All Airlines Articles – Page 77
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NewsMenzies Aviation extends cargo partnership with Jazeera Airways at Kuwait Airport
Photo: Menzies AviationMenzies Aviation has extended its ground and air cargo handling services partnership with Kuwait-based low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways.At Kuwait International Airport, the extended five-year agreement will see Menzies Aviation, operating as National Aviation Services (NAS) at the airport, continue to deliver ground and air cargo handling services, managing ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo rolls out service to protect valuable and vulnerable shipments
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a new cargo solution that is designed to offer optimum protection and secure storage for high-value and vulnerable shipments.Key features of SecureLift include high loading priority, close monitoring of shipments, inclusion of approved data loggers and shipment escorts, in addition to secure handling, transportation and ...
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Avianca Cargo nets fourth CEIV certification
Avianca Cargo has achieved IATA Live Animals certification to add to its existing three CEIV accreditations.The carrier said that by achieving CEIV Live Animals - in addition to Fresh, Phrama and Lithium Batteries - it had become the first airline in the Americas to achieve all four of the certifications.Leonel ...
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NewsKorean Air introduces SAF programme for cargo
Photo: Korean AirKorean Air plans to make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available for air cargo operations in cooperation with air cargo customers and forwarders.Customers will be able to make customised contributions through the Korean Air Cargo SAF programme and reduce their carbon footprint. Korean Air will use the contributions to ...
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NewsB&H completes first engine move for Singapore Airlines
B&H Worldwide engine shipment. Photo: B&H WorldwideB&H Worldwide has completed its first engine transportation and storage task for Singapore Airlines.The aerospace logistics specialist was recently commissioned to transport a GE90 engine from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Singapore Changi Airport.The B&H Worldwide team is familiar with the engine type, ...
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Etihad Cargo adds belly capacity in Europe and Asia
Etihad Cargo will boost its belly capacity with its winter schedule by introducing 29 weekly passenger flights to new destinations, and adding 90 flights to existing routes, said the Abu Dhabi-based airline.It will offer additional cargo capacity to two new European gateways with four flights a week to Copenhagen in ...
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Korea’s Air Premia extends US network
Korea’s Air Premia has added Frankfurt and New York Newark to its summer flight schedule from Incheon. The carrier also expects to add further new destinations in 2024, as it expands its aircraft fleet.Its general sales and service agent (GSSA), Globe Air Cargo Korea reports that 150-200 tonnes of cargo ...
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US asks Mexico to review whether MasAir pilots are being denied rights
The US Government has asked the Mexican Government to investigate whether pilots at Mexican cargo airline MasAir are being denied their rights.United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced on August 30 that a request had been made to review whether pilots at MasAir are being denied the right to freedom ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo goes live on CargoAi’s CargoMART
Emirates SkyCargo is now live on CargoAi’s CargoMART. Photo: Emirates SkyCargoEmirates SkyCargo is now live on CargoAi’s CargoMART marketplace solution to offer freight forwarders real-time pricing and capacity information during the booking process.The partnership launched in the Netherlands, Spain and France, and will open up to customers in select countries ...
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NewsDimerco teams up with Cathay Cargo to pilot new Air-Sea solution
Photo: DimercoFreight forwarder Dimerco has partnered with Cathay Cargo to carry out the pilot operation of a new Air-Sea solution transporting shipments from Singapore to Dongguan, China via Hong Kong.Dimerco developed the Air-Sea solution to provide a faster alternative to the Air-Truck service mode. This new initiative is designed to ...
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Menzies locked out of Namibia airport but continues legal battle
Menzies Aviation has stated it is "entitled by law" to continue operating at Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) as its dispute with airport operator Namibia Airports Company (NAC) continues and a backlog of air cargo shipments builds up.Ground handler Menzies has been operating at HKIA since 2014. However, a long-running ...
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NewsAvflight and Lufthansa Cargo develop operations at Detroit Metro Airport
Avflight and Lufthansa team members cutting a ribbon at the Nomads building. Photo: Lufthansa CargoGround handling agent Avflight has relocated its air cargo operations to the airfield at Detroit Metro Airport in a move that will help make Lufthansa Cargo's operations more efficient.Avflight took over the lease of the Nomads ...
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AAPA paints grim picture for air cargo demand
July was the 17th consecutive month of demand decline as consumers turned from goods to services and capacity grew, said the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).Preliminary July 2023 traffic figures released by the AAPA show demand, as measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK), fell by 0.6% year-on-year in July, ...
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NewsSpeedcargo and dnata partner to bring AI technology to Etihad Cargo operations
Source: dnataAir services provider dnata has partnered with logistics technology solutions provider Speedcargo to deliver artificial intelligence (AI)-based cargo services to Etihad Cargo at Singapore Changi Airport.Speedcargo’s AI-based 'Cargo Eye' and 'Assemble' solutions installed at dnata’s facilities are designed to help overall logistical efficiency and digitisation, as well as optimise ...
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Freighter airline Raindo United Services gains AOC
Indonesia-based freighter operator Raindo United Services has gained its air operator certificate (AOC) and is hoping to launch operations in the coming months.The airline said this week that it had been awarded the AOC by the directorate general of civil aviation and the director of airworthiness and aircraft operation of ...
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NewsCargo operations disrupted at Namibia's Hosea Kutako Airport
Hosea Kutako International Airport. Photo: Namibia Airports CompanyCargo operations have been disrupted at Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) in Namibia following the exit of ground handler Menzies Aviation.Ground handler at HKIA since 2014, Menzies had been involved in long-running legal dispute with airport operator Namibia Airports Company (NAC) over a ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo positive on China as it rolls out additional flights
Etihad Cargo has been ramping up its focus on the China market over recent months.In the last few weeks, the carrier has added new weekly Boeing 777 freighter services to the recently opened cargo specialist Ezhou Airport in China’s Hubei province and a new service to Guangzhou.In total, the carrier ...
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Germany's USC prepares for launch as operator certificate granted
Germany-based airline Universal Sky Carrier, which has plans to launch freighter services, has been granted an operating license by the country's civil aviation authority.Air Cargo News' sister magazine FlightGlobal reports that the carrier will initially operate with a single Airbus A340-300 – MSN646 – which is being brought out of ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo continues to ramp up China capacity
Source: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo has continued to expand freighter capacity out of China with flights to Guangzhou.The carrier has added a weekly Boeing 777 freighter service into Guangzhou in response to "increased demand for cargo capacity for China".Last week, the carrier added a weekly freighter flight to cargo specialist Ezhou ...
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SF Airlines expands to Papua New Guinea
SF Airlines is continuing to expand with the launch of a new route between Shenzhen in China and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.The first flight on the route took place on August 20 using a B747-400 freighter, carrying electrical equipment, said SF Airlines in a press release.This is the ...