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Bertling plugs into Antonov for power station logistics
Germany’s Bertling Logistics has transported three power substations from Portugal to Argentina using Antonov Airlines freighters.The logistics operation required three An-124-100 flights to airlift nine outsize transformers from Porto, Portugal, to the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.The sub-stations had to travel from the manufacturer’s facility (Efacec) to the end user ...
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Launch customer for CRJ200 special freighter
Bombardier and Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) have secured the first passenger to freighter conversion order for the CRJ200 SF (Special Freighter) aircraft.Canada-based plane maker Bombardier Commercial Aircraft said that an entity owned by the IFL Group of Waterford, Michigan, has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire the first CRJ200 ...
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CAL fleet upgrade
Cargo Air Lines (CAL) has taken delivery of its second 747-400-ERF, completing the upgrade of the Israel-based carrier’s fleet to two nose loader, open door freighters.Offer Gilboa, owner and chairman of the CAL Group, said: “We have concluded our fleet enhancement and are proud to announce that both our new ...
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AF-KLM adds combi flights to Dubai
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo will this month add three B747 Combi frequencies from Amsterdam Airport-Schiphol (AMS) to and from Dubai International Airport (DXB).Starting 10 January, the European carrier says that the upgrade offers “increased flexibility to carry main deck commodities to our hubs, Dubai International Airport (DXB), and to ...
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Qatar finalises B777F fleet order
Qatar Airways has finalised an order for four Boeing 777 freighters valued at $1.24bn, with purchase options on another four.Qatar Airways first announced its intention to order four B777Fs at the 2014 Farnborough Airshow. The total order for all eight freighters has a potential combined value of $2.46bn, at current ...
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Silk Way nears deal on B747-8F trio
Plane maker Boeing and Azerbaijan-based cargo airline Silk Way West are finalising terms on a purchase agreement for three B747-8 freighters.When completed, the contract will be valued at more than $1.1bn, at current list prices.“Silk Way Group is a longstanding customer and operator of Boeing’s products and services,” said Marty ...
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Saudia Cargo to operate direct freighters to Malpensa
Saudi Airlines Cargo has launched a three times a week B747-400 freighter schedule between Riyadh and the Italian hub of Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP).“By operating direct freighter flights into Malpensa we are offering first class connections from our entire network including Hong Kong, China, Bangladesh and India right to the ...
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Lufthansa Cargo's cautious optimism for 2015
Lufthansa Cargo carried 1.7m tonnes of freight and mail in 2014, a year-on-year decline of 2.7 per cent, although the leading German carrier maintained its capacity utilisation with a cargo load factor of 69.7 per cent.Faced by “tough competition,” the cargo airline focused on “a flexible and demand-driven management of ...
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Ethiopian freighter damaged after runway skid
An Ethiopian Airlines freighter has been seriously damaged after skidding off the runway at Kotoka International Airport in Ghana on January 10.The B737-400F, which was operating a flight from Lome for Togo-based carrier ASKY, reportedly skidded off the runway with burst tyres. The aircraft suffered damage and its starboard engine ...
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TIACA calls for risk-based approach to security
TIACA members have been advised that recently released updates to security programmes for all-cargo aircraft in the US must be implemented by February 16, 2015.The updated security programmes, issued by the US Transport Security Administration (TSA) on December 29, 2014, affect all US and non US-based freighter aircraft operators within, ...
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Qatar's Pharma Express links Brussels and Basel
Qatar Airways Cargo will launch a twice weekly A330 freighter service to Basel, Switzerland, later this month.The airline will also commence a ‘Pharma Express’ service in January, linking two key pharma origins, Brussels and Basel, with the Qatar Airways' network via its Middle East hub in Doha.Basel has a large ...
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Precision begins B757-200PCF conversion
Precision Aircraft Solutions has begun conversion of the first B757-200PCF aircraft for Asia Pacific Airlines.Mike Quinn, president of Asia Pacific Airlines, said: “Asia Pacific had very specific needs for our operating area. We not only had to have Pratt & Whitney engines and Boeing APB winglets installed, but we also ...
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Jan de Rijk Logistics to serve IAG Cargo in Iberian peninsula
Jan de Rijk Logistics will provide European trucking services to IAG cargo Cargo for its Iberian traffic, further strengthening Jan de Rijk’s presence in the Iberian peninsula.Jan de Rijk is already a large supplier of road feeder services in Europe for IAG Cargo, the freight arm of British Airways and ...
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Yulia is our iPad winner
Yulia Pronina of AirBridgeCargo in Moscow picked up an AppleAIR2-64GB-SG iPad as the winning respondent to our on-line freighters fleet survey carried out in December.Those who filled out the survey were entered into a prize draw for the iPad, with Yulia’s name the first pulled out of the virtual hat.Thanks ...
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Qatar Airways sets its sights on denim capital Gujarat
Qatar Airways Cargo is to make Ahmedabad its seventh freighter destination in India.From February, a twice weekly Airbus A330F will depart Doha on Tuesdays and Fridays with a stop in Mumbai before heading to the largest city in the state of Gujarat. Departure from Ahmedabad back to Doha will be ...
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Cargolux strike threat looms
Labour talks at Luxembourg-based all cargo carrier Cargolux have stalled again and a strike is on the cards if conciliation fails, warns one of the trade unions involved.The LCGB union says that negotiations on a new collective work agreement, which started on 14 January, have ground to a halt. This ...
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A LOT more space to New York
LOT Polish Airlines has launched a seasonal New York/Warsaw all-cargo route operated by a Boeing 767-300 aircraft.The carrier said it was prompted by the limited number of passenger flights in the winter season, especially in February.The flights, operated by Canadian-based Cargojet Airways, can carry up to 48 tons and can ...
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Cargolux agrees to conciliation
Cargolux says it will enter into a conciliation process on its collective work agreement and has rebuffed suggestions that it plans to move a major part of its operation outside Luxembourg.The European all-cargo carrier issued a statement following the apparent breakdown in negotiations with the labour unions yesterday (20 January).Cargolux ...
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Alitalia sets out route revamp
Italian flag carrier Alitalia has revealed its route plans following Abu Dhabi-based Etihad’s decision last summer to take a 49 per cent equity stake.In Italy, there will be a new three-hub strategy. Milan Malpensa will see an increase long-haul services; Milan Linate will have more connections to partner airline hubs; ...
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Air Charter Service to invest £10m in charter technology
Air Charter Service (ACS) will spend £10m over the next five years to advance the UK-based broker’s charter booking technologies and online presence.The proposed investment comes as ACS announced an “outstanding 2014” with strong growth and around £300m in sales.Chris Leach, ACS chairman said: “Whilst we believe that the award-winning ...