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Volga-Dnepr rushes fire-fighting choppers to Chile
US-based Helicopter Express called upon Volga-Dnepr Airlines' expertise to move an urgent delivery of helicopters to fight wildfires in the Chilean countryside.One of the carrier’s An-124-100 freighters touched down at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport less than three hours after the helicopters themselves flew into the airport for 11-hour flight to ...
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Carrier springs into action to keep gas plant going
CargoLogicAir positioned extra aircrew in Rome to help move an urgent shipment for an industrial gas plant. The UK-based all-cargo carrier was responding to call to shift 96 tonnes of adsorbents from Leonardo Da Vinci Fiumicino International Airport to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on board its 747 freighter on behalf of ...
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ABC turns its hand to charters
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) says demand for charters of its 747 freighters grew 47% in 2016, although it is primarily a scheduled carrier.Its latest flights were operated on behalf of DHL Global Forwarding for high tech coating firm Evatec, delivering a series of seven-tonne boxes of machine tools from Europe to ...
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Air France KLM's flower boost
Air France KLM Cargo recorded a boost in flower volumes over the last five weeks on the back of demand for Valentine’s Day and International Women’s Day.The Franco Dutch airline handled around 5,000 tonnes of flowers from countries like Kenya, Ecuador and Colombia during the last five weeks.The carrier said ...
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AF KLM Cargo looks ahead to a more stable year in Africa
Air France KLM Cargo expects the African market to stabilise over the coming year after a year of adjustment.Air France KLM Cargo (AF KLM) director eastern and southern Africa Noud Duyzings said that Seabury figures show that air cargo traffic to and from Africa increased by 9% last year.However, the ...
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ATSG full-year profits down due to Amazon start-up costs
Aircraft lessor ATSG reported a double-digit percentage improvement in revenues last year but profits took a hit as it was affected by the start-up of its Amazon contract and pilot strikes.The Wilmington-based airline saw revenues for 2016 increase by 24% year on year to $768.9m, while earnings from continuing operations ...
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West Atlantic revenue fall in 2016 but gains Royal Mail contract
Sweden's West Atlantic cargo airline saw 2016 full year revenues down by 6.3% to SKr1.3bn ($145.6m), due partly to the loss of a five-aircraft contract with Swedish NMO PostNord at the end of 2015.Full year 2016 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (ebitda) amounted to SKr127.5m down by 28.3% ...
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Cargolux looks to add new African destinations
Cargolux is looking to add new destinations to its network in Africa and is hoping that demand to and from the continent will pick up this year after a tough 2016.The carrier’s regional director for Africa, Jonathan Clark, told Air Cargo News that the airline was looking to diversify its ...
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First flight for Tunisia's Express Air Cargo
New Tunisian freighter operator Express Air Cargo has completed its first commercial flight, operating a Boeing 737-300F between Tunis and Paris Charles de Gaulle on February 25.The airline took delivery of the aircraft in mid-January after it went through a series of inspections and said it would be taking delivery ...
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Atlas confident on pilot recruitment and aircraft supply
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) remains confident about the future supply of aircraft for freighter operations and is positive about pilot recruitment.Speaking shortly after the aviation company announced its 2016 full-year results, AAWW president and chief executive William Flynn was asked for his outlook on aircraft feedstock, given that it ...
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ABX Air pilots agree settlement
ABX Air has reached a settlement with its pilot unions on a dispute which had grounded 75 flights for DHL and Amazon over two days late last year.The ABX Air agreement by the Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiary allows pilots to take compensatory days off after working on their ...
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Atlas hails historic 2016 and looks forward to the year ahead
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has hailed 2016 as a historic year which saw the company's fourth quarter income return to the black, and it is looking forward to further improvements this year.The company recorded a fourth quarter income from continuing operations before taxes of $28.7m, compared with a loss of ...
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ACS to the rescue in Arctic emergency
Air Charter Service swung into action when a passenger aircraft became stranded on the edges of the Arctic Circle.A Swiss Airlines Boeing 777-300ER had been en route from Zurich to Los Angeles when it developed an engine fault over the far north of Canada.It made a smooth emergency landing at ...
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Seven days a week to Saudi from Manchester
Saudia is to operate twice weekly 787 Dreamliner passenger and cargo flights between Manchester and Riyadh from June 23. The new Monday and Wednesday departures complement five existing flights a week to Jeddah, giving a daily service from the northern UK city to Saudi Arabia.Connections are available to other Middle ...
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Happy Anniversary, Cargojet
Canada-based overnight freight carrier Cargojet is celebrating its 15th year in business.“It gives me great joy and pride in joining the Cargojet team, our customers, our shareholders and our Board of Directors in celebrating our 15th year anniversary,” announced Ajay Virmani, president and chief executive.“We have had a tremendous journey ...
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UPS hits out at plans to triple Alaska's jet fuel tax
UPS has hit out at proposals to triple the jet fuel tax in Alaska − home to the world’s fifth busiest cargo airport − a move that the integrator says could impact the state’s role in the cargo industry.In a letter to Alaska Transportation Committee Co-Chair Adam Wool, UPS vice ...
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UK office handles Antonov Airlines charter
Antonov Airlines has carried out the first charter operation from its new UK headquarters at London Stansted Airport: the shipment of a British-manufactured helicopter.The outsize load, almost 4.4 m high, was flown from the UK to Southeast Asia on one of the airline’s seven Antonov AN-124-100 freighters.Specially designed machinery was ...
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Volga-Dnepr's supermarket offering supports LNG pipeline logistics
This year has seen continuation of flights flown by Volga-Dnepr Airlines and sister freighter operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) under the Volga-Dnepr Group’s Cargo Supermarket offering.One ongoing project involves Volga-Dnepr Airlines operating a series of Antonov AN-124-100 and Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD charter flights in addition to using capacity on the scheduled Boeing ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo celebrates Miami freighter launch
Qatar Airways Cargo inaugurated a Boeing 777 freighter connection with Miami International Airport (MIA) from its Doha hub on February 2, the route also taking in South American stops at Sao Paulo in Brazil, Buenos Aires in Argentina and Quito in Ecuador, as well as in Luxembourg.The inaugural was celebrated ...
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Video: Freighter trio complete challenging logistics puzzle
A complex trio of freighter charters co-ordinated by Bolloré Logistics Chile utilised an An-225, a Boeing 747 and a MD-11 to transport a 155-ton transformer and additional parts to Santiago in Chile.The November 2016 charter saw the transformer begin its journey with a seven km road transport from an ABB ...