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BUD welcomes Suparna freighter with medical supplies from China
A Boeing 747F charter flight by Chinese carrier Suparna Airlines transported nearly 70 tons of protective medical equipment from China to Budapest airport (BUD) in Hungary.The shipment included more than 3m face masks, 100 000 coronavirus tests and 86 medical ventilators from China.The aircraft was welcomed on arrival by Hungarian ...
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NewsASL Airlines in medical supplies airlift from China to Belgium
ASL Airlines Belgium is operating 10 B747 freighter flights each week between Liege airport in Belgium and China.Initially, these flights carried medical supplies from Europe to China as the Covid-19 crisis was building there.Now, the flights are transporting supplies such as facemasks to Belgium from China. In the last week ...
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NewsEthiopian Cargo in medical supplies freighter flight
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has transported emergency medical supplies from Jack Ma, the founder of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba, to support the fight against COVID-19.A freighter flight carrying 108 tons of test kits and other healthcare products took off from Guangzhou in China and arrived at Addis Ababa Bole ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo utilises freighters and passenger aircraft to meet demand spike
LATAM cargo-only passenger flights SCL-MEXLATAM Cargo has modified its freighter itinerary in order to address capacity shortages caused by the cancellation of passenger flights in response to the coronavirus outbreak.The airline, which operates 11 B767-300F, has increased freighter capacity between Santiago (Chile) and Miami (US) fivefold in order to offer ...
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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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Special FedEx mission transports COVID-19 test specimens for the US government
A special operation by FedEx Express helped the US government transport COVID-19 test specimens from more than 50 remote drive-thru testing centres at major retailers across 12 states.FedEx Express dedicated 28 freighter flight legs, as well as specialised pick-up and delivery operations over the weekend.FedEx used its patented SenseAware technology ...
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Airfreight rates continue to rise as capacity crunch goes global
Airfreight rates continued their rapid ascent last week, breaching the $5 per kg mark on the transpacific trade lane for the first time in years.The latest figures from Tac Index show that last week airfreight rates between Shanghai and North America increased by 18% compared with a week ago to ...
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An-124 disk inspection ordered after uncontained failure
Ukrainian authorities have ordered Antonov An-124 operators to inspect engines on the type after an uncontained powerplant failure.An-124s are fitted with Ivchenko-Progress D-18T engines, as is the sole example of the An-225.The Ukrainian state aviation administration says an investigation into the “serious incident”, which occurred to an An-124, traced the ...
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Emirates announces cost-reduction plan in response to Covid-19
The Emirates group has announced a cost-reduction plan, as the outlook for travel demand remains weak due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.Emirates chairman and chief executive, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, explained: “Emirates Group has a strong balance sheet, and substantial cash liquidity, and we can, and will, ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo adds new freighter flight to Linz
Turkish Cargo has continued to expand its freighter operations with a new service to Linz in Austria.The Istanbul-hubbed airline said Linz was its 90th direct cargo destination. The service will operate twice per week (Thursdays and Sundays) making use of Airbus 330 and B777F airplanes.The service will be operated on ...
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Saudia Cargo adds extra freighter services
Saudia Airlines Cargo Company (also known as Saudia Cargo) has announced that it is operating its cargo flights as usual, despite having suspended its passenger services as a result of low demand caused by the coronavirus.The carrier said that it is operating scheduled and additional cargo flights to Dubai and ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Magma team up on the transatlantic
Charter broker Chapman Freeborn has teamed up with sister company Magma Aviation to offer a series of transatlantic freighter flights.Magma Aviation will operate its B747Fs on nine weekly rotations from Europe to the US. The move comes following US president Donald Trump’s travel ban on 26 European countries, which resulted ...
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NewsGeodis the latest forwarder to launch charter services
Geodis B747 air charterGeodis has become the latest forwarder to launch charter services as it looks to secure air cargo capacity for its customers.The SNCF-owned company said that ocean freight continues to be disrupted and air cargo options severely restricted by established passenger carriers cancelling scheduled flights i light of ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo ups freighter flights
Turkish Cargo freighter being loadedTurkish Cargo is increasing the frequencies of its freighter flights to keep customers' supply chains moving on time.The airline said that in response to passenger flight capacity cuts - as a result of the coronavirus outbreak - it would utilise all "the freighters in its fleet ...
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Qatar Cargo freighter services unaffected despite bellyhold cuts
Qatar Airways Cargo announced that its cargo operations — specifically, freighter flights — will remain unaffected following the Qatar government's recent instructions which state that with immediate effect, "entry to the State of Qatar is allowed for Qatari nationals only".Qatari nationals travelling back to their country will be allowed to ...
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Schiphol open for freighters following slot rule change
Capacity constrained Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will be able to handle extra freighters following changes to slot rules in response to the coronavirus.Schiphol's slot procedure has changed after Airport Coordination Netherlands (ACNL) temporarily lifted the Local Rule 2 (LR2) due to the global COVID-19 outbreak.Under LR2, the number of slots available ...
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Etihad Cargo to expand freighter flights to key origins
Etihad Cargo is boosting freighter flights to Hong Kong, Hanoi and Singapore and several European destinations for the summer season as it looks to cater for capacity constrained markets.Etihad's cargo division said that running from March 29 to October 28, it will double frequencies to Hong Kong to four flights ...
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CEVA Logistics operates charters to maintain Asia-US supply chain
CEVA Logistics has contracted 86 freighter flights to help maintain the global supply chain as the coronavirus outbreak continues.The company is using the aircraft on a charter basis to deliver parts and supplies to its customers in the automotive, aerospace, computer and hi-tech electronics sectors.The majority of flights served routes ...
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Air Partner expects charter market surge
Charter broker Air Partner has urged companies to book cargo transport early to keep supply chains moving in light of the coronavirus.The company said that it has reported a spike in demand while capacity is in short supply as passenger airlines have axed services.Air Partner chief executive Mark Briffa said: ...
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Volga-Dnepr Group ready to face market challenges
The Volga-Dnepr Group says it is ready to meet the current challenges faced by the air cargo market.In an interview with Air Cargo News, Volga-Dnepr executive president, charter operations, Konstantin Vekshin, said that the group is well positioned to meet any coronavirus-related cargo capacity shortages.He explained that in late January, ...