Bellyhold airlines – Page 28
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IAG Cargo targets small and medium forwarders
IAG Cargo – owner of the British Airways, Iberia brands - says it is increasing its focus on small and medium sized forwarders with a new loyalty programme.FWD.Rewards gives businesses points every time they ship, which can then be converted into commercial flights, hotel stays or cargo credit.IAG Cargo commercial ...
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Qatar to fly to Saudi hub
Qatar Airways has launched thrice-weekly Airbus A320 passenger weekly flights between its Doha hub and Yanbu, increasing to four times a week from June 23.The inaugural flight QR1216 to Prince Abdulmohsin Bin Abdulaziz Airport in Yanbu on May 9 was welcomed with a traditional water salute.Qatar Airways group chief executive, ...
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New routes for bmi regional
Short-haul UK airline bmi regional has launched new routes from Birmingham to Gothenburg and Nuremberg. Both be operated six times per week, and are the latest in a series of new services for the carrier, which also launched London Stansted to Derry in Northern Ireland and Birmingham – Graz in ...
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Aeroméxico and Delta tie the knot
Aeroméxico and Delta Air Lines have begun their cooperation on trans-border flights after they confirmed to the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) that they have completed the necessary steps required to launch their joint agreement.The two carriers said the alliance would expand competition and ...
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Vietnam Airlines recommits to monkey ban
Cruelty Free International says that Vietnam Airlines has reaffirmed its ban on the transport of monkeys after the airline revealed last year breached its own embargo.The carrier originally announced in 2013 that it would ban the shipment of monkeys for experimental purposes, but the pressure group revealed last year that ...
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American adds new Amsterdam-Dallas service
American Airlines has added a new summer 767-300 route between Dallas/Fort Worth and Amsterdam Schiphol from May 5 along with several other season services.The carrier says that it will offer opportunities for shipments from the Benelux region – notably pharma products – to the US and beyond on its South ...
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Air Canada Cargo to offer freight space in direct link to Mumbai
Air Canada has confirmed that a new year-round, direct service to and from Mumbai will be inaugurated by the carrier on July 1.The service, on which Air Canada Cargo will market the available bellyhold space of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft operating the route, will complement Air Canada’s existing year-round ...
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Cathay Pacific to fly daily to Manchester in December
Cathay Pacific’s current four times a day Hong Kong to Manchester, UK connection will be upgraded to a daily frequency from 1 December this year.In March, the carrier had said that the frequency on the route would be increased to six times a week by the end of the year. ...
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Emirates to add second daily Bali connection
Dubai-based carrier Emirates has revealed that it will introduce a second daily service from its home hub to the island of Bali, Indonesia, on July 2.The frequency will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft. Both inbound and outbound services on the route take in connections at Dili in ...
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LATAM Airlines flies the A350XWB to France from Brazil
LATAM Airlines, Latin America’s biggest airline group, has become the first carrier to operate an Airbus A350XWB on the route to Paris Charles de Gaulle from Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport.Rodrigo Contreras, general director of LATAM Airlines in Europe, commented: “Paris is now the 3rd destination in Europe serviced by ...
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New San Juan to Philadelphia link represents boost to pharma transport
American Airlines has launched a daily, non-stop Airbus A330-200 service between San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín Airport and Philadelphia International Airport.American Airlines Cargo has a 25,000 sq ft facility dedicated to pharmaceuticals handling at Philadelphia International and the new daily A330-200 widebody service represents a further link between the two ...
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Latin American fleets set to double, says Airbus chief
The Latin American aircraft fleet is set to more than double during the next 20 years, according to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast.The Toulouse-headquartered plane-maker sees demand for 2,570 new passenger and freighter aircraft in 2016-35, including 2,030 single-aisle and 540 widebody aircraft, worth an estimated US$350bn.President of Airbus ...
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Alicante route is ray of sunshine for Finnair Cargo
Finnair’s four times a week summer season service to Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca may be aimed mainly at the passenger trade but the cargo department has high hopes of lucrative business too.According to a recent Finnair newsletter, the city is still a major centre for footwear manufacturing and the ...
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Two GSA wins for Network Airline Service
Network Airline Service (NAS) has gained two new airline clients. Air Malta Cargo has appointed NAS Belgium as cargo general sales agent for the country from April.The carrier is increasing its flights to the Belgian capital from the summer. It operates a fleet of Airbus narrow body aircraft to over ...
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Delta and Korean sign Transpac deal
Delta and Korean Air have signed a joint venture for the trans-Pacific. The two airlines will share costs and revenues and coordinate their schedules to improve connections. The new combined network will serve over 290 destinations in the Americas and more than 80 in Asia.Codesharing will be extended and the ...
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Virgin overcomes headwinds
Virgin Atlantic Cargo saw 2016 freight volumes rise 1.8% in a challenging market, carrying 218,000 tonnes across its international network.It was helped by a 2016 strong second half and high peak season demand, although volume growth was offset by price pressure, in turn driven by overcapacity and the weak Pound.December’s ...
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Virgin marks Seattle debut
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport welcomed Virgin Atlantic founder, Sir Richard Branson and airline chief executive Craig Kreeger to a ceremony to mark the carrier’s new service. Virgin’s daily Boeing 787-9 flight replaces a 767 service by Delta Air Lines.John Creighton, commissioner at the airport operator, the Port of Seattle said: “This ...
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Alitalia board gives the green light to 2017-21 business plan
The board of directors of Italian flag-carrier Alitalia has approved the airline’s turnaround business plan, which is said to include a range of “radical and necessary measures” required to stabilise and secure Alitalia’s long-term sustainability.Funding of the 2017-21 business plan by the company’s shareholders remains subject to Alitalia’s trade unions ...
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Brussels Airlines makes profit despite headwinds
Despite the terrorist attack on Brussels Airport of 22 March last year and what it describes as “strong low-cost competition”, Brussels Airlines made a profit last year.It achieved a net profit of€ 15m euro, after a deduction of €2.5m – money that the airline will redistribute to its staff in ...
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Air Kiribati and Solomon Airlines collaborate on new service
Air Kiribati and Solomon Airlines have signed an agreement paving the way for a new service linking Tarawa in Kiribati with Honiara (the capital of the Solomon Islands), Brisbane and Nadi in Fiji.Kiribati’s national carrier only recently relaunched as an international airline.At the official signing of the deal in Tarawa, ...