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NewsAstral adds first B767F through ATSG deal
African cargo airline Astral Aviation has expanded its fleet to include B767F aircraft through a deal with lessor ATSG.A B767-200 converted freighter was delivered to Astral by ATSG's Cargo Aircraft Management subsidiary under a five-year lease. This is the first aircraft ATSG has leased to Astral, as well as the ...
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NewsAstral teams up with Drone Delivery Canada to target Kenya market
Photo: Drone Delivery CanadaDrone Delivery Canada (DDC) and Africa-based freighter operator Astral Aviation's drone division are teaming up to potentially launch drone operations in Kenya.DDC, via its sales agent Air Canada, signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Astral Aerial Solutions that will see them co-operate and work jointly with ...
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Astral expands intra-Africa air cargo network
Astral Aviation has expanded its intra-African network to meet capacity shortages caused by the coronavirus outbreak.The Nairobi-headquartered airline said that from May 25 it would add scheduled weekly flights to Lilongwe in Malawi, Lusaka in Zambia and Kismayo and Bosaso in Somalia.This will increase the total number of destinations it ...
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TIACA: African air cargo sector faces capacity shortage
TIACA has raised its concern that the air cargo sector in Africa could be hit with a capacity shortage on European operations.The organisation, quoting figures from CLIVE Data Services, said that there had been a 70% drop in cargo capacity to Europe compared with a year earlier.TIACA said it is ...
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Astral adjusts freighter schedule
African freighter operator Astral Aviation has adjusted its flight schedule in response to the coronavirus outbreak.The carrier said that key staff will continue working at its headquarters at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport while the rest of its staff will be working from home and will be accessible at all ...
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NewsPolmans and Gadhia to take the reins at TIACA
Source: TIACASteven Polmans, Director Cargo and Logistics at Brussels Airport Company will take over as Chairman of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), with Sanjeev Gadhia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Astral Aviation, as Vice Chairman from next month.Polmans, who joined the TIACA Board in 2016, and has ...
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NewsAstral Aviation maintains humanitarian airlift for cyclone-hit Mozambique
Astral Aviation is continuing to operate humanitarian aid flights into Mozambique following the devastating Cyclone Idai in March and Cyclone Kenneth in April this year.Kenya-based freighter operator Astral was the first cargo airline to land in Beira with relief aid, bringing 22 tons of high energy biscuits from Dubai via ...
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NewsNetwork Airline Management and Astral Aviation fly relief aid to Mozambique
Network Airline Management (NAM) has responded to an urgent request from Scan Global Logistics in Denmark to move relief aid to Mozambique after the devastation caused by cyclone Idai.NAM and its partner, Kenyan all-cargo airline Astral Aviation, flew 52 tonnes on a scheduled flight from Liege to Nairobi, where the ...
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