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Atlas Air enters into B747F ACMI agreement with FedEx
Atlas Air Inc, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, has entered into an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) agreement with FedEx.Under the terms of the agreement, two of Atlas' Boeing 747-400 freighters have entered into service and are flying on behalf of FedEx, on an ACMI basis, to ...
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Venipak tackles disruption with B737F China-Latvia flights
Parcel delivery firm Venipak Group has launched a B737-800 freighter service between Hong Kong and Riga to meet soaring demand and supply chain disruption in the Baltic region.The service, which includes a stop in Ulan Ude for refueling, is operated by Atran Airlines. Initially the service will fly once per ...
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Fast-growing Western Global asks for fleet restrictions to be removed
Freighter operator Western Global Airlines has asked the US Department of Transportation (DoT) to remove restriction limiting the size of its fleet.The company was first certificated in 2014 and has grown its fleet rapidly since then, applying several times to have fleet limitations — put in place for new carriers ...
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Amerijet appoints Exp-Air Cargo as its GSSA in Canada
Freighter operator Amerijet International Airlines has appointed Exp-Air Cargo as its Cargo GSSA in the ten provinces and three territories of Canada.Exp-Air Cargo will be providing full cargo sales, marketing, customer service and road feeder services connecting to Amerijet’s cargo hub in Miami.“With two weekly departures from Canada to Miami, ...
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Cathay Pacific ramps up freighter network ahead of strong peak season
Cathay Pacific ramped up its freighter network to peak season levels in August, while two previously announced preighter aircraft have also joined its fleet.In its latest monthly traffic update, the Hong Kong-hubbed airline said that ahead of what is expected to be a busy peak season - and on the ...
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NewsJD.com expands freighter operations with Heathrow flights
Source: JD.comJD.com has teamed up with AeroTransCargo to launch regular freighter flights to the UK as part of efforts to meet growing cross-border e-commerce demand.AeroTransCargo of Moldova will fly three-times-per-week using a B747-400F between Hefei Xinqiao International Airport in Anhui province and Heathrow Airport in London on behalf of JD.com. ...
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NewsCainiao cuts east Malaysia shipping times with new freighter service
Source: CainiaoCainiao is launching a new freigher service from Shenzhen and Hong Kong to east Malaysia as it looks to reduce shipping times for e-commerce platform Lazada.The new service will operate three-times-per-week to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and Kuching, Sarawak.The logistics firm said that the flights would shorten average delivery time ...
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Atlas Air and DHL Express extend freighter agreements
Atlas Air has entered into contract extensions with DHL Express that will see it continuing to operate 20 freighter aircraft to support the forwarders’ “fast-growing” express and e-commerce markets.Under the extended agreements, Atlas Air will continue to operate four different aircraft for DHL Express, including: six Boeing 747-8 freighters; two ...
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NewsStrauss to leave Amerijet as Karjian steps in as interim CEO
Amerijet has appointed Vic Karjian as interim chief executive as the cargo carrier searches for a replacement for Tim Strauss.Strauss, who has previously headed cargo at Air Canada and Hawaiian, is leaving the role after he joined the growing freighter operator in August 2020.Karjian previously held the chief executive position ...
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Atlas Air Worldwide and pilots complete contract talks after five years
Atlas Air Worldwide and pilots at subsidiary airlines Southern Air and Atlas Air have completed a new joint collective bargaining agreement (JCBA) after more than five years of negotiations.The airline and International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union have been in talks over merging Atlas Air and Southern Air pilots onto ...
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Senator expands charter network with China flights
Freight forwarder Senator International is expanding its SAB air charter network with flights to China in response to supply chain disruption.Senator said that from September 8 it will begin offering a flight to China for the first time - a twice-weekly charter flight between Tianjin and Hannover utilising a B767-300 ...
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Mammoth Freighters sets out plans for B777 freighter conversions
Recently-established Mammoth Freighters has revealed plans to launch Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes.The company was founded in December 2020 by Bill Wagner and Bill Tarpley, and is backed by private investment funds managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC and its affiliates.Mammoth has launched its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ...
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AirBridgeCargo charter flights carry packing machines from Germany to US
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has operated five Boeing 747F charter flights carrying packaging machines from Frankfurt in Germany to Atlanta in the US.The machines, which collectively weighed 200 tonnes, were transported for a US National Healthcare Association project in cooperation with Geis Air+Sea.The machines will support local production facilities with efficient and ...
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NewsBBAM revealed as lessor for Lufthansa's A321 freighters
BBAM A321P2F undergoing conversion. Source: BBAMAircraft owner BBAM has revealed that it is the company leasing two A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft to Lufthansa Cargo.BBAM said the aircraft will be provided to Lufthansa Cargo on long-term leases and would be used by the airline to offer customers in the e-commerce segment fast ...
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NewsDSV Panalpina extends cargo charter network as it prepares for “peak of peaks”
DSV Panalpina has this week launched a new air cargo charter network covering four continents as it prepares for the “peak of peak seasons”.The new network offers flights between Hong Kong, Zhengzhou, Istanbul, Liege, Chicago Rockford and São Paulo’s Viracopos.The service, dubbed Globetrotter, will be run utilising a dedicated nose ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines' Mriya steals the spotlight at Ukraine independence celebrations
Image source: Volga-Dnepr GroupAntonov Airlines' heavylift ‘Mriya’ aircraft was recently involved in a record-breaking event, as Ukraine — where the carrier is headquartered — celebrated 30 years of independence.The AN-225, which including fuel weighed 328 tonnes, was pulled a distance of 4.3 m by eight Ukrainian strongmen in 73 seconds ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr transports aid to support Haiti earthquake victims
Image source: Volga-Dnepr GroupVolga-Dnepr has transported essential cargo to Port-au-Prince in Haiti to support aid efforts since the earthquake that hit the island two weeks ago.To help those affected by the earthquake, the Group organised two special charter flights using its An-124-100 and Il-76TD-90VD aircraft.Cargo delivered to Haiti included tents, ...
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NewsTexel Air takes delivery of second FlexCombi conversion
Source: ATSG/PemcoPemco Conversions has delivered a second Passenger-to-FlexCombi (FC) converted aircraft to Bahrain-based Chisholm Enterprises.Chisholm subsidiary Texel Air, a non-scheduled cargo airline, will operate the Boeing 737-700FC from Bahrain International Airport.The aircraft offers three configurations a 24-seat cabin plus a 2,640-cubic-foot cargo hold for up to 30,000 pounds of payload ...
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NewsEastern Airlines to add 35 'Class-E' B777 Pax-Freighters
Eastern Airlines' entry into the all-cargo market has turned out to be much larger than initially expected after the carrier announced plans to launch services with 35 specially converted B777 passenger-converted freighters.The aircraft will have seats removed like a typical preighter but will also offer a Class-E maindeck, meaning they ...
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NewsAmazon Air continues to expand US freighter network
Amazon Air's flight activity increased by more than 17% over the last six months as the e-commerce giant continued to expand its fleet and network, according to a new report from the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development.The report, written by Joseph Schwieterman, Borja González, Mitchell Hirst and Abby Mader, shows ...