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NewsLufthansa Cargo to restart Tel Aviv freighter flights
Lufthansa Cargo has announced it will soon restart freighter flights to Tel Aviv as part of a move by the wider Lufthansa Group
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NewsAeroLogic appoints Niedermeyer as CFO and joint MD
Freighter operator AeroLogic has appointed Marcus Niedermeyer as co-managing director and chief financial officer
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NewsBoeing finishes 2024 with 35 777F and 8 767F orders
Boeing recorded a total of 35 777 freighter orders last year, while there was also an order for eight 767-300Fs from a mystery customer(s) in December
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo adds more 747 freighters on rising demand
Emirates SkyCargo has added two more Boeing 747 freighters as it anticipates further demand growth in the air cargo market this year
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NewsStarlux doubles A350F order to 10
Starlux Airlines has placed a firm order with Airbus for five Airbus A350 freighters after entering the freighter market last year with an initial order of five A350Fs
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NewsCargo carrier Air Incheon applies for new US routes
Air Incheon becomes IATA member Photo: Air Incheon Air Incheon has applied for a permit to carry out scheduled and charter flights to the US as it continues to expand its operations worldwide. The South Korean cargo airline applied “for a foreign air carrier permit and an ...
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NewsMaersk Air Cargo begins Billund-Zhengzhou airfreight route
Maersk freighter tail Photo Maersk Photo: Maersk Maersk Air Cargo has begun operating a new airfreight route between its Billund Airport hub in Denmark and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in China. The first flight arrived at Zhengzhou from Billund on Friday January 3. After loading cargo, it ...
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NewsChina Airlines plans to order four Boeing 777-8 freighters
China Airlines has announced plans to order four 777-8Fs
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NewsAvianca Cargo becomes a certified Cargo iQ member
Avianca Cargo has become a certified Cargo iQ member after just over a year of membership.
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NewsEtihad Cargo to add Paris CDG freighter flights
Photo: Etihad Cargo Etihad Cargo is launching a new freighter service to Paris CDG as it looks to improve European connectivity with Asia. The new weekly service will launch on January 7 and will connect Paris with the airline’s home hub of Abu Dhabi using one of ...
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NewsChallenge introduces additional Boeing 747-400F
Challenge Group has added a Boeing 747-400 production freighter
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NewsKorean Air completes drawn out acquisition of Asiana
Korean Air has today completed the $1.3bn acquisition of Asiana Airlines
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Amerijet celebrates 50 years of flying
US freighter operator Amerijet International Airlines is this month celebrating 50 years of operations. The Miami-headquartered airline was founded in 1974 by David Bassett and initially operated as a Part 135 air-taxi operator with a single leased airplane. Since then it has evolved “into a market leader in the Caribbean ...
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NewsStonepeak takeover of ATSG to progress as 'go-shop' period expires
Photo: EFW Investment firm Stonepeak’s $3.1bn takeover of freighter aircraft leasing giant ATSG will move ahead following the expiration of a go-shop period. The two businesses entered into a definitive agreement for the deal in early November but this included a 35-day go-shop period, which came to ...
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NewsSF Airlines adds first 737-800 freighter
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala/ Shutterstock SF Airlines has invested further in fleet modernisation with the addition of its first Boeing 737-800 freighter. The next generation narrowbody aircraft was delivered this month, according to fleet tracking website Planespotters. This latest addition to the SF fleet is 17 and a ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo appoints Newbold in global accounts role
Image: Shutterstock Etihad Cargo has appointed Andy Newbold as senior manager global accounts with the task of strengthening customer relationships. Newbold has more than 35 years of industry experience and has held leadership roles with international airlines, specialising in cargo operations, commercial strategy, and product management. For ...
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NewsCargo groups complain to Dutch competition authority over Schiphol price hikes
Source: Shutterstock Three Dutch airfreight and logistics groups have complained to the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets over Schiphol’s plans to hike prices. The increases, announced in November, will see airline charges rise by 37% over the coming three years in response to high inflation and ...
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NewsIATA: Air cargo demand robust in October but outlook less positive
Willie Walsh. Photo: IATA Air cargo volumes remained robust in October as traffic was up year on year for the fifteenth consecutive month but the coming 12 months should be viewed with caution, according to IATA. The latest statistics from IATA show that in October demand in ...
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NewsPre-tariff rush and e-commerce demand to fuel a busy start to 2025 for air cargo
Credit: tratong/ Shutterstock With the peak season at its peak, attention in the air cargo market is beginning to turn to the coming 12 months and many are predicting a busy start to the year for the industry despite recent developments. There has been much discussion over ...
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NewsChallenge Group expands network to Africa
First Challenge Group flight to Nairobi. Photo: Challenge Group Challenge Group has begun operating in Africa for the first time with the launch of a new route from its hub at Liege Airport (LGG) in Belgium to Nairobi (NBO) in Kenya. The new route launched on December ...