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Cargolux continues drive to reduce environmental impact
Last year Luxembourg-based airline Cargolux managed to reduce its carbon footprint by 2.2% following the implementation of several initiatives.The freighter operator said its environmental improvement was ahead of IATA's recommendation of 1.5% per year until 2020.In order to reduce its carbon dioxide output and noise pollution the airline reviewed flight ...
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DHL expands airfreight operation in response to Asian demand
DHL Global Forwarding is expanding its round-the-world freighter operation to meet demand growth on Asian and transpacific trades.The forwarding giant said that it would a deploy a second dedicated Boeing 747-400F — ACMI-leased through Atlas Air — to connect the US, Europe and Asia, following on from the launch of ...
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Volga-Dnepr appoints Paul Nolan to shape fleet development
Volga-Dnepr Group has appointed Paul Nolan as fleet development director.Nolan has worked in aviation commerce for more than 30 years, most recently spending more than 15 years as senior vice president, aircraft asset management, for DVB Bank SE, covering clients in the EMEA region, Japan, India, Russia and the CIS.He ...
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Longhao Airlines looks to add international cargo routes
Domestic Chinese cargo carrier Longhao Airlines is planning to launch two international cargo services from Nanchang Airport by June of this year.Details on where the service will operate to are thin on the ground, but the airline operates a fleet of three short-to-medium range B737-300 freighters meaning, unless it adds ...
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US pilots welcome FAA Reauthorization but reiterate concerns over single-pilot cargo aircraft
The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) has commended the US House of Representatives for its "strong, bipartisan passage" of a five-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization but expressed its disappointment regarding the inclusion of a study into single pilot cargo aircraft.The union said the Reauthorization would not only advance ...
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ANA international cargo revenues soar in 2017
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) saw domestic cargo dip in the 2017/18 financial year, ended in March, as international revenues soared.ANA, which has 12 Boeing 767 freighters alongside its passenger aircraft fleet, recorded a 26.5% in international airfreight to ¥118bn, while domestic revenues were down 0.5% to ¥30.7bn. International ...
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CargoLogicAir: Flying the flag in a Brexit world
You don’t have to smoke a big cigar and display the V for victory sign to prove you are a true Brit.A UK Air Operator Certificate (AOC) does the job equally well for CargoLogicAir (CLA).David Kerr, chief executive of Stansted-based CLA, has declared that the carrier remains “totally committed” to ...
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LATAM to offload stake in cargo airline Mas Air
LATAM airlines has reached a preliminary agreement for the sale of its stake in Aerotransportes Mas de Carga (Mas Air), also known as LATAM Cargo Mexico, for an undisclosed sum.The stake will be purchased by a group led by current shareholders of Mas Air, with the deal expected to be ...
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CargoLogicAir adds more Hong Kong and Atlanta freighter frequencies
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has boosted its freighter services from the UK with additional Boeing 747F operations to Atlanta, Dubai and Hong Kong.The British all-cargo airline’s third flight per week to Atlanta, which returns directly to its London Stansted hub, is in addition to its existing 747F flights from Stansted to Mexico ...
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NewsLufthansa reports another strong quarter for cargo on rate increases
Rate increases helped boost revenues at Lufthansa’s cargo and logistics business in the first quarter of the year.First-quarter figures from the Frankfurt hubbed aviation group show that its logistics business segment saw revenues increase by 12.7% year on year to €641m in the first quarter.This is ahead of a 4.6% ...
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Union wants talks after Cargolux's record result
The LCGB union would like to enter into talks with Cargolux management after the airline announced record results which the trade body said was built on the back of staff working to their limits.Yesterday, the airline announced 2017 full year net profit after taxes reach $122.3m, compared with a prior ...
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Antonov offers An-124s to fill SALIS gap
Antonov Company is ready to provide additional support to NATOs' Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) programme with "the necessary number of An-124-100 aircraft".The offer from Ukrainian-owned Antonov comes after Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group served notice that it is to quit the SALIS contract at the end of 2018.Two Antonov 124-100 aircraft, ...
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NewsCargolux surges to $122m net profit in 2017
Cargolux Airlines saw 2017 full year net profit after taxes reach $122.3m, compared with a prior year $5.5m for the European freighter aircraft operator.For the first time in its history, the Cargolux Group exceeded one million chargeable tonnes flown, as FTKs increased by 12.3% in 2017 and the Luxembourg-based carrier's ...
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FedEx to link Guangzhou and Memphis hubs
FedEx Express has launched a new route connecting its Asia Pacific hub in Guangzhou with its global Memphis hub.Initially, an MD-11 freighter is being used for the five-times-per-week route, but it will be replaced with a B777 freighter in May, to meet increasing shipping demand.In April, the flight departing from ...
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Paint-a-freighter and win $50,000 in cash
China's SF Airlines has launched a competition to create a livery for the two ex-Jade Cargo Boeing 747 freighters that it bought online last year.Prizes totalling $100,000 can be won by "creative talents" around the world who enter the competition, with a submission deadline of May 19, 2018. The list ...
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NATO confirms Volga-Dnepr notice to quit SALIS
NATO has confirmed the withdrawal of a Volga-Dnepr subsidiary from its contract for Strategic Air Lift International Solution (SALIS), which provides An-124 freighter uplift for the western military alliance.A spokesperson for the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) told Air Cargo News: “Since 2006 the NSPA has contracted for airlift ...
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Volga-Dnepr to withdraw from An-124 freighter uplift contract for western military
Russia-based freighter aircraft group Volga-Dnepr has served notice that it is to quit the Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS) contract which provides airlift for European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) countries.Two Antonov 124-100 aircraft, one each from Moscow-based Volga-Dnepr and Antonov SALIS, a subsidiary of Ukraines' Antonov ...
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Turkish to launch weekly Brussels freighter
Turkish Airlines Cargo is adding Belgium's Brussels airport to its European network with a weekly Airbus A310 freighter, starting on April 28.The new direct call, linking to the carrier's Istanbul hub, has been announced to the freight forwarding community, with details of flight TK6338 which will depart Brussels at 21.55 ...
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Boeing delivers the first B737-800BCF freighter
Boeing has delivered the first B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to launch customer GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and operator West Atlantic.“We’re excited to be the first operator of the B737-800BCF,” said West Atlantic’s chief executive, Fredrik Groth.“The additional capacity and Next-Generation efficiency offered by this new aircraft will deliver ...
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US Pilots hit out at FAA study into single-pilot cargo aircraft
US pilot unions have hit out at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to conduct a study into the use of single pilot cargo aircraft.Contained within the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 is a programme that would see the FAA, in consultation with NASA and other relevant agencies, establish a research ...