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Emirates SkyCargo widens container offer for pharma customers
Emirates SkyCargo has entered into agreements for global container rental services with SkyCell and va-Q-tec, in addition to its existing co-operation with Envirotainer.The agreements allow the Middle East carrier to offer a variety of specialised temperature controlled containers for pharmaceutical or life sciences products.Emirates SkyCargo’s customers can have such temperature ...
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China ponders airline sale and merger
The Chinese government is considering merging and privatising two of its largest state-owned airlines, Air China and China Southern, according to reports by Bloomberg. The news agency adds that potential investors could include Chinese freight forwarder Sinotrans, Cathay Pacific Airways and Chines delivery firm YTO Express.The report also speculates that ...
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Qatar poised to open Doha chill hub
Qatar Airways is to open a transit hub for temperature-controlled shipments at its Doha hub at Hamad International Airport.The carrier, which also announced a new freighter service to London Heathrow at the Air Cargo Europe event in Munich (see story) said the new Climate Control Centre in Doha would be ...
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Etihad steps up service to Ohio hub
Etihad is to start a second weekly 777F freighter service to Rickenbacker on May 12 following a new $40m agreement with transport firm Trinity Logistics and the Ohio airport.According to Etihad Cargo senior vice president, David Kerr two new major customers have been secured for the second frequency and their ...
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Antonov sets its sights on US and Hong Kong
Heavylift carrier Antonov Airlines is to establish a presence in the US and Hong Kong as part of its expansion plans.Kyiv, Ukraine-headquartered Antonov has already established an office at London Stansted Airport in the UK, and has appointed a general sales agent for Japan and Australia.It operates a fleet of ...
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Qatar to launch Heathrow freighter
Qatar Airways Cargo is launching a weekly A330 freighter flight to London’s Heathrow Airport from its Doha hub on June 3.The freighter will be in addition to the Middle East carrier’s existing London-Stansted all-cargo services which started in May 2014.Qatar Airways chief officer cargo Ulrich Ogiermann said that the carrier ...
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Lufthansa Cargo to go nine times a week to Shanghai
Increased frequencies to Shanghai and Guangzhou are among the recent timetable changes announced by Lufthansa Cargo.The Shanghai service goes up from seven to nine times a week from September and the route will exclusively be operated by Boeing 777F cargo aircraft with capacity of around 103 tonnes. Some services were ...
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Airfreight industry rallies round to help Yemen kids
Customers of Coyne Airways and Air Charter Service are helping life-saving support from War Child UK get through to the children of Yemen.Money raised goes towards the charity’s vital work, for example providing some of the most vulnerable households with food vouchers."The funds contributed by Coyne Airways and ACS are ...
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Chapman Freeborn takes main stake in Magma Aviation
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has increased its stake in UK-based aircraft management firm Magma Aviation to 75%.Chapman Freeborn held a minority holding in Magma since it was launched in 2010 to commercially and operationally manage wide-body cargo aircraft, contracted on an exclusive basis from airline partners.At the same time Magma has ...
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Two dead after Shorts 330 freighter crash lands
Two crew members have died after a small freighter operated on behalf of UPS crashed on landing at Yeager Airport near Charleston in the US on a flight from Louisville.A spokesperson for Yeager Airport has confirmed to local that the pilot and co-pilot perished when the three-tonne capacity Shorts 330 ...
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NewsAeroLogic appoints new managers to replace departing Weber
AeroLogic - the Lufthansa and DHL Express joint business - has appointed two new managers following the current managing director's move across to ASL Airlines Belgium.From May 1, Josef Moser, previously head of flight operations and crew training, will takeover as chief operations officer and accountable manager, while Wolfgang Raebiger, ...
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New chief executive for LATAM Cargo
Cristián Ureta, the current chief executive of LATAM Cargo, is leaving the company and his role will be assumed by Andrés Bianchi, currently senior VP of sales for North America, Europe and Asia.South America’s biggest carrier said in a statement: "This change is part of the restricting process that LATAM ...
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CargoLogicAir takes delivery of third B747
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has added a third aircraft to its fleet after taking delivery of a Boeing 747-400 freighter.The London Stansted Airport-based airline, which received its UK Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at the start of 2016, now operates two B747-400 cargo aircraft and a B747-8 ...
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ATSG sees Q1 revenues improve on Pemco deal and Amazon ramp-up
ATSG saw revenues, earnings from continuing operations before taxes and net earnings improve during the first quarter of the year thanks to its acquisition of Pemco and the roll-out of its Amazon business.The aircraft lessor reported revenues for the period up by 34.1% year on year to $237.9m, earnings from ...
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Ethiopian's latest A350 delivery arrives with humanitarian aid on board
Ethiopian Airlines, the German NGO Humedica, Aviation without Borders and the Airbus Foundation have joined forces to transport of nine tonnes of humanitarian aid from Europe to Africa.The goods, received in Addis Ababa, are destined to provide relief to drought prone areas in the East African region.The cargo arrived from ...
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Atlas places B747-8 ACMI freighter pair with Cathay Pacific Cargo
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has placed two Boeing 747-8 freighters into ACMI service for Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific CargoBoth freighters will be operated by Atlas Air and will fly on behalf of Cathay Pacific Cargo through aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance agreements.The new B747-8F service is scheduled to begin ...
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West Atlantic looks outside Europe for fleet utilisation
Sweden's West Atlantic cargo airline is to look outside Europe as it seeks to increase utilisation of its eight-tonne capacity freighter fleet.As previously reported, the carrier saw underlying 2016 year-on-year revenues fall by 2.8% to SKr 1.3bn ($145.6m), adjusted for currency and fuel price factors.The group’s earnings before tax, interest, ...
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ACS reports strong financial performance despite cargo dip
Air Charter Service (ACS) saw cargo revenues dip last year, but there was a “strong” financial performance for the company overall.The charter firm registered an 8% improvement in revenues to £342m for the year ending January 31 and arranged 12,500 contracts.Gross profit from all aircraft charters totalled a company record ...
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VIDEO: Emirates freighter Rosie blossoms in Barcelona
An Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777 freighter, nicknamed Rosie because of her rose decal, made a special appearance in Barcelona on the occasion of ‘The Day of the Rose’.The Catalan festival, originally St Jordi’s Day, is celebrated on April 23 every year with locals gifting roses and books to one another.Earlier ...
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NewsLufthansa's cargo segment leads the way as it gets back in the black
Lufthansa’s cargo and logistics business returned to the black at an operating profit level in the first quarter as it led the company to its best performance for the period since 2008.The airline group’s logistics division, which includes Cargo, time:matters and other cargo related shareholdings, saw revenues increase by 18.5% ...