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Coastair Group launches UK chartering venture
Liege Airport-based Coastair Group has launched new UK entity Coastair Chartering Ltd in line with its long-term growth strategy.Coastair Chartering will be based at Farnborough Airport and Alan Baldwin will be branch manager of the UK office.Baldwin is a former Volga-Dnepr Group employee where he held the position of new ...
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NewsBolloré and United respond to shippers' green drive with SAF partnership
Untied and Bolloré team-up on SAF. Source: Bolloré LogisticsBolloré Logistics and United Airlines have this year teamed up to purchase 3m litres of sustainable aviation fuel in response to customer demand for greener supply chain solutions.The logistics firm said the partnership would allow it to reduce its scope three greenhouse ...
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NewsAircraft handling milestone for MRO Aeroplex
Airbus A330 freighter. Photo: AeroplexThe first widebody aircraft has arrived for C-Check in the new hangar of Hungarian MRO Aeroplex Ltd. at Ferenc Liszt International Airport, Budapest.This Airbus A330F freighter is a Code E category aircraft, which has never been in hangar maintenance in Hungary before.The new 8,200 sq m ...
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NewsTeesside International opens new cargo facility
Source: Teesside InternationalTeesside International Airport in the UK has opened a new £2.5m cargo handling facility as it seeks to capitalise on growth in trade in the northeast of England.The purpose-built 21,000 sq ft hangar provides security screening technology, as well as cargo handling, freight-forwarding, customs clearage and storage.The facility ...
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NewsNew chief HR officer at Kuehne+Nagel
Sarah Kreienbühl. Source: Kuehne+NagelKuehne+Nagel International has appointed Sarah Kreienbühl a member of the management board and chief human resources officer.Kreienbühl will start in her new role on April 1 and will succeed Lothar Harings who will retire in June 2023.In her new role, Kreienbühl will be responsible for global human ...
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Finnair Cargo and WiseTech Global partner to improve air cargo digitalisation
Finnair Cargo and WiseTech Global have partnered to enable freight forwarders to efficiently choose, book, confirm and change shipments, in real-time from within WiseTech Global’s CargoWise platform.The global direct data connection with Finnair Cargo’s operational system, SkyChain, uses custom APIs to allow CargoWise customers direct access to Finnair Cargo’s flight ...
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NewsQatar Cargo targets the Next Generation
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a new business approach that will focus on the next generation of air cargo executives.The airline's Next Generation project aims to develop employees' skillset and result in a "corporate mindset shift".The project comes alongside "digital enhancements, new products, [and] a new website.“The future is in ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo adds second Airbus A321F freighter
A321P2F. Photo: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo will add a second Airbus A321F freighter from October as part of plans to grow its intra-European network and serve the express and e-commerce markets.The carrier launched its short- and medium-haul European freighter network with an A321F in March.The second A321F, which Air Cargo News ...
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NewsUPS orders eight more Boeing freighters
UPS 767F. Photo: BoeingUPS is continuing the expansion and modernisation of its freighter fleet with an order for more B767 freighters.The express giant and Boeing yesterday announced an order for eight more Boeing B767F freighters that are due to be delivered from 2025.The order increases UPS's B767F fleet to 108 ...
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NewsWorldACD finds reasons to be cheerful in air cargo volume figures
The demand declines registered in air cargo this year do not to tell the full story when it comes to the industry's performance, according to data provider WorldACD.In an analysis of how the industry has been performing on a country-by-country basis, WorldACD found that the 4% year-on-year decline in chargeable ...
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NewsGOL's first freighter begins serving e-commerce company
Photo: GOLLOGBrazilian airline GOL's first cargo aircraft has taken off in Confins, Brazil for operations throughout the country on behalf of Latin-American e-commerce company Mercado Livre.The Boeing 737-800BCF is the first of several that will be operated by GOLLOG, GOL's logistics unit, for dedicated Mercado Livre operations in Brazil, according ...
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Natilus selects engine supplier for N3.8T autonomous cargo aircraft
US autonomous cargo aircraft developer Natilus has selected Pratt & Whitney Canada to supply the engines for the first of the Natilus family fleet: the N3.8T.California-based Natilus is initially producing the N3.8T as a prototype and as long-term short-haul air cargo feeder. The first N3.8T aircraft is under production and ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines completes 'challenging' tail shaft flight
Source: Antonov AirlinesAntonov Airlines and charter broker Elite Aviation recently transported a tail shaft packed in a cradle between the UAE and Denmark utilising one of the carrier's AN-124-100 aircraft.The cargo weighed 82 tonnes and its flight from Sharjah to Billund was "one of the most challenging" transportation projects of ...
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Bluebird Nordic grows cargo operations with another 737 freighter
Icelandic ACMI leasing and airfreight company Bluebird Nordic has taken delivery of a B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) as it looks to grow its cargo operations.Sister company AviaAM Leasing delivered the 737-800BCF to Bluebird. This is the third delivery of the aircraft type, following the second delivery in February.Both companies ...
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Vietnam's IPP Air Cargo eyes fleet of 14 freighters as it edges closer to launch
Soon-to-be-launched IPP Air Cargo is edging closer to its first flight as work nears completion on the conversion of its first freighter aircraft.In an update, the airline's operations, leasing and procurement advisor Brian Thomas Hogan said that work on its first B737-800 conversion was nearing completion at MRO Gameco.He added ...
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NewsAELF FlightService teams up with IAI for freighter conversion
767-300ER. Photo: AELFAELF FlightService has announced that the AELF group has contracted with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert one of its 767-300ERs into a freighter.The aircraft, MSN 26389, is slated to be completed in June next year.The US-based group has also contracted for the option to convert a sister ...
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NewsBolloré Logistics completes acquisition of Lynair Logistics
Pictured (L-R): David Guarnera (State Manager of Victoria and South Australia, Bolloré Logistics Australia), Thibault Janssens (CEO of Bolloré Logistics, Pacific Region), Augustin Paul (Managing Director of Lynair Logistics), Cameron Galloway, Sales Director of Lynair Logistics. Photo: Bollore acquisition. Photo Bollore LogisticsBolloré Logistics has completed its 100% acquisition of Lynair ...
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Air cargo market remains flat ahead of upcoming peak season
The air cargo market remains flat as the industry heads towards the traditional peak season.Data provider TAC Index said that its latest figures showed that overall airfreight rates according to the Baltic Exchange Index (BAI) were last week down 0.8% compared with the prior seven days."Prices did not move much ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo looks to capitalise on additional New York belly capacity
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo is positive about the introduction of an additional 50 tonnes of US belly capacity via four new weekly direct passenger flights from Abu Dhabi International Airport to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) from November 15.With the addition of these flights, the carrier will ...
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NewsCastle Aviation grows Saab 340B freighter fleet
Photo: Castle AviationCastle Aviation will soon begin operating a newly converted Saab 340B(F) freighter on behalf of Canada-based shipping and logistics company Purolator.Miami-based lessor Jetstream Aviation Capital delivered the freighter to Ohio, US-headquartered Castle Aviation on August 19.Castle said the aircraft, with serial number 340B-336, is the sixth Saab 340B ...