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Cathay Pacific free of pandemic shackles but still faces demand challenge
Cathay Pacific cargo volumes grew in March compared to a year earlier, thanks to increased capacity.Cargo tonnage in March was up 25.3% compared with March 2022.This increase was attributed to the easing of pandemic aircrew quarantine measures which had "significantly reduced" cargo capacity.The airline has also benefited from increased belly ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo starts freighter operations to Basel
Air Canada Cargo's first freighter flight to Basel. Photo: Air Canada CargoAir Canada Cargo has begun freighter operations to Basel, Switzerland to tap into the area's pharmaceutical business.The previously announced freighter route to Basel will be served by twice-weekly flights using Air Canada Cargo’s Boeing 767 freighters.The flights will originate ...
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NewsWestJet eyes Latin America as freighter services set for takeoff
In two days' time (April 22) Canadian carrier WestJet will launch its first-ever freighter service following the certification of its 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) in March.The operation will initially start with three 737-800BCFs flying between Calgary, Halifax, Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles and Miami.However, WestJet executive vice president for cargo, ...
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NewsDHL Express orders 9 B777-200LR converted freighters
B777-200LR. Photo: DHLDHL Express has ordered nine Mammoth Freighters-converted Boeing 777-200LR freighters from lessor Jetran.The first cargo aircraft will be delivered in 2024, with the remaining aircraft to be supplied until early 2027.The 777-200LRs will replace DHL's older Boeing 747 freighters as part of the sustainability-focused plan to modernise DHL ...
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Icelandair Cargo takes delivery of second Boeing 767 converted freighter
Icelandair Cargo has taken delivery of its second Boeing 767-300 converted freighter and carried out the aircraft's first flight to Liege Airport.The aircraft (TF-ISP) is named 'Heimaey' and joins the carrier's first 767-300 converted freighter, received in December."Our second Boeing 767 freighter, TF-ISP (Heimaey), came home to Iceland yesterday in ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo supports pharma shipments with Tower Cold Chain containers
Photo: Tower Cold ChainSaudia Cargo has signed a global rental agreement with Tower Cold Chain for its temperature-controlled containers for shipping pharmaceutical, biotech and life science products.The deal expands the cargo airline's selection of cold chain products, both in terms of cargo size and temperature requirements.Tower Cold Chain’s technology is ...
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Avianca Cargo expands US connections with Los Angeles freighter flights
Avianca Cargo will add new freighter flights between Quito and new destination Los Angeles as it targets growing demand between Ecuador and North America.The flight will operate twice per week and also include a stop at Bogotá. Currently, 80% of Avianca's cargo volumes from Ecuador are destined for North America."[The ...
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NewsAntonov flies its largest single piece of cargo
Antonov Airlines has transported a power supply skid on board one of its AN-124 aircraft - the largest single piece of cargo transported by the airline.The power supply skid was flown from Tekirdag, Turkey to Hamburg, Germany on board of one of the airline's AN-124-100-150 aircraft in conjunction with project ...
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NewsUPS sees intra-Asia trade growth as "immense opportunity"
UPS sees intra-Asia trade as an "immense opportunity” and aims to help champion small businesses in the region with its supply chain services.The logistics company told Air Cargo News that a recent study it published on intra-Asia trade provides insights into the needs of regional businesses which it can use ...
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FedEx pilot strike woes continue
FedEx could soon be under pressure to keep its freighters in the air with pilots considering strike action.FedEx Express pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have announced that the voting window for a strike authorisation ballot will open on April 18."Mediated negotiations for a new employment ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo and SF Airlines link up networks
Source: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo and China-based express carrier SF Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to link their respective networks.The MoU will see the two carriers operate flights via their two hubs starting in April. Etihad said the tie-up would enable it expand its reach into China with ...
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Aero Africa handles first Nairobi-Muscat SalamAir freighter
Air cargo management group Aero Africa has successfully handled the first SalamAir direct freighter from Nairobi, Kenya to Muscat, Oman since it was appointed as the airline's cargo GSSA for Kenya.The flight took place on April 16 using an Airbus A321-200 passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion aircraft."This direct freighter service ...
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Zhongyuan Longhao Airlines launches flights between Zhengzhou and New Delhi
Zhongyuan Longhao Airlines (China Central Longhao Airlines) has begun operating flights between Zhengzhou, China and New Delhi, India.The state-owned cargo airline will operate two flights per week from Zhengzhou using a B747-400 freighter, said Delhi International Airport.The airport said in a LinkedIn post on April 13: "Delhi International Airport is ...
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CMA CGM Air Cargo launches new Paris-Guangzhou air cargo route
CMA CGM Air Cargo has carried out the maiden flight for a new air cargo route between Paris, France and Guangzhou, China.On Tuesday April 11, a CMA CGM Air Cargo freighter flew from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, according to Guangdong Airport Authority's logistics company, ...
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10 people charged with defrauding Polar Air Cargo Worldwide
10 people have been charged with defrauding Atlas Air Worldwide subsidiary Polar Air Cargo.Elements of the US criminal justice system, including the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), have cooperated to charge individuals with ...
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Court awards lessor BOC Aviation damages over Russian-operated freighters
Lessor BOC Aviation has been granted damages of more than $400m against Russian freight operators AirBridgeCargo and Volga-Dnepr, over defaults relating to three leased Boeing 747-8Fs.The situation emerged after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last year, after which international sanctions were imposed on Russian carriers and lessors sought ...
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Silk Way West Airlines launches weekly freighter flights to Houston
Silk Way West Airlines has announced the launch of new weekly freighter flights to Houston, Texas starting from this week.The Baku, Azerbaijan-based cargo airline said in a press release on April 12 that it will operate the flights to George Bush Intercontinental Airport.The airline did not specify which aircraft would ...
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Mystery customer buys four A350 freighters
Four Airbus A350 freighters were ordered in March by an undisclosed customer.This is according to the airframer's monthly orders and deliveries data - published on its website.Air Cargo News understands this is the first A350F order this year.The agreement brings the total number of A350Fs on firm order from 35 ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo launches direct Bogota to Dallas Fort Worth freighter service
Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo has introduced a weekly direct freighter service from Bogota, Colombia to Dallas, Texas using a Boeing B777F.The freighter departs from Bogota International Airport (El Dorado International) on Mondays and flies to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.The freighter offers close to 100 tonnes of cargo ...
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SF Airlines launches China-Belgium air cargo route
The air cargo supply chain between China and Belgium has been strengthened with SF Airlines' launch of a new route between Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport in east China's Shandong province to Liege Airport in Belgium.This new route was launched on April 11 and uses express carrier SF Airlines' freighter fleet, ...