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World's largest jet engine hitches a lift home to Ohio
GE Aviation partnered with Volga-Dnepr Airlines to return the world’s largest jet engine to Ohio, following the GE9X’s successful on-wing testing in Victorville, California.Volga-Dnepr provided logistics support for the GE9X engine’s return to Ohio for additional testing at GE Aviation’s Test Operations facility in Peebles. This was Volga-Dnepr’s second flight ...
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Saudia Cargo boss Hariri joins IATA cargo committee
Saudia Cargo chief executive Omar bin Talal Hariri has become a member of the IATA Cargo Committee.The committee of 19 members represents different global airlines and is one of six IATA main industry committees along with: Finance, Environment, Industry Affairs, Legal and Operations.The Cargo Committee advises on issues including cargo ...
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Lufthansa Cargo confirms new B777Fs to initially expand capacity
Lufthansa Group’s decision-making bodies have approved Lufthansa Cargo’s operation of two new Boeing 777Fs ordered in May, which will initially be used to increase capacity.Although it had largely been assumed when the aircraft were ordered that the aircraft would be operated by Lufthansa Cargo - the press release even included ...
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NewsAirbus expects freighter fleet to increase by 65% over the next 20 years
Airbus expects the world’s freighter fleet to grow by more than 50% over the next 20 years, fuelled by demand in North America and Asia Pacific (see charts below).The aircraft manufacturer today released its biennial market forecast, with its figures showing that the number of freighter aircraft will grow from ...
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ACT extends lease of B747F
ACT Airlines has extended the lease of a Boeing B747-400F aircraft from the Libra Group's Lease Corporation International (LCI) on a long-term basis.ACT Airlines is a Turkey-based wet-lease operator, which was founded in 2004, and operates a fleet of five B747-400F/ERF aircraft for its own operations, under the myCargo brand, ...
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Nippon Cargo Airlines flights set to restart
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) will begin to restart services on July 5 after it grounded all its freighters while checks were carried on aircraft records.The airline said that the investigation into JA18KZ - a Boeing B747-8F - would be completed on July 4 and flights using the aircraft would resume ...
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NAM and Astral add a B747 to their managed freighter fleet
Network Airline Management (NAM) and Kenya-based freighter operator Astral Aviation have expanded their managed fleet by adding a B747-400BCF.The freighter is wet leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic and joins the B747-400F nose loader also supplied by the Icelandic carrier to the partners from November 2017. This further complements the two ...
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NewsEx-Jade B747 freighter preparing for duty with CAL
A Boeing 747-400ERF once operated by German-Chinese carrier Jade Cargo is on course to be operated by Liege airport-based CAL Cargo Airlines, which is headquartered in Israel and owned by entrepreneur Offer Gilboa.Meanwhile, ACE Belgium Freighters (ACE) is taxiing for take-off with its first service, scheduled to begin in October ...
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SF Airlines takes delivery of latest Boeing 757 freighter
Chinese express operator SF Airlines has taken delivery of its 45th freighter, with the B757-200F put quickly into service after arriving at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.It is the fourth new aircraft of that type to enter the fleet in 2018, seeing the number of SF Airlines' B757-200F freighters grow to ...
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Airfreight rates slip in May but bounceback expected for June
Airfreight rates declined in May compared with April levels, but are expected to pick up again in June.The latest figures from consultant Drewry’s monthly Sea and Air Shipper Insight report show that all-in buy rates across 28 east-west routes decreased by 1% compared with April to $2.70 per kg.The month-on-month ...
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Etihad revs its engines for automotive cargo
Etihad Cargo has launched a new automotive service, FlightValet, that aims to ease the process of moving motor vehicles across the globe.The service offers a dedicated team that will oversee the delivery of vehicles. It is launched ahead of the seasonal surge in demand for luxury vehicle shipments to popular ...
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Go mango go, Emirates celebrates record volumes ex-India
Emirates SkyCargo transported record volumes of mangoes from India in May and June.The Dubai-based air cargo carrier saw growth of more than 50% in mango volumes in May compared with the same month last year. Close to 1,130 tonnes of mangoes were uplifted from Mumbai to destinations around the world.The ...
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Amerijet management changes
Miami-based all-cargo carrier Amerijet International has appointed Jon Olin as senior vice president for corporate strategy and administration, and Derry Huff to the role of vice president of sales and marketing.Olin will be responsible for developing and guiding strategic growth, and leading various administrative functions for Amerijet, which operates a ...
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A whale of a paint job for the BelugaXL
The first Airbus BelugaXL has rolled out of the paintshop, unveiling a special livery making it look like a whale.The livery was one of six choices submitted to Airbus employees through a poll in which 20,000 people participated. With 40% votes in favour, the smiley livery won.The BelugaXL will now ...
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Emirates SkyCargo launches Chile service to capitalise on salmon market
Emirates SkyCargo will begin offering bellyold cargo capacity on its flights to Santiago, Chile, as it looks to capitalise on the South American country's salmon market.The service will launch on July 5 utilising a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft and will be the airline's sixth destination in South America, following Rio de ...
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Cathay cautiously optimistic about cargo
Cathay Pacific Cargo remains "cautiously optimistic" about the second half of 2018, with customer sentiment indicating that the market will improve in the traditionally stronger part of the year.Nelson Chin, general manager cargo commercial, writing in the Hong Kong-based carrier's Cargo Clan newsletter, said: "While China and Hong Kong have ...
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AirBridgeCargo adds Budapest freighter call
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has added a twice-weekly call at Budapest airport to its schedule as it looks to continue growing Asia-Europe volumes.The new service will deploy Boeing 747 freighters and will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays offering 139 tons of capacity on each flight.The service will cover the catchment area ...
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Atlas Air charter flights help keep NCA flying
Atlas Air has flown several charter flights for Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to help the carrier maintain schedules as its freighter fleet continues to be grounded while maintenance record checks are carried out.Speaking during an investor day event, executive vice president and chief commercial officer Michael Steen explained that the ...
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Transpac airfreight rates hit a 2018 high as NCA lays up its fleet and ahead of tariffs
Airfreight rates on the transpacific trade lane reached their highest point of the year so far as Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has had to lay up all 11 of its freighters and the US and China prepare to introduce trade tariffs on a range of products.The latest figures from Tac ...
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Silk Way West mercy flight to help Iraqi children
Silk Way West Airlines has supported the German charity “Wings of Help” by flying urgently needed aid supplies into Nothern Iraq, where more than 23,000 children – among them about 4,000 children below the age of three and about 3,500 orphans.Its Boeing 747 freighter left Frankfurt Hahn Airport with infant ...