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Saudia launches new Indian freighter service
Saudia Cargo has launched a new freighter service between Delhi, Riyadh and its home base Jeddah, as the Indian city continues to grow in importance for the airline.The twice-a-week service utilises a 747-400 freighter and departs from Delhi every Thursday and Saturday.Delhi has over the years become a key market ...
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Volga-Dnepr eyes billion dollar B747-8F expansion
Volga-Dnepr has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing to further its fleet expansion with 20 additional B747-8 freighters, with a list price value worth $7.4bn.The additional 20 airplanes will be acquired through a mix of direct purchases and leasing over the next seven years, the companies said in a ...
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Doing the heavy lifting: Ruslan delivers outsize oil and gas equipment
Ruslan International has transported oil and gas equipment from Milan, Italy to Qindao, China.MP Holland, a freight forwarder based in the Netherlands, needed to move over 100 tons of cargo to Penglai Jutal Offshore Engineering Heavy Ind.The consignment included two 31.2 tonne crates, which meant that external loading cranes specially ...
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EVA commits to five B777 freighters
EVA Airways has a commitment to purchase five B777 freighters, the first of this type to enter the Taiwanese carrier’s cargo fleet, in a list price deal valued at more than $1.5bn.According to its website, EVA currently has a fleet of eight B747-400F and six MD-11Fs."EVA Airways has been a ...
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Russian freighter debut for Cargolux Italia
Cargolux Italia has started a weekly B747 freighter service from Milan Malpensa to the freighter airline’s Chinese hub in Zhengzhou, via Novosibirsk in Russia.The intermediate stop marks the first commercial service by Cargolux to Russia, with Novosibirsk being an important Russian gateway for flowers, garments and machinery.Said Cargolux: “The weekend ...
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Volga-Dnepr shifts giant power stations
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown from New York to Cairo, Egypt, a 28-ton shipment of power stations that will be used to supply the Suez Canal widening project.Volga-Dnepr engineers provided technical expertise to ensure that the power stations, mounted into special six metre cradles, would fit into the IL-76TD-90VD’s cargo hold.The ...
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Qatar orders four Boeing freighters
Qatar Airways has ordered four Boeing 777 freighters on the opening day of Paris Air Show.The freighter order was part of a $4.8bn list price deal that includes ten passenger B777-8Xs announced by the Middle East carrier."The order for four 777 Freighters underpins the value that this airplane has also ...
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Lufthansa adds Natal freighter call
Lufthansa Cargo has expanded its South American network with a new freighter connection to the Brazilian city of Natal.“The destination fits right into the existing route to Frankfurt via Viracopos,” explained Achim Martinka, vice president Americas at Lufthansa Cargo.A MD-11F now flies to the ‘City of the Sun’ every Sunday.Located ...
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ABC in 16% traffic surge
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) saw tonnage up 16% in the first five months of 2015, carrying 180,605 tonnes across its global route network linking Europe, Asia and the US via Russia.In Asia, Russia-based ABC increased its footprint by launching twice weekly flights from Hanoi with further onward connections to Europe and ...
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Jet Airways defers plan to wet-lease Etihad freighter
India’s Jet Airways has “deferred indefinitely” plans for a dedicated freighter operation using an A330-200F aircraft wet-leased from its strategic-partner, Etihad Airways.A Jet Airways' statement said: “The launch of dedicated freighter operations by Jet Airways has been deferred indefinitely due to commercial and operational reasons.“Internal processes and framework are in ...
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Lufthansa and ANA extend cargo JV to outbound Europe routes
Lufthansa Cargo and ANA Cargo’s joint venture will be extended to cover consignments on routes from Europe to Japan as of August 3.The airlines’ cargo divisions started their joint venture in December 2014, and initially focused on flights from Japan to Europe. The German and Japanese carriers are offering their ...
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Thousands of new freighters needed over next 20 years
New research suggests that there will be increased orders for freighter aircraft over the coming 20 years on the back of demand growth and the need to retire existing aircraft.Figures released by Air Cargo Management Group (ACMG) indicate that 2,500 new freighters will be needed over the next 20 years ...
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Aircontact and Volga Dnepr move 40 tonne propeller shaft
Nordic charter broker Aircontact and airline Volga Dnepr needed specially built loading equipment to load a 40-tonne propeller shaft as it was moved from Germany to Brazil for an oil client.The shaft was first moved by road from a factory in Wismar to Rostock/Laage airport where it was transferred from ...
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Saudia Cargo's new B777F on Mumbai route
Saudia Cargo has launched a newly delivered B777 freighter on its established cargo service from Mumbai in India to home base Jeddah.Keku Gazder, Saudia Cargo’s regional director cargo for the Indian sub-continent, said: ''Saudia Cargo once again demonstrates its capability to offer the latest technology with this new addition to ...
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Nepal relief efforts overcome challenges
DHL and Air Charter Service (ACS) say that relief efforts to help those affected by the Nepal earthquakes have now overcome logistical issues at Kathmandu airport.Charter specialist ACS said it had now completed more than 50 charter flights to Kathmandu since the 7.8 magnitude quake struck the country on April ...
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MASkargo adds Bangalore A330 freighter link
Malaysia's MASkargo has launched a weekly A330-200 freighter flight to Bangalore, India.It will fly into Bengaluru International Airport from Kuala Lumpur every Friday, offering a total capacity of 60 tonnes.Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi, acting chief executive of MASkargo, said: “There is a huge potential for MASkargo to grow in India. ...
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KF Aerospace outlines expansion plans
Canadian cargo airline KF Aerospace – formerly Kelowna Flightcraft – has announced new route structures and a number of strategic partners as it re-enters domestic and international airfreight services.Initial KF Aerospace routes will include a four times a week DC10-30F service between Toronto and Brussels, with a stop in Greater ...
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ASL to boost stake in India's Quikjet
Dublin-based ASL Aviation Group has received regulatory approval to increase its shareholding in India’s Quikjet Cargo Airlines to 72.6%.The Indian government’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has approved the application for ASL to increase its 51% holding through a subsidiary, Farnair Switzerland.The approval comes a few months before the planned ...
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Qatar freighters lead Nepal relief aid
Qatar Airways Cargo has continued its relief efforts to Nepal operating a total of 12 freighter services to deliver urgent aid to the capital Kathmandu following the earthquakes that hit the country.The Middle East carrier's freighter operations coordinated Qatar’s humanitarian response and helped transport international aid to Nepal. The cargo ...
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China cargo signs of growth
AIR China reported a 2.2 per cent hike in cargo volumes last month.The figures released by the national carrier will giver cause for optimism in the worldwide industry as many look to the economic powerhouse to drive growth.The monthly result of 2.2 per cent over June last year is also ...