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'Exciting' 2017 for Atlas and positive outlook for 2018
US-based Freighter operator and lessor Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW) has reported record 2017 fourth-quarter earnings and record full-year revenues, with expectations of further business growth this year.AAWW’s revenue rose by 19% in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the same three months of 2017, while adjusted earnings before interest, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo partners with Plug and Play
Germany’s biggest airfreight carrier, Lufthansa Cargo, has been chosen as an ‘anchor partner’ of global technology accelerator Plug and Play.Based in Sunnyvale, California, Plug and Play describes itself as the world’s largest technology accelerator, working to bring technology start-ups and relevant companies together.The goal is to combine forces to further ...
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ATSG opts for IFS Maintenix to provide fleet management services for its subsidiaries
Aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has asked IFS Maintenix to deliver fleet maintenance management IT support across its two cargo airline subsidiaries – ABX Air and Air Transport International (ATI) – as well as its aircraft leasing subsidiary, Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM).According to IFS Maintenix, the three ATSG ...
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Emirates transports first UAE-manufactured space satellite
Emirates SkyCargo has transported KhalifaSat, the first satellite developed and built by Emirati engineers in the UAE.As the first step in its journey to space, KhalifaSat was flown from Dubai to Incheon International Airport in South Korea on a chartered Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777 freighter. Emirates SkyCargo also unveiled a ...
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Etihad jumps to it for elite equestrian event
Etihad Cargo shipped a consignment of elite four-legged passengers from Belgium to Hong Kong for the Longines Masters - the second year in a row that it has been entrusted to transport horses to the show-jumping event.The 51 steeds were accompanied by eight grooms and a veterinarian on the round-trip ...
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Emirates freighter trio rally to meet roses demand
With global demand for roses in February estimated at 250m stems, Emirates SkyCargo operated three extra Valentine’s day cargo flights to move over 300 tonnes of flowers to Amsterdam.While the carrier transports fresh flowers around the world daily, demand spikes around Valentine’s Day and it operates extra flights every year.The ...
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Valentine's Day freighter flourish by AF-KLMP Cargo
Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLMP) Cargo moved around 3,000 tonnes of flowers to Europe in the weeks before Valentine’s Day, putting Boeing 747-400 full freighter and combi aircraft main deck capacity into the three main flower origins of Nairobi, Quito and Bogotá.AF-KLMP Cargo executive vice president Marcel de Nooijer, said: ...
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Approval for Western Global Airlines' cargo expansion plans
The US Department of Transport (DoT) has given its approval to Western Global Airlines' plans to expand its scheduled cargo operations beyond its current flights between the US and China/Hong Kong.Earlier this month, the Florida-headquartered airline applied for permission to operate flights between the US and countries with existing open ...
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Turkish Cargo adds new Liege freighter call
Turkish Airlines Cargo is the latest cargo carrier to launch a freighter service to Liege Airport.The new weekly service utilises an Airbus A330-200F and operates between Istanbul and Liege. It landed in the Belgian airport for the first time on February 13.Turkish Airlines Cargo will primarily transport perishable goods for ...
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Demand flowers at Cargolux ahead of Valentine's Day
Cargolux has added 1,200 tonnes of extra capacity to its flights out of Nairobi, Quito and Bogota as it expects demand to bloom ahead of Valentine's Day.The all-cargo carrier said that the extra capacity is in addition to the 20 weekly flights it offers from the three destinations.In order to ...
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Lufthansa Cargo expects rose volumes to bloom
Lufthansa Cargo is expecting to transport around 800 tonnes of roses ahead of Valentine's Day.The German airline said that most flowers transported for the romantic celebration originate in either Kenya or South America and are transported as quickly as possible at a constant temperature of between two-four degrees Celsius to ...
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NCA and Singapore to form strategic cargo partnership
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) and Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a strategic partnership.The proposed strategic partnership will build on existing block space arrangements between the two airlines that have been progressively expanded over the past five years.As a first phase, NCA ...
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Hawaiian set for freighter operations in March
Hawaiian took delivery of its first ATR 72F in late September 2017 and since then has been preparing for the start of scheduled operations.“We have been doing some mock operation drills and have begun hands-on training sessions for our front line teams. So far straightforward, without surprises.“We still have a ...
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Cargolux sees fruit and veg volumes grow
Luxembourg-based all-cargo carrier Cargolux transported more than 2.4m tonnes of fresh produce last year, up 3.3% compared to 2016 as demand for airfreighted fruits and vegetables booms.Of the total fresh produce the airline carried in 2017, 1.1m tonnes (46%) comprised fruit.The main consumer markets for these goods are in Europe, ...
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EFW's A321 freighter conversion programme kicks off with Vallair order
Conversion firm EFW has won the launch contract to convert 10 Airbus A321-200 passenger aircraft to a 14-pallet cargo configuration for Luxembourg-based Vallair Solutions.The first conversion under this contract will begin towards the end of 2018 for redelivery by the end of 2019.Gregoire Lebigot, president and chief executive of Vallair, ...
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Western Global looks to expand international cargo routes
Western Global Airlines (WGA) has applied to US authorities to expand its scheduled cargo operations beyond its current flights between the US and China/Hong Kong.In documents seen by Air Cargo News and filed with the US Department of Transport, the Florida-headquartered airline applied for permission to operate flights between the ...
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Emirates SkyCargo adds Maastricht freighter flights
Emirates SkyCargo has begun operating two Boeing 777 Freighter flights per week between Dubai World Central airport and Maastricht – its second destination in the Netherlands after Amsterdam.Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, commented: “The Netherlands is one of our most important cargo markets globally and the freighters ...
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DHL orders Boeing converted freighter at the Singapore airshow
Express firm DHL has ordered a converted freighter from Boeing as the aircraft manufacturer secures service deals valued at more than $900m during the Singapore airshow.The DHL order is for a B767-300ER Boeing converted freighter, which the manufacturer said could carry "high-density cargo on long-range routes, as well as e-commerce ...
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ATI reaches “tentative agreement” with pilot union
Air Transport International (ATI), a subsidiary of aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has reached a “tentative agreement” with its pilots group.The US-based freighter lessor has been negotiating with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents ATI’s pilots, to amend the existing collective bargaining agreement since May 2014.The ...
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UPS: direct and daily to Dubai with freighter operation
Having taken delivery of three new Boeing 747-8 freighter aircraft in 2017, UPS is deploying one of them on a daily non-stop flight from its Worldport hub in Louisville, Kentucky to Dubai.The service is currently flown on a weekly basis and will begin operating Tuesday through Saturday from February 27.Jim ...