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NewsHow Jude Bricker transformed Sun Country, helped by cargo
Jude BrickerIn four short years, former Allegiant president Jude Bricker has taken the Midwest niche carrier from near-death to a stock market IPO, aided by a well-timed venture into cargo markets with Amazon, writes Pilar Wolfsteller in Air Cargo News sister title FlightGlobal.Minnesota can be excruciatingly cold in winter. The ...
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ASL borrows $125m as it continues its freighter fleet renewal
ASL Aviation Holdings has secured a $125m debt facility from Goldman Sachs that will be used as part of its fleet renewal programme.The aircraft operator's group chief financial officer Mark O’Kelly said the facility will be used through 2021 to partially finance ASL’s ongoing medium-haul fleet replacement programme.The deal comes ...
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DHL Express adds B777F capacity between Asia Pacific, the US and Europe
DHL Express has added capacity between destinations in Asia Pacific, the US and Europe to meet growing demand, particularly for e-commerce.The carrier said it will utilise Boeing 777 freighters to offer weekly capacity of almost 2,350 tonnes.One of the B777Fs will be operated by DHL Express' partner airline Kalitta Air, ...
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NewsMASKargo partners with DHL on door-to-door deliveries
Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh, MASKargo (L) and Julian Neo, DHL ExpressMASkargo and DHL Express are partnering on a door-to-door delivery service to reflect changing consumer habits.The carrier said that the service would utilise a web portal to allow customers to get quotation, book for delivery, pay online, print consignment notes and ...
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NewsUPS to purchase up to 150 electric cargo aircraft
Artist's impression: UPS electric aircraftUPS has revealed plans to purchase electric aircraft as an alternative to fixed-wing planes for time-sensitive deliveries .The express giant said that through its UPS Flight Forward subsidiary it would purchase the electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) from Beta Technologies to augment its air service ...
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NewsRaya Airways expands with another B767 freighter
Raya Airways B767-200FMalaysia-based Raya Airways has taken delivery of an additional Boeing 767-200F aircraft as it looks to cater for growing e-commerce demand.The carrier said the addition expanded its total fleet size to four aircraft also encompassing two Boeing 767-200F and one Boeing 737-400F aircraft.Mohamad Najib Ishak, managing director of ...
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Amazon expands with Cargojet through two freighter deal
Amazon Air will expand its relationship with Canada-based freighter operator Cargojet through a deal to operate two freighters on behalf of the e-commerce giant.The Air Transportation Services Agreement will see Cargojet operate two Amazon-owned B767-300BDSF aircraft as part of the Amazon Air network on a CMI basis within Canada starting ...
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NewsASL Airlines UK takes off with freighter operations
Cargo carrier ASL Airlines UK has operated its first flight after receiving its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and operating licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority.The carrier’s first flight was operated by an ATR72-200 freighter aircraft from East Midlands Airport to Belfast International Airport.The aircraft will operate to Belfast International ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines moves pharma equipment from Germany to the US
Antonov Airlines has carried pharma equipment, destined for Covid-19 vaccine production, from Germany to the US.DHL Global Forwarding chartered the Ukraine-headquartered carrier to move the equipment on six AN-124 flights.The equipment was loaded and unloaded onto the aircraft using external cranes, as well as the carrier's in-house developed loading equipment. ...
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Aeronaves TSM orders more B737 cargo conversions
Mexico-based Aeronaves TSM has ordered four additional AEI B737-400SF freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI).This order follows the announcement of two more AEI B737-400SF freighter conversions ordered by the freighter operator in early March.Upon completion of this order, TSM will operate a total of seven AEI B737-400SF freighter conversions.Production ...
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NewsCainiao partners with Hong Kong Air Cargo on Southeast Asia flights
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network is partnering with Hong Kong Air Cargo to launch cargo flights to Southeast Asia.Initially, Hong Kong Air Cargo will operate seven flights per week to Manila, three per week to Kuala Lumpur and six to Bangkok on behalf of the logistics arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba."The ...
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Engine inspection ordered following AN-124 incident
Ukrainian authorities have ordered inspections of D-18T series three engines after a Volga-Dnepr AN-124 last year suffered an uncontained engine fan-disc failure.The country's aviation administration said that the preliminary investigation into the incident identified that the source of the engine failure was the destruction of the fan disk.Thе administration requires ...
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CMA CGM Air Cargo adds second freighter and route
CMA CGM Air Cargo has added two new routes in the US as its second freighter begins operations.The shipping group-owned airline said that on March 28 it had added a flight from its Liege hub to New York JFK and Atlanta to its network as part of a single route.The ...
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NewsReindeer take to the skies for zoo exchange programme
AirBridgeCargo has transported four reindeer from Moscow to Frankfurt as part of an animal exchange programme.The four two-year-old animals weighed around 150 kgs each and were transported in separate dedicated cages.The transportation was completed in partnership with Astra Brokers on behalf Moscow Zoo and Wuppertal Zoo in Germany.Peter Novozhenov, regional ...
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A year of coronavirus and cargo-only passenger flights
It has now been more than a year since the air cargo sector first began to feel the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.A quick search through the Air Cargo News archive reveals that the first reports of the outbreak having an impact on the industry were in January.At that stage ...
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NewsUPS names new Europe president
UPS has appointed Daniel Carrera into the role of president Europe — a role that will see him managing the company's operations in 56 countries and territories in the region.Prior to his new position, Carrera, who is from Spain, held several senior leadership positions at UPS Europe. Most recently he ...
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NewsAntonov and Chapman team up on time-critical AN-124 flights
Antonov Airlines, in partnership with broker Chapman Freeborn, has flown 370 tonnes of new machinery parts on three AN-124 flights to a mine in Brazil from Australia.Cargo included a giant drill shaft and a transport cradle, which was required for upgrading machinery at the final destination with minimal down-time affecting ...
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Airbus again mulls A350 freighter option
Airbus is considering developing a freighter version of the A350 aircraft, according to a report in Reuters.The report states that the airframer has been canvassing airline opinion on the potential for a widebody freighter version of the aircraft, which would be a little longer than the A350-900.Airbus will need commitments ...
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Aviation Holdings signs up for three more B737 conversions
Aviation Holdings III Investments has signed up for three more B737-800SF freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI).The total number of AEI B737-800SF freighter conversions ordered by Aviation Holdings now stands at eight.The first aircraft (MSN: 30704) of this new order is scheduled to commence modification in April 2021.Modification touch ...
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MasAir targets pharma with CEIV certification
Mexican freighter operator MasAir Cargo is targetting the pharma market after it achieved IATA CEIV certification.The carrier said it obtrained the certification in March after a process involving training, assessments and a final audit. The certification is valid for three years.Luis Sierra, chief executive of MasAir, said: “By achieving IATA's ...