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NewsQantas to trial weekly Cairns–Hong Kong freighter service
Qantas is adding a call at Cairns on its Sunday freighter service from Sydney to Hong Kong for a six month trial.The Boeing 767F service, due to start in November subject to regulatory approval, is aimed at exporters of fresh seafood and agricultural products in the Cairns region, offering them ...
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NewsCathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for September 2019
Cathay Pacific Group has announced that tonnage carried and load factor for the year to date are “significantly below” the same period last year, despite small signs of improvement compared to August.In the first nine months of 2019, tonnage fell by 6.8% against an 0.7% increase in capacity. The traffic ...
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NewsGaruda to continue freighter fleet expansion
Garuda Indonesia B737-800BCFGaruda Indonesia and GECAS have entered into a lease agreement for two B737-800 Boeing-converted freighters (BCF).The passenger-converted aircraft are slated to be phased in mid-2020 and will provide additional capacity to Cargo Garuda Indonesia, which currently utilises a fleet of three freighter aircraft.GECAS said that B737-800 freighters are ...
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CAL Cargo continues to expand US freighter flights
Liege-based CAL Cargo is adding a twice-weekly B747 freighter service to Los Angeles as it continues to expand its operations to the US.The service will begin flying on October 26. The flights will depart from Liege on day three and day six, arriving in Los Angeles the following day.“The LAX ...
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NewsNetwork Airline Management adds freighter flights to Johannesburg
Network Airline Management (NAM) has introduced a new twice-weekly scheduled B747F service from its European hub in Liege (LGG) to Johannesburg (JNB).NAM said the new route would "diversify its destination portfolio further but also opens up new opportunities and services into Johannesburg which enables the Group to cover even more ...
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NewsGECAS revealed as launch customer for B777F conversion programme
GECAS is forecasting that the Boeing 777-300ER freighter conversion programme launched with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) could secure more than 150 orders up to 2030, writes Air Cargo News sister title FlightGlobal.The IAI conversion programme was unveiled today by leasing giant GECAS, which has placed a launch order for 15 ...
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De Nooijer to leave AF KLM Cargo
Air France KLM's head of cargo, Marcel de Nooijer, will be leaving the position at the start of next year.De Nooijer will be joining KLM-owned Transavia where he will replace Mattijs ten Brink, who left the company at the end of September, as chief executive.Pieter Elbers, president and chief executive ...
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Mixed results for CargoLogicAir as it looks to future growth
UK-based all-cargo airline CargoLogicAir saw its revenues almost double last year but losses deepened.According to figures just released, the B747 freighter operator reported a 99% year-on-year increase in revenues for the 2018 calendar year to £213.7m, but its net loss reached £18m, compared with £2.5m in 2017, and its operating ...
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Cathay Pacific's B747-400BCF ends operations
Cathay Pacific's B747-400BCF (B-HUS) has made its last revenue flight ahead of its planned retirement at the end of November.The Hong Kong-based carrier said the move was linked to the modernisation of the Cathay Pacific fleet.The airline added that its freighter fleet will remain at its current size of 20 ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo launches new e-commerce delivery platform
Emirates SkyCargo has launched a new e-commerce delivery platform in the UAE that allows customers shopping from multiple online retailers in the US to consolidate their purchases and have the goods delivered to a home or office address.The Emirates Delivers service is available to individual or small business customers in ...
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NewsAvia Solutions completes acquisition of Chapman Freeborn
Avia Solutions Group has completed the acquisition of charter broker Chapman Freeborn.The deal was first announced in June with the companies stating at the time that they expected the takeover to be completed in the third quarter. Terms have not been disclosed.As part of the Avia Solutions Group, Chapman Freeborn ...
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NAM signs up for three more years of freighter flights at Liege
Network Airline Management (NAM) will extend its freighter operation at Liege Airport for another three years.The company, which also offers GSSA services, said that its cargo volumes from the Belgian airport had "strongly increased" since it began flights back in 2014.This is down to the introduction of "various new freighter ...
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NewsAirline fined for breaching animal welfare guidelines
Iberia Airlines has been fined £142,397 for breaching guidelines that govern the welfare of animals traveling by air.Following an investigation into the death of a number of capybaras – a small animal native to South America – last year, the airline was prosecuted by the City of London Corporation, which ...
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Boeing considers new 767-XF freighter programme
Boeing is studying a re-engined derivative of the 767 widebody primarily for the cargo market, with service entry slated for the mid-2020s, according to Air Cargo News sister title FlightGlobal.A passenger version, which is also part of the study, could provide Boeing with a lower-cost alternative to its proposed New ...
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NewsSixth B777F for Turkish Cargo
Turkish Cargo has taken delivery of its sixth Boeing 777 freighter.Taking off from Everett Paine Airport and landing at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, the B777F is capable of carrying 102 tons at a range of 9,200 km.Rapidly expanding Turkish Cargo will have a total of eight B777Fs in its fleet by ...
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NewsAntonov and Crane Worldwide combine for rapid crane shipment
An Antonov Airlines An-124-100 freighter has flown a mobile crane and fire extinguishing equipment weighing 70 tonnes from the US to Argentina.The shipment, which also included booms, tracks, control stations and water pumps, was organised by Crane Worldwide and flew from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Presidente Perón International ...
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NewsCaspian Air Cargo Summit: Silkway West enhances perishable cargo processing capabilities
At the Caspian Air Cargo Summit, Silkway West highlighted the importance of speed and maintaining the temperature-controlled seal in pharma and perishable logistics.Samir Shirin, vice president ISMEA (Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Asia), Silkway West airlines, revealed that compared with 2018, this year’s total chargeable weight (for global air freight) ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo plans next stage of digitalisation
As it celebrates its first year of digitalisation, Etihad Cargo prepares to launch a range of new projects to drive the programme forward.“Our digitalisation roadmap is only in its infancy,” says Abdulla Mohamed Shadid, Etihad Aviation Group’s managing director cargo and logistics services.“The foundations have been laid for a number ...
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NewsAtran continues fleet expansion as it embraces "e-commerce bonanza"
Delivery of Atran's 2nd B737-800BCFRussian express airline Atran has added another freighter to its fleet as it continues to add capacity to cater for an “e-commerce bonanza”.The addition of a second Boeing 737-800BCF brings the Volga-Dnepr-owned airline’s fleet to a total of six aircraft.In total, Atran has now taken delivery ...
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NewsABC stays cool with CEIV Pharma re-certification
Source: Volga-Dnepr GroupAirBridgeCargo Airlines, which became the first airline in Russia to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma three years ago, has been re-certified after an audit at its hub at Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport.Fedor Novikov, deputy general director, special products, said: “IATA CEIV Pharma certification served as a trigger for further ...