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NewsRGA-Black Stone Airlines takes off in Indonesia
Photo: RGA-Black Stone AirlinesRGA-Black Stone Airlines has become the latest freighter operator within the Indonesian air cargo market on domestic routes and is in discussions to enter the Chinese market as part of an international expansion.The Asia Cargo Network airline subsidiary is also looking at using drones for air shipment ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo joins CargoAi’s eBooking & eQuote platform
Source: CargoAI/ Air Canada CargoAir Canada Cargo has selected CargoAi’s eBooking & eQuote platform to accelerate e-booking adoption with freight forwarders.The Air Canada Cargo product will effectively be launched on www.CargoAi.co and available to registered freight forwarders starting mid of April, in a progressive regional rollout. For CargoAi users, this ...
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Shanghai airfreight disruption continues
Airfreight and wider supply chain disruption is set to continue in Shanghai as the city remains under lockdown.Shanghai started a two-phase lockdown on March 28. Restrictions were due to end on April 5, but the city’s government has extended the lockdown, now covering the whole city.Dimerco’s air- ocean freight market ...
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DHL Express inaugurates new Middle East-Istanbul route
DHL Express MENA recently launched a direct flight from Bahrain to Istanbul, following the signing of a lease agreement with Bahrain-based cargo airline Texel Air whereby DHL has contracted the cargo operator’s Boeing 737-800BCF aircraft for this route.This move supports DHL’s Middle East network optimization strategy which aims to increase ...
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Alaska Airlines air cargo unaffected by industrial action
Alaska Airlines has cancelled a chunk of flights while its pilots engage in industrial action, but air cargo operations are unaffected.The US airline, which includes Alaska Air Cargo, published an operational update on April 3 which stated it had cancelled 73 flights, just over 6% of its overall flights on ...
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Vietnam’s first cargo airline close to launch
Vietnam’s first cargo airline is moving closer to becoming operational.The country’s transport ministry is seeking approval from the prime minister to issue a licence to IPP Air Cargo, according to Reuters.Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG) which established IPP Air Cargo, said on March 3: “The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo hits 1bn vaccine doses milestone
Photo: Emirates SkyCargoDubai’s Emirates SkyCargo has flown more than 4,200 tonnes of COVID-19 vaccines, equivalent to over 1bn doses, within 18 months from the first shipment trial in October 2020.The shipments have gone to over 80 destinations on over 2,000 flights by the Middle East carrier. Close to two-thirds of ...
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InsightsBelugas make a splash as they hit the air cargo market
Airbus Beluga Transport enters the commercial market at a time when outsize capacity is at its tightest, with demand surging and the availability of the global AN-124 fleet curtailed, writes David Kershaw, editor of Air Cargo News' sister title Heavy Lift and Project Forwarding International.Based on the A300-600 design, the ...
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InsightsLufthansa Cargo flies high
Lufthansa Cargo’s fleet investments are paying off with robust revenues but efforts to create and maintain capacity continue.The German cargo airline saw 2021 revenues increase by 38% year on year to €3.8bn and earnings before interest and tax rise by 109% on a year earlier to reach almost €1.5bn, said ...
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NewsBuffalo Airways buys B737-300SF freighter
Photo: Buffalo AirwaysCanadian airline Buffalo Airways has purchased a Boeing 737-300SF freighter.The aircraft will begin operations in mid to late summer on Buffalo’s Edmonton International Airport-Yellowknife Airport main cargo route from Monday-Friday, Mikey McBryan, general manager at Buffalo Airways told Air Cargo News.McBryan said: “Buffalo purchased this aircraft due to ...
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NewsChallenge Group reveals ambitious freighter fleet growth plans
The Challenge Group, which includes two freighter airlines, cargo handling and logistics businesses, is aiming to triple the size of its fleet over the next five years as it builds on a busy start to the decade.Challenge Group chief executive Yossi Shoukroun tells Air Cargo News that much has changed ...
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NewsLATAM receives second B767 converted freighter
Source: LATAM CargoLATAM Cargo has received the second of 10 B767 converted freighters ordered as part of plans to expand its cargo business.The latest addition (CC-CXE) increased the group's freighter fleet to 13 aircraft with another eight due to be delivered by the end of 2023.The 13-year-old Boeing converted freighter ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo expands domestic and transatlantic freighter network
Photo: Air CanadaAir Canada Cargo will expand its freighter network to Atlantic Canada and Europe and grow its e-commerce offering.The cargo airline will offer five flights per week from Toronto to Halifax, starting April 19, plus six flights per week from Toronto to St. John’s, starting May 1.Additionally, the entry ...
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NewsMixed outcome for airlines in battle against air cargo cartel fines
Source: ShutterstockThere was mixed outcome for airlines in their battle against air cargo cartel fines issued by the European Commission.On March 30, the European Union (EU) General Court dismissed the actions brought by Martinair Holland, KLM, Cargolux Airlines, Air France-KLM, Air France, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Singapore Airlines Cargo and ...
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NewsLogistics firms predict Shanghai lockdown airfreight disruption
Global logistics firms are anticipating disruption, delays and price increases for air cargo supply chains in Shanghai following the start of a nine-day Covid lockdown in the city.Shanghai started a two-phase lockdown on March 28. From this date until April 1, the city’s east side, including Pudong, will be locked ...
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NewsDHL adds extra freighters through Cargojet tie up
DHL B777. Source: DHL ExpressDHL Express has entered into a long-term agreement with freighter operator Cargojet that could potentially see the express firm acquire shares in the freighter company.The five-year deal, with options for an extra two years, will see Cargojet provide an extra five B767 freighters in addition to ...
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Antonov seeks funding to build AN-225 replacement
Antonov has issued an appeal to raise funds to replace its unique AN-225 "Mriya" aircraft that was recently destroyed during the conflict in Ukraine.The Ukranian aircraft design and manufacturing company issued a statement on Facebook on March 25 that said it plans to establish an international fund to enable the ...
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NewsWestJet Cargo targets air cargo growth with GTA Group
WestJet Cargo, Boeing 737-800NG freighter. Photo: WestJetCanada-based airline WestJet Cargo is partnering with ground handler the GTA Group to increase shipping capacity using four dedicated Boeing 737-800NG freighters operated by WestJet, to fulfil overnight express cargo demand out of WestJet's Toronto hub.The partnership is expected to support the expansion and ...
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NewsEuropean Cargo announces growth accelerator investment
Photo: European CargoEuropean Cargo Limited has closed a minority equity investment that will be partly used for converting the company’s A340 fleet to full cargo freighters.The minority equity investment has been made by Priority 1 Logistics Holdings LLC, a newly-formed subsidiary of US-based, Priority 1 Holdings LLC.Proceeds of the investment ...