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US patent award for cargo airship design
Airship manufacturer Aeroscraft Corp (Aeros) has been granted a US patent for an important sub-system in its Aeroscraft cargo airship programme.The utility patent covers the multi-functional “aerostructure for rigid body airship” (Aeroshell) which defines the outer shape of the lighter-than-air vehicle, while serving structural and operational functions as an internal ...
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IAG hopes perishable growth will fill South Africa winter service
IAG Cargo hopes a new UK-South Africa Boeing 777-200 winter service will be boosted by the African country's growing perishables market.The service between Gatwick and Cape Town will operate three times each week and supplements an Airbus 330-300 Madrid-Johannesburg service, due to start August 1, and the existing London Heathrow-Cape ...
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Air Cargo News is undertaking a reader survey to understand how air cargo professionals relate to the trade press.We would therefore like to invite you to take part in a short survey, which will take around 5-10 minutes to complete.Of course, any information you share will be treated in the ...
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Cargo flights resume at Brussels Airport but passenger operations remain suspended
Brussels Airport has said cargo operations will resume today (March 23) following yesterday's terrorist attacks that left 11 people dead.The airport said in a statement issued at 18:30 local time: "Partial aerial activities will resume tonight. Cargo flights and private flights handled by General Aviation can resume as of now. ...
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Astra Aviation opens new location in Harare
African flight support company Astra Aviation has opened a new location at Harare International Airport in Zimbabwe.The new location is being managed by Zimbabwe-born aviator Corrina Pickard. The facility currently employs three staff and marks Astra Aviation’s 9th location in its network.Said a spokesperson: “To date, Astra Aviation has attracted ...
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Brussels Airport update on cargo and passenger services
Brussels Airport, which suffered a terrorist attack yesterday in which 12 people died, has issued the following statement: "There will be no passenger flights tomorrow. Brussels Airport and airlines are in narrow contact to find suitable solutions for all passengers."Brussels Airport is looking at the possibilities to start cargo flights ...
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Schiphol launches pharma gateway
European cargo hub Schiphol has launched Pharma Gateway Amsterdam (PGA), a community-based cool chain logistics programme for the niche high value airfreight product.All participants in PGA will be IATA CEIV Pharma-certified and the programme is the initiative of Schiphol’s Pharma Task Force, launched in July 2015 by Air Cargo Netherlands, ...
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The value of safety at IATA's World Cargo Symposium
While the value of air cargo was the leitmotif of IATA’s World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Berlin, safety was also to the fore, focused on the lithium-ion battery debate and on how to prevent damage to ULD containers.At the end of the four day event, Glyn Hughes, IATA’s global head ...
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Middle East airfreight hub volumes outpace Asia Pacific in January
Airfreight traffic grew 7.4% in the Middle East during January, more than double the growth in the Asia-Pacific at 3.3%, according to latest regional statistics from Airports Council International (ACI).Said ACI Asia Pacific: “The improvement in freight volumes in Asia-Pacific may be positively impacted by the push leading up to ...
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Emirates Cargo's Nabil Sultan joins TIACA board of directors
Emirates' divisional senior vice president, cargo, Nabil Sultan, has been appointed to air cargo organisation TIACA's board of directors.Sultan has over 20 years’ experience in senior management roles at the airline and was promoted to his current role in 2013.“Air cargo is one of the primary drivers of the global ...
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HAECO Americas gains B757 conversion approval from China's CAAC
HAECO Americas has gained approval from Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to perform passenger-to-freighter conversions on Boeing 757 aircraft.This certification complements the existing FAA and EASA certificates held by HAECO Americas Airframe Services. It permits HAECO Americas to pursue additional ratings in the future through coordination with the CAAC.Jim ...
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Explosions at Brussels Airport, 11 feared dead
Brussels Airport has been closed to operations after two explosions in the Belgian hub's passenger terminal left at least 11 people dead and many more injured.On its social media site, the airport authority said: "All airport operations have been suspended until further notice. Follow the information on our website. Don't ...
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Lufthansa Cargo's gambit for growth
Lufthansa Cargo boss Peter Gerber, a keen chess player, has presented his next moves after a chequered 2015 saw the carrier’s reputation for reliability among the freight forwarders damaged by a series of cabin crew strikes in peak season.Lufthansa Cargo is still a profitable business, and remains Europe's market leader ...
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UPS expands at Ontario Airport
UPS has built a new sorting facility and begun work on expanding its existing building at Ontario International Airport.The new 416,000 sq ft building processes urgent, time-definite packages and will feature automated sorting capabilities.Meanwhile, work is underway at the expanded ground sorting facility, which will be retrofitted with automated sorting ...
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Saudia Cargo expects yield pressure to continue in 2016
Saudia Cargo believes further yield pressure and belly cargo capacity additions will be the main challenges faced by the air cargo industry in 2016.Speaking to Air Cargo News, Saudia Cargo vice president commercial Rainer Mueller said: “For us as a true air cargo operator and running 16 freighters, the main ...
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B767F joins Raya Airways fleet
Malaysian cargo airline Raya Airways has taken delivery a B767-200 freighter, the first of the type aircraft under Malaysian registration.The twinjet brings the Raya Airways fleet up to four freighters, joining two B727-200Fs and one B757-200F, and is part of an ambitious expansion plan by the carrier to serve Shanghai, ...
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Redline wins Bangladeshi aviation security services contract
UK-based Redline Assured Security has signed a two-year contract with the Bangladesh government to provide aviation security services at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.The appointment comes shortly after the UK's Department for Transport on March 9 placed an interim ban on cargo out of Dhaka's international airport to the ...
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NewsOz court upholds cartel fines on Garuda and Air New Zealand
Australia’s Federal Court has upheld an appeal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over air cargo cartel allegations against Garuda Indonesia and Air New Zealand.A majority ruling by the full court found that price fixing conduct engaged in by Garuda and Air New Zealand relating to agreed surcharges ...
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MAB and Silk Way West launch new freighter block-space deal
MAB Kargo, formerly MASKargo, and Silk Way West Airlines cargo have launched a new block space deal that will open up Southeast Asia and Europe to the respective airlines.The block-space deal sees Malaysia Airlines cargo business and Silk Way West’s cargo division offer a twice weekly flight to and from ...
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Lufthansa Cargo confirms future strategy
Following closely on the heels of the publication of Lufthansa’s 2015 annual results earlier this week, the German carrier has now gone public with some details on its strategies for future expansion of its airfreight operation.According to a statement from Lufthansa Cargo, product innovations and an ambitious savings programme will ...