All Airlines Articles – Page 181
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NewsIndiGo sets new cargo record for A320 passenger aircraft
Airline IndiGo has set a new record for the amount of cargo carried on an A320 passenger aircraft.Data from Spire Aviation shows that the airline broke the record twice in one week, with the second flight carrying 20.2 tonnes, by loading cargo on the seat of the aircraft.Spire data shows ...
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NewsAzul begins PAX-freighter flights with cargo in the cabin
Azul Covid-19 A320neo flightsAzul has carried out its first PAX-freighter flight using the cabin following the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) allowing cargo to be transported on seats during the Covid-19 pandemic.The first flight took place on May 9 on the Campinas — Belém route, in an A320Neo aircraft, ...
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Transpacific airfreight capacity now ahead of last year
Cargo capacity on the transpacific trade lane is now higher than it was a year ago.Figures from Seabury Consulting, part of Accenture, show that metric tonne cargo capacity from Asia Pacific to North America was last week 18% higher than a year ago, while in the opposite direction space for ...
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NewsAmerican Cargo increases flight schedule from May
American Airlines Cargo is increasing its May schedule by 75% as demand for the transport of goods continues to ramp up.The new schedule will provide 140 weekly flights to 15 cities in Asia Pacific, Europe and the Caribbean, up from 80 flights last week.New destinations include daily flights between: Dallas-Fort ...
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NewsUnited Airlines names Brett Hart as next president
United Airlines has named Brett J Hart, currently the carrier’s executive vice-president and chief administrative officer, to be its new president, succeeding Scott Kirby, who is moving to the chief executive role later this month.Hart, who has been with the Chicago-based airline since 2010, will become president on 20 May, ...
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Asia-Europe airfreight rate growth shows signs of slowing
Airfreight rate increases between Asia Pacific and Europe showed signs of slowing down last week as coronavirus lockdown measures began to be eased.Data from TAC Index shows that last week average airfreight rates from Shanghai Pudong to Europe declined by 4.5% on a week earlier to $9.98 per kg.This is ...
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NewsCaribbean Airlines operates first cargo charter flight
For the first time in its history, Caribbean Airlines Cargo has operated one of its Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft for a cargo-only charter service.The flight, which took place on May 8, transported essential supplies from Guyana to Cuba.Caribbean Cargo's new charter service was introduced to serve islands in the region ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo adds extra European flights
Qatar Airways Cargo has added flights between Vietnam and France, and to and from Scandinavian cities Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm.The Vietnam operation will see 11 Boeing 777 freighters fly from Hanoi in the month of May and four weekly freight-only Boeing 777 passenger aircraft will operate from Ho Chi Minh ...
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Pegasus Airlines resumes cargo operations following Covid-19 suspension
Pegasus Airlines has resumed its cargo operations, following the temporary suspension of all of its flights due to the coronavirus outbreak.Pegasus has modified its Airbus A321 neo aircraft, enabling them to carry cargo in the cabin, as well as in the bellyhold.Prior to the outbreak Pegasus operated cargo flights using ...
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SAA says cargo flights will continue despite court defeat
South African Airways (SAA) has moved to reassure its customers and stakeholders that it will continue to operate repatriation and cargo flights in May and beyond.The troubled airline said it would honour all existing commitments to provide air transportation services to its customers and any other requests that it receives.The ...
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Avianca files for bankruptcy protection
Latin American operator Avianca is voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with a New York court, to give the company time to re-organise its business.Avianca Holdings said the filing request, with the Southern District of New York bankruptcy court, is “necessary” given the “unpredictable impact” of the coronavirus crisis ...
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Emirates' cargo volumes slide as group predicts 18-month recovery time
The Emirates Group saw cargo volumes and revenues decline at its airline and ground handling businesses as last year's trade war and the coronavirus outbreak hit performance.In its 2019/2020 annual report, Emirates SkyCargo saw cargo revenues decline by 14% year on year to $3.1bn, while volumes declined by 10% on ...
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Atlas Air revives parked freighters as Covid-19 boosts demand
Atlas Air Worldwide has responded to increased airfreight demand over the last few months — a knock-on effect of the coronavirus pandemic — by bringing three of its Boeing 747 converted freighters, which had been parked, back into service.The lessor is also operating one of its Boeing 777 freighters that ...
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NewsLATAM completes first of 42 Brazilian government cargo flights
LATAM has completed the first of 42 fights carrying medical masks acquired by Brazil's Ministry of Health.The first batch of the 240m surgical and N95 masks, acquired by the Federal Government to fight Covid-19, arrived in Brazil on Wednesday night.LATAM's Boeing 787-9, chartered by the Ministry of Infrastructure, landed at ...
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NewsA380 finally lands freighter role with LHT modification
Source: AirbusGerman maintenance specialist Lufthansa Technik is working on a conversion for an Airbus A380 as part of its effort to offer temporary passenger-to-cargo modification services.Lufthansa Technik has not identified the customer but states that it has been awarded the technical and engineering task to support the “operational change” for ...
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NewsIAG Cargo revenues down but yields up in 'unprecedented' market
IAG Cargo saw revenues and volumes decline at double-digit percentage levels in the first quarter but yields improved as the coronvirus outbreak affected performance.The airline group's cargo business saw first-quarter revenues slip by 10.5% year on year to €246m, volumes declined by 14.9% to 148,000 cargo tonnes sold, but yields ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo latest carrier to use cabin and overhead bins for cargo
Emirates SkyCargo is the latest airline to announce that it is not only using passenger aircraft in cargo-only operations, but that it is using the cabin and overhead bin space — in addition to the bellyhold — for cargo capacity too.Currently, the carrier is operating 60 of its Boeing 777-300ER ...
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Air Canada reveals impact of Covid-19 in Q1 results
In its first quarter results, Air Canada has reported a slide in revenues and earnings, predominantly due to the impact of the coronavirus.The carrier noted a 15% year-on-year decrease in revenues, from C$4.4bn in the first quarter of 2019 compared with C$3.7bn in the same period of this year.Ebit for ...
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Virgin Atlantic to cut more than 3,000 jobs and suspend Gatwick operations
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic is planning to cut more than 3,100 jobs and will also suspend operations at Gatwick Airport in an effort to address the financial pressure of the coronavirus crisis.The airline said it would also “no longer use all” of its seven 747-400s and is planning to ...
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Ethiopian enhances services with cargo tracking app
Ethiopian Airlines has released a cargo tracking app for its cargo and logistics services customers.Features of the app, which is available on Android and iOS devices, include cargo tracking, updates and assistance from a chatbot, charter requests and flight schedule checks.Miretab Teklaye, director group integrated marketing communications at Ethiopian, commented: ...