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Second Super Hercules commercial freighter takes to the skies
Lockheed Martin carried out a successful test of its second LM-100J commercial freighter, which is based on the Super Hercules military aircraft, on October 11."The flight was outstanding and the aircraft's performance was flawless," said Wayne Roberts, LM-100J chief test pilot."After this completely successful first airworthiness flight, this aircraft will ...
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PEMCO cuts the first cargo door for its B737-700 FlexCombi conversions
PEMCO World Air Services has marked the cutting of a cargo-door opening in a passenger airframe for the first of its Boeing 737-700 Passenger-to-FlexCombi conversion programme.PEMCO director of conversion programmes Mike Andrews said: “We are pleased with the performance of our Tampa cargo conversion team and continue to move forward ...
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IAG Cargo looks to high-tech to fill new San Fransisco service
IAG Cargo will target high-tech volumes to fill a new service being introduced between Madrid and San Fransisco next year.The service is being launched by IAG-owned Iberia in April next year for the summer season. The service will be operated with an A330-200 aircraft, with a 14 tonne capacity, and ...
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Justin Carr joins Etihad from DHL
Etihad Cargo has appointed Justin Carr as vice president cargo commercial and also confirmed that senior vice president David Kerr will leave the Middle East airline at the end of the year to "pursue another opportunity within the industry".Carr, who has more than two decades of logistics industry experience, joins ...
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CargoLogicAir adds scheduled link ex-Europe to Dubai and Hong Kong
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has launched its second scheduled cargo service with a weekly route connecting London and Frankfurt with Dubai and Hong Kong.This latest new route for the British all-cargo airline follows the launch of CLA’s first scheduled operation in August, when it introduced twice-weekly B747-400 flights from London Stansted Airport ...
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Cargolux renews safety certificate
Cargolux has passed its sixth IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) audit with "exceptionally good results".The IOSA programme is designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline.During the five-day renewal, which takes place every two years, the airline was audited Cargolux on about 900 different standards.In preparation ...
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Suparna looks to add new long-haul freighter services
Suparna Airlines, formerly Yangtze River Airlines and known in China as Jinpeng, has applied to open three new long-haul freighter services.The Xi'an Xianyang International Airport-hubbed airline has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to add two China-Europe services and one transpacific operation on the trade lane utilising ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: Record week for Cathay Pacific
Asian airlines continued to report strong cargo figures in September, with Cathay Pacific breaking a cargo record and reporting improving yields.The latest figures from airlines in the regions show that there was some slowdown in growth in September at certain airlines but overall cargo continued to improve.The region’s largest cargo ...
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Panalpina expects busy peak as airfreight continues to grow
Freight forwarder Panalpina saw airfreight volumes increase by 8% during the third quarter of the year as it prepares for a strong peak season.The Switzerland-based firm saw airfreight volumes increase to 249,000 tonnes during the July-September period compared with 228,000 tonnes for the same period last year.The overall market is ...
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Jetpack flies with B&H Worldwide
B&H Worldwide has been appointed as the global logistics partner for JetPack Aviation, creator of the world's first turbine powered, backpack style JetPack.JetPack Aviation (JPA), a leader in micro Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL), design made aviation history in late 2015 when chief executive David Mayman flew around the ...
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Turbulent times for Europe’s leisure airlines
Europe’s low-cost leisure airlines have faced a tough year, with airberlin, Monarch and Alitalia all filling for bankruptcy.The latest development in the long-running Alitalia saga saw Germany’s Lufthansa Group and the UK’s EasyJet submit an offer for parts of the insolvent Italian airline.Although details were thin on the ground, Lufthansa ...
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Qatar Airways joins partnership to combat wildlife trafficking
Qatar Airways has joined a group of private sector, non-government organisations and government agencies to combat wildlife crime across transportation networks.As a partner in the USAID Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) Partnership, Qatar Airways has increased its commitment as a signatory to the United for Wildlife ...
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European airlines and airports renew dispute
An event organised by Airlines for Europe (A4E) has seen the region's carriers and airports renew their bitter dispute over airport charges.At the event, chief executives of A4E member airlines presented the final results of a York Aviation study on the cost and profitability of European airports as carriers continue ...
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Alaska Airlines adds freight to its loyalty programme
Alaska Airlines has added a new freight benefit for members of its Club 49 loyalty programme that will give members a discount when shipping cargo.The new perk, dubbed "Freight for Less," enables members to save up to 90% when shipping cargo intra-state.When travelling within the state of Alaska, Club 49 ...
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MAG calls for a freight focus in UK's aviation strategy
UK airport group MAG has called on the country's government to make freight a central part of its new aviation strategy.The airport group, which operates Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands, said that the aviation strategy should set out an ambitious plan for improving international connectivity from UK airports.It would like ...
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MAG urges UK-wide aviation strategy
As the UK Government prepares its aviation strategy for the next 30 years, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is calling for “a strategy that is national in scope which seeks to maximise the economic and social benefits of aviation”This would include a focus on better connectivity with the country’s rail and ...
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Schiphol freighter sector dealt blow as 'local rule' for slots is rejected
Low-cost airlines have rejected proposals for a ‘local rule’ at Schiphol airport that would have given priority to freighter operators as the hub faces a shortage of slots.The airport is nearing its slot limit for the year of 500,000 and as a result is having to limit the number of ...
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ANTONOV Airlines in AN-124-100 compressor move
ANTONOV Airlines has transported four compressor skids on behalf of Bolloré Logistics China from Calgary, Canada to Mary, Turkmenistan on one of its seven AN-124-100 aircraft.The compressor skids were recently transported for a Chinese Oil & Gas Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) company on four separate flights for a gas ...
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Ogiermann to leave Qatar Cargo
Qatar Airways’ chief officer cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann, is to leave the Middle East airline.Ogiermann told journalists that his decision was for personal reasons and that he wanted to return to Europe, where his family is based.A former chief executive of Cargolux, Ogiermann joined Qatar Airways in November 2012.
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David Kerr to leave Etihad Cargo
David Kerr, is to step down as senior vice president Etihad Cargo at the end of the 2017.Kerr began his career with fast-moving consumer goods group Unilever, before moving to American Airlines’ passenger business and then onto the US carrier’s cargo arm before his 2010 move to Etihad.The switch to ...