All Airlines Articles – Page 169
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NewsBoeing lowers its expectations for air cargo but remains upbeat
Boeing has lowered its forecast for air cargo growth and the number of new and converted freighters that will be ordered over the coming two decades in its biennial market forecast.The airframer said that it expected air cargo to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4% over the ...
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IAG Cargo resumes services to key African destinations
IAG Cargo has resumed regular services from London Heathrow to Abuja, Accra Cairo, Lagos and Cape Town, following an announcement of plans to kickstart the services in August.The resumed services, which were initially paused due to coronavirus-related passenger travel restrictions, are being carried out daily using widebody Boeing 777 and ...
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India's Blue Dart prepares for vaccine shipments
India-based express firm Blue Dart is working closely with the pharma sector to prepare for a Covid-19 vaccine.The company, which is part-owned by Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL), said that it is actively working with pharmaceutical organisations as the development of a Covid-19 vaccine continues.The B757 operator said that as ...
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NewsABC and K+N partner to carry out B747-8F pharma charter flight
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has teamed up with Kuehne+Nagel to carry out a pharma charter flight from Leipzig (Germany) to Guangzhou (China) via Novosibirsk (Russia).More than 500,000 vials of temperature-sensitive human albumin were packaged in Tyvek thermo covers and transported in 19 ULDs on the Boeing 747-8F flight.Nikolay Glushnev, general director, ...
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NewsAsiana converts A350 to temporary freighter
Source: Asiana. Asiana A350 temporarily concerted to all-cargoAsiana Airlines has commenced operations with an Airbus A350-900 partially retrofitted as a maindeck freighter, as it plans scenic flights with its grounded A380s.The A350 renovation work involved removing 283 economy class seats and installing a steel panel on the floor “to ensure ...
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SpiceJet expands bellyhold capacity with direct service to UK
SpiceJet is set to expand its bellyhold cargo capacity with the launch of non-stop flights, connecting Delhi and Mumbai to London Heathrow, from December 4.The service will be carried out with an Airbus A330-900 Neo aircraft and will make SpiceJet the first low-cost Indian carrier to operate direct flights to ...
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Airfreight rates stable in September as carriers add capacity
Airfreight rates on some of the world’s main trade lanes stabilised at an elevated level in September as carriers continued to slowly add cargo capacity.The latest figures from data provider TAC Index show that average rates on services from Hong Kong to North America were up 52.9% year on year ...
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New cargo opportunities from next generation aviation
In this article, Gary Cutts – Challenge Director: Future Flight - outlines how government body UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the £300m Future Flight Challenge aims to lead a new revolution in the UK aviation industry by bringing together technologies in electrification, digital and autonomy to create new, greener ...
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All Nippon Airways adds cargo-only flights to Brussels
All Nippon Airways is resuming flights to Brussels Airport from October 13.Flights to the hub will be carried out with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger aircraft, which has a 35-tonne capacity for bellyhold cargo.The aircraft will be used for cargo-only operations on the route and will not transport passengers to ...
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National Airlines calls up three freighters in response to capacity crunch
National Airlines has called up three of its freighters from storage as it looks to meet cargo demand.The carrier said that in response to the "rapidly growing demand for cargo" charters it would add three more B747-400Fs to its existing fleet of two of the aircraft.National had acquired three B-747-400Fs ...
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SAS Cargo resumes flights to China
SAS Cargo has resumed freighter operations in China following the suspension of flights at the onset of the pandemic.Yesterday, the carrier operated an Airbus A350 flight from Denmark to China carrying fresh fish, king crabs, machinery parts, laboratory equipment and general cargo."We continue to expand our network and reopen more ...
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Atlas Air and ANA to code share on the transpacific
Atlas Air and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will launch a code share partnership on flights across the transpacific in October.Regulatory filings show that Atlas received approval for the partnership on September 28, with a launch date set for tomorrow (October 2)."Atlas Air, Inc. hereby requests a blanket statement of authorization ...
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Nippon Cargo and ASL partner on B747 freighters
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) and ASL Airlines Belgium have added a new partnership covering B747-400 freighters.The tie-up will see ASL Belgium operate two of NCA's B747-400Fs, while the Japan-based carrier will have access to capacity on the flights.The deal will not affect the size of ASL Belgium's B747-400F fleet which ...
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NewsJessica Tyler: American Airlines Cargo adapts to rapid change
Jessica Tyler, the new president of cargo at American Airlines, knows that accelerated change is coming to the airfreight industry as a result of Covid-19, and that reminds her of important principles from how her mother and father ran their small business.“For almost 40 years my parents were able to ...
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Volga-Dnepr moves fire engines to assist in California fires
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has carried out an An-124-100 charter flight for the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist the bushfire firefighting efforts in California.The carrier moved two fire engines and a Ford F-250 pick-up truck, weighing more than 20 tonnes in total, from Atlantic City in New Jersey to ...
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Q&A: Qatar Cargo's Kirsten de Bruijn
Earlier this week, Qatar Airways Cargo appointed Kirsten de Bruijn into the role of senior vice president, cargo sales and network planning. Air Cargo News caught up with her to find out how she is settling in and what attracted her to the new role.Firstly, congratulations on the new role, ...
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China Eastern tweaks bellyhold cargo deal with China Cargo
China Eastern Airlines has adjusted its bellyhold freight business deal with sister carrier China Cargo Airlines, in light of changing market conditions following the coronavirus outbreak.The SkyTeam carrier states that the adjustments come amid falling demand for passenger transport, as well as its recent foray into the “unconventional method” of ...
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NewsLucky for some: Lufthansa Cargo adds another B777F
Lufthansa Cargo B77F. Photographer: Oliver-Rösler. Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has taken delivery of its second Boeing 777 freighter in as many months - giving it access to 13 of the aircraft - as it continues to push on with its cargo fleet renewal programme.The freighter operator took delivery of the ...
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IATA: Slow improvement in air cargo demand in August
The latest statistics from IATA show that air cargo volumes are improving only slowly despite a pick up in business indicators.According to the airline association, air cargo volumes in cargo tonne kms (CTK) declined by 12.6% year on year in August, which is a slight improvement on the 14.4% decline ...
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Delta Cargo facilitates airfreight bookings with API interface
Delta Cargo has launched its new, free application progamme interface (API) that enables its cargo customers to connect their own operating platforms to book and track shipments.With the Delta Cargo API, customers can view available capacity and rates, create and manage bookings 24/7, and receive real-time updates on active shipments ...