results "exceed expectations" due to historic volumes
Atlas Air Worldwide said its full-year 2020 operating results "exceeded expectations", thanks to "historic volumes" driven by e-commerce growth, as well as the requirements of businesses and communities during the pandemic.In its full-year 2020 results, the freighter operator achieved a 17.2% year-on-year increase in revenues — from $2.7bn in 2019 ...
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NewsGerman airfreight market registers 22% decline in 2020
Last year, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, global airfreight traffic fell by 10.6% year on year, according to IATA; this is the biggest decline since records began in 1990.But how did the year go for market participants in Germany? How did the top 10 airfreight forwarders and airlines ...
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UNICEF signs up airlines for vaccine distribution efforts
UNICEF has signed agreements with several airlines as part of its Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative, which will support efforts to provide equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines across the world.The United Nations (UN) children's fund announced today that as part of its vaccine distribution efforts it has signed agreements with AirBridgeCargo, Air ...
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Plans for Turkish Cargo to become subsidiary company confirmed
Turkish Airlines has confirmed plans for its cargo business to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the overall airline.In his welcome speech at the Cargo Talks webinar, Ilker Ayci, chairman of the board of directors and executive committee of Turkish Airlines, highlighted the growth of the airline's cargo business last year.Ayci ...
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AFKLMP carries Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean
This week, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) carried Covid-19 Pfizer vaccines to Bonaire and Aruba.The carrier used dry ice to keep the vaccines stored between the required temperature of -70 and -80 degrees Celsius.Upon arrival, the vaccines were immediately stored in a temperature-controlled environment.The flight was the first of ...
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NewsBusiness as usual for Saudia Cargo's flower logistics
Bjarne Gertz Pedersen, global director, business development and strategic alliances at Saudia Cargo, sheds light on how flower logistics supply chains have been impacted by the coroanvirus pandemic.The majority (70%) of flowers that Saudia Cargo transports are roses, Pedersen says. Other types of flowers that it carries are chrysanthemums, alstromeria, ...
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ASL takes up options on 10 more B737 cargo conversions
Lessor and operator ASL Aviation Holdings will take up 10 options for the B737-800 Boeing converted freighter to meet integrator demand.ASL said the B737-800BCF aircraft will be operated mainly by ASL’s European airlines and will be introduced to meet the requirements of ASL’s express integrator customers.This deal follows the original ...
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Amazon Air expands again but are third-party services on the horizon?
Amazon Air increased its daily flying by 15% between August and February and further increases are expected during the spring, according to a new report. Meanwhile, third-party delivery services could be on the horizon.The report, issued by the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, shows that Amazon Air increased its daily ...
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Turkish Cargo aims for further growth after improvements in 2020
Turkish Cargo is preparing for further growth in its airfreight volumes after gaining market share in 2020.Speaking during Cargo Talks, an online event hosted by Turkish Cargo, the airline’s chief cargo officer Turhan Ozen revealed that the airline had last year seen its cargo volumes increase to 6.7bn freight tonne ...
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AirBridgeCargo diverts flights as Frankfurt handling comes under pressure
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has diverted freighters away from Frankfurt Main because of capacity issues at handler Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS), according to Air Cargo News sister title DVZ.ABC re-routed four freighters on Sunday; one machine each went to Munich and Liège and two freighters flew to Paris Charles de Gaulle.FCS has ...