All Bellyhold Airline Articles – Page 42
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Emirates to add sixth Karachi service
EMIRATES is launching a sixth daily service to Karachi, Pakistan from August.The UAE carrier operates an A330-200 aircraft on the route and the additional daily service will provide a cargo payload of 17 tonnes.As Pakistan’s largest city, the added flight will help facilitate even better connectivity for cargo, says the ...
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Air France rejects CDG fleet speculation
AIR FRANCE CARGO has rejected a US report suggesting that the carrier may shed its freighter fleet based at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport.A cargo spokesman for the French flag airline said that the report in the business press, citing Air France’s chief executive Alexandre de Juniac, was “not accurate ...
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Emirates adds cargo capacity on Boston route
FROM August, Emirates Airlines will add more cargo capacity to its newly-launched Boston service by replacing the B777-200LR currently operating on the route with a B777-300ER.The largest city of the state of Massachusetts is the airline’s eighth US destination and the 142th of its global network linking trading destinations across ...
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Blow for Airbus as Emirates cancels A350 XWB order
EMIRATES Airline has cancelled its order for 70 A350 XWB.The move follows the on-going discussions the carrier has been having with Airbus regarding its fleet requirement review, says the European ‘plane manufacturer.Emirates placed the order for 50 A350-900s and 20 A350-1000s back in 2007. They were scheduled for delivery from ...
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LATAM Airlines' cargo dip
REDUCTIONS in both bellyhold capacity and freighter operations saw cargo traffic at LATAM Airlines Group dip by 0.7 per cent in May, as capacity decreased 4.4 per cent.Said a spokesman for the Chile-based operator: “Cargo traffic decrease was driven by weaker imports into Latin America and a decrease in exports ...
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Good May for Cathay Cargo
CATHAY Pacific and Dragonair carried a combined total of 138,448 tonnes of cargo and mail in May, an encouraging increase of 13.9 on the same month last year.The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.9 percentage points to 63.0 per cent in the period.Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne ...
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Etihad Cargo starts Dar es Salaam freighter service
ETIHAD CARGO has launched a weekly freighter service from Abu Dhabi to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.The Middle East carrier is using one of its A330-200 wide-body freighters, with heavy uplift capability of up to 64 tonnes, on the route. The return leg from Julius Nyerere International Airport will also stop ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo supports solar energy
QATAR Airways Cargo has further linked itself to renewable energy by sponsoring the opening ceremony of the Qatar Solar Energy factory and research facility in Doha.The facility, which can produce solar panels capable of generating as much as 300 megawatts of energy annually, is located at Doha’s new industrial area.In ...
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Etihad Cargo adds new capacity to Switzerland and USA
ETIHAD CARGO has augmented its services to Switzerland and to the United States by offering new bellyhold cargo capacity on daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Zurich and Los Angeles.The flag carrier of the UAE already flies to Geneva, and to Chicago, New York and Washington DC in the USA.The ...
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Etihad cargo soars in April and May
ETIHAD Cargo uplifted record tonnage across the globe in April and May 2014, pushing the carrier into the world’s top 10.In April, it moved 44,730 tonnes around the world, 30 per cent more than in April last year.May also saw an impressive performance across Etihad Cargo’s network, with 48,869 tonnes ...
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Air France adds summer capacity to Jakarta
AIR FRANCE is launching a daily B777-300ER belly cargo service to Jakarta, Indonesia, via Singapore.Textiles and electronics are the main exports out of the Indonesian capital city, says a company statement.The new route from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport will complement the existing daily B777-300ER service from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, ...
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Sixth B777F for Qatar Airways Cargo
QATAR Airways Cargo has taken delivery of its sixth B777 freighter.“It’s a proud moment for Qatar Airways Cargo,” says Akbar Al Baker, the airline’s chief executive.“It’s the right time to introduce an additional B777 freighter to our fleet. The State of Qatar is growing at a phenomenal pace, as are ...
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Emirates A380 for Frankfurt
EMIRATES will launch a daily A380 passenger service from Dubai to Frankfurt in Germany from September 1, replacing a B777 aircraft.Frankfurt is currently served by the UAE carrier with a triple daily B777 passenger jet. From September, EK 45 becomes an A380 flight.Frankfurt is well served with main deck capacity ...
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Emirates to boost Middle East services
DOHA is set to become Emirates Airline's best served destination, as part of a plan to augment the number of flights to the Middle East.From December, the Qatari capital’s daily services will go from six to seven, making it the airline’s highest frequency destination – overtaking Bangkok, Singapore and London ...
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Emirates adding Oslo to its cargo network
EMIRATES SkyCargo will add Oslo to its network from September, leveraging belly hold cargo on a new daily B777-300ER passenger link.The freight division of Dubai-based Emirates will also increase from six to eight its weekly freighter flights to Copenhagen in Denmark. This will see two Gothenburg freighter flights in Sweden ...
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IAG Cargo in Colombian summer uplift
IAG CARGO is increasing the summer frequency of its flights between Spain and Colombia.The cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia said that two additional weekly flights between its Madrid hub and Bogotá will start from August 9, increasing to three in September.The flights will be operated by Iberia’s A340-600 ...
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Etihad cargo volumes take off
ETIHAD Cargo is celebrating achieving 27 per cent revenue growth during the first half of this year.The freight division outperformed the global market, carrying 268,713 tonnes of air cargo and mail during the sixth-month period – up 25 per cent year-on-year – contributing significantly to the airline’s overall total revenue ...
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Emirates finalises US$56bn B777X order
EMIRATES Airline has confirmed its order for 150 B777Xs, worth US$56billion at list prices, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The huge order includes a combination of 115 B777-9Xs and 35 B777-8Xs, as well as the purchase rights for an additional 50 ‘planes that could increase the value to approximately $75bn at ...
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East-West airfreight prices hit by post-peak lull
East-West airfreight rates fell further in January following December’s retreat as pricing was hit by the post-peak season lull in trade.Drewry’s East-West AirFreight Price Index fell 8.3 points in January to 99.6 points, bringing the index down to its lowest level since May 2014.The index, compiled by the UK-based research ...
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Emirates' 50th A380 arrives
EMIRATES Airline has received its 50th A380, strengthening its position as the world’s largest international airline, says a company statement, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.This latest delivery takes the Middle East carrier’s wide-body fleet to 224, boasting the world’s largest collection of A380s and B777s.Since April 2010, Emirates has taken ...