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Qatar Airways confirms B747-8F deal
Qatar Airways has confirmed the order of two Boeing 747-8 freighters, as previously reported by Air Cargo News.The order confirmation came at a ceremony to celebrate the arrival of the first of two aircraft, with the second due to join Qatar's fleet later this year. It also confirmed an order ...
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Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo accuse unions of "illegal work slowdown"
Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide have accused unions of an "illegal work slowdown" and have filed a complaint with a US district court to stop the action.The airlines, part of Atlas Air Worldwide, said the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division, and Local ...
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Milk, bread, soy sauce…and a Boeing 747 freighter
On line retailers like Amazon have been in the news recently with their efforts to start up their own air cargo operations, but this is the first time, to our knowledge, that it has been possible to buy a full-sized freighter aircraft online.Hong Kong newspaper, The Standard reports that three ...
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Volga-Dnepr freighters join Irma relief efforts
Volga-Dnepr Airlines' fleet of freighters have joined the Hurricane Irma relief effort in the Caribbean and Florida.The airline has so far operated three flights carrying nearly 175 tonnes of relief goods and equipment, the most recent being a IL-76TD-90VD charter by DSV Air &Sea on 18 September for the Danish ...
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CargoLogicAir in new hurricane Irma relief effort flight
Freighter airline CargoLogicAir has carried out its flight to the Caribbean to help with relief efforts after the region was hit by the devastating hurricane Irma.Yesterday, the Stansted-hubbed airline operated a Boeing 747-400 flight from East Midlands airport to Barbados carrying 110 tonnes on goods on behalf of the British ...
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Wham bam, thank you yam
Ghana's peak season for yam exports from Africa to the US is now in full swing.Logistics airline partner Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo was able to load 106 tonnes this week in its Boeing 777 freighter from Accra to New York via its Paris CDG hub.Yams are a type of dry ...
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Union expresses concerns over new Cargolux JV
Cargolux union LCGB has expressed its concerns over the all-cargo carrier’s new Chinese joint venture and its impact on jobs in a meeting with the Luxembourg minister for sustainable development and infrastructure.In the meeting, the union expressed its concerns that Cargolux could transfer some of its aircraft to Henan Cargo ...
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Volga-Dnepr's out of this world satellite flight
Volga-Dnepr Airlines was involved in an out of this world flight when it transported the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-5P satellite, which will provide air quality and climate data for the entire planet after its launch next month.The flight, carried out as part of long-term partnership between Airbus Defence and ...
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Hurricane Irma relief effort continues as another storm hits the Caribbean
CargoLogicAir has flown two relief flights to the French territory of Guadeloupe following the devastating impact of Hurricane Irma, while a new storm hits the Caribbean.The two flights carried out by the Stansted-based airline were on behalf of the French Government and carried nearly 200 tonnes of humanitarian goods.The first ...
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Intrepid delivers second B747-8 freighter to AirBridgeCargo
US lessor Intrepid Aviation has placed a new B747-8 freighter on a long-term lease with AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the second of two factory-fresh B747-8Fs acquired from Boeing and leased by Intrepid to ABC this year.The first freighter was delivered in April on a "very long term lease" and came shortly ...
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National Airlines to lease more B747-400Fs to BST Logistics
National Airlines has signed a deal to operate two B747-400F aircraft for Chinese firm BST Logistics as it expands its partnership with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.The deal will see National Airlines operate the B747-400Fs for BST Logistics on behalf of China Aerospace under a wet lease arrangement.“With the ...
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ANTONOV An-124 in generator relief flight to Guadeloupe
ANTONOV Airlines has transported 32 power generators as part of relief efforts on the hurricane-stricken Guadeloupe.The airline utilised one of its An-124-100 aircraft to fly the emergency consignment of EDF generators from Châteauroux, France, to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, in under 24 hours.The generators, which weighed a total of 105 tonnes, are ...
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FedEx asks for second extension to Cuba service start-up deadline
FedEx has asked for more time to start up its new Cuba freighter service after facing problems finding suppliers in the country and due to potential changes to US policy.Last year, the express firm was the only airline granted permission to operate all-cargo services between the US and Cuba as ...
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Atlas Air confirms DHL Global Forwarding freighter lease
Aircraft lessor Atlas Air Worldwide has wet-leased a Boeing B747-400F to DHL Global Forwarding for use in a new round-the-world service, as reported by Air Cargo News.The aircraft will be operated by Atlas Air under an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) agreement on a service operating between the US, ...
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Cargolux and Emirates partnership expands with Dubai handler move
Cargolux has transferred its handling operation in Dubai to Emirates SkyCargo as the two companies ramp-up their cargo partnership.In May, the two airlines signed a co-operation agreement that sees them share space on each others aircraft.The move to the same handling company in Dubai World Central Complex (DWC) will facilitate ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo adds fifth US freighter destination this year
Qatar Airways Cargo will become the first international airline to offer a freighter service to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when a new operation gets underway next month.The airline said that when the new B777F service is launched, on October 11, it will become the fifth freighter destination in the Americas added this ...
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All dressed up: Qatar Airways Cargo’s first freighter charter to Rickenbacker
Qatar Airways Cargo has shipped more than 100 tonnes of garments to the US in the Middle East carrier's first charter service to Rickenbacker International Airport in Colombus, Ohio.The consignment, in collaboration with Sri Lanka-based EFL (Expo Freight), was flown on a Boeing 777 freighter from Colombo to Rickenbacker for ...
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Corrado named chief operating officer of freighter lessor ATSG
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), freighter lessor to Amazon, has named Richard Corrado as chief operating officer (COO) of the US-based cargo aircraft leasing, conversion and services company.Corrado, elected by the ATSG board of directors, has served since 2010 as chief commercial officer of ATSG, and president of its Cargo ...
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Qatar Airways outlines its cargo response to air space "blockade"
Qatar Airways, facing an air space embargo by its Middle East neighbours since June this year, chartered in extra freighters and increased its own maindeck capacity on key trade lanes to maintain urgently needed food supplies and traditional cargo flows.Despite a 160% rise in cargo volumes at its Doha home ...
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AirBridgeCargo gets Envirotainer's seal of approval for pharma operation
AirBridgeCargo’s (ABC) has achieved Envirotainer’s quality accreditation at its global hub at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport and in Dallas as part of its push into pharma.Envirotainer, which provides active cool containers, created its Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Programme (QEP) to recognise transport service providers which demonstrate their ability to ...