Region – Page 28
-
NewsCamex expands into widebody freighter operations
Photo: Business Wire Camex Airlines has expanded into widebody operations with the delivery of a Boeing 767-300 converted freighter from ATSG-owned lessor Airborne Global Leasing. Until now, the Tbilisi-based airline’s fleet has operated a fleet of three narrowbody Boeing 737-800BCFs. And the carrier has plans to further ...
-
NewsTrump reveals plans for tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada
Source; Jonah Elkowitz/ shutterstock US president-elect Donald Trump has provided more details on his plans to levy tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada on his first day back in the White House. Trump, who will be inaugurated on January 20, has said he will sign an executive ...
-
NewsFinnair cancels 300 December flights due to pilot strikes
Finnair A350. Source: Finnair Finnair will cancel hundreds of flights on December 9 and 13 as a result of its pilots announcing strike action on those days. The airline said approximately 300 flights would be cancelled on the strike days, while some individual flights in the days ...
-
NewsOne fatality after 737F crashes near Vilnius Airport
Photo: Swiftair Preliminary information from Lithuanian police indicate one crew fatality from the four occupants of a Swiftair Boeing 737-400 freighter which crashed north of Vilnius Airport early on November 25. Three other crew members were injured, the police stated, after the aircraft came down near a ...
-
NewsQatar Cargo adds Kuala Lumpur flights following MASkargo tie-up
Source: Qatar Cargo. Copyright: www.theweddstories.comQatar Airways Cargo has launched a new freighter service between Doha and Kuala Lumpur as part of its previously announced tie-up with MASkargo.The new service operates twice per week using one of the Doha-hubbed carrier's Boeing 777 freighters, with the first flight having taking place last ...
-
NewsMenzies expands into Malaysia
Source: Menzies AviationMenzies Aviation will begin providing cargo handling services at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) as it expands into Malaysia for the first time.The company has secured a 12-month ground handling license to deliver passenger, ramp and cargo services at KUL through the creation of a joint venture (JV) ...
-
NewsInvestigators unable to determine cause of unsecured cargo container on 737F
Credit: tratong/ ShutterstockInvestigators have been unable to determine precisely why a cargo container on board a Boeing 737-400 freighter was not secured, causing it to shift in flight during a service to Edinburgh.The West Atlantic aircraft (G-JMCZ) had been inbound from London Stansted on April 26.It was transporting 8.9 tonnes ...
-
NewsWFS wins SAS Cargo handling contract at Stockholm Arlanda
The agreement was signed in Stockholm by Markus Ek, CEO of SAS Cargo Group, and Lone Riise, the airline’s Head of Cargo Handling, and, on behalf of WFS by Marc Claesen, SVP Northern Europe and Africa, and Kim Elfström, Managing Director Sweden. Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a ...
-
NewsOIA Global acquires two Australian forwarders
Photo: stockphoto mania/ ShutterstockUS supply chain services company OIA Global is broadening its Australasian and Asia footprint with the acquisition of BTi Logistics and Airmark Ocean & Air Logistics.BTi Logistics is an Australian owned freight forwarding and third party logistics (3PL) company operating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland and Singapore. ...
-
NewsGlasgow Prestwick teams up with Chicago Rockford on air cargo
Nico Le Roux (left), business development director, Glasgow Prestwick Airport and Zack Oakley, executive director, Chicago Rockford International Airport. Photo: Glasgow Prestwick AirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) in Scotland and Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) in the US have signed a joint development agreement to promote cargo flights between the two ...
-
NewsEFW signs deal with China’s HNA Aviation
(Picture 1, f.l.t.r.: Zhu Tao, Vice President of HNA Aviation Group; Xu Gang, CEO of Airbus China; Ding Yongzheng, Chairman of HNA Aviation Group; Jordi Boto, CEO EFW; Guo Hongji, President of HNA Aviation Technic Co.,Ltd; Torsten Kühn, Senior Vice President of Business of EFW). Photo: EFW ...
-
NewsDHL Express appoints MENA chief executive
Abdulaziz Busbate. Photo: DHL Group DHL Express has appointed Abdulaziz Busbate as chief executive of its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, effective from January 1. Busbate will succeed Nour Suliman, who has stepped into a non-executive advisory role as president MENA. Bringing 24 years of ...
-
NewsTurkish Cargo partners with Avianca Cargo to offer Liege-Miami capacity
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala/ Shutterstock Turkish Cargo is to offer capacity on flights between Liège in Belgium and Miami, Florida from November, in partnership with Avianca Cargo. The move follows the signing in April 2023 of a memorandum of understanding with the Bogotá, Colombia-headquartered carrier. Under the agreement, ...
-
NewsReports: China Airlines mulls order for four freighters
Photo: China AirlinesTaiwan-based China Airlines is reportedly considering placing an order for new freighters against a backdrop of maintaining Taiwan’s relationship with the US.The airline is considering an order for four freighters alongside as many as 20 passenger aircraft, according to a source known to Reuters, and the US election ...
-
NewsSwissport opens fifth cargo facility at Heathrow
Joe Bellfield, chief operating officer, cargo, UK & Ireland (left) and Luke Hayhoe, chief commercial officer, UK & Ireland. Picture credit: Stuart BaileyGround handler Swissport has opened its fifth cargo facility at Heathrow Airport (LHR) as part of its plans to increase handling capacity.The new airside facility, which joins four ...
-
NewsCargo-partner secures Asia-UK/Ireland air cargo capacity
Credit: tratong/ ShutterstockFreight forwarder cargo-partner has added a new airfreight service between Asia and the UK and Ireland.The Nippon Express-owned company said that it had secured reserved capacity on flights out of Asia in what is expected to be a busy peak season for air cargo with space at a ...
-
NewsTexel Air operates world’s first extended 737-800BCF EDTO 120 flight
Texel Air 737-800BCF. Photo: Texel AirTexel Air Australasia has completed the world’s first EDTO (Extended Detour Time Operations) 120 flight on a 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) following recent certification approval from the Civil Aviation Authority Of New Zealand (CAANZ) for EDTO 120 flights.The New Zealand registered airline, launched last ...
-
InsightsA tale of two airports
Photo: European CargoTwo UK airports are undergoing major changes, but only one of these airports will become more involved in air cargo.Manchester Airports Group (MAG) have announced a £1.1bn investment to expand London Stansted Airport, but made no reference to expanding freight services at its subsidiary operation.The fact that freight ...
-
NewsGlobal K9 acquires Dog Detectives
From left to right: Major Ali Aljeeran, head of Bahrain customs K9 unit; Andrew Jones, director; and major Hamad Alnaham, head of search and investigation section. Photo: Dog DetectivesUS air cargo screening business Global K9 Protection Group (GK9PG) has acquired UK-based canine screening provider, Dog Detectives.The acquisition represents GK9PG’s first ...
-
NewsSF Airlines begins Hubei-Hong Kong route
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala/ ShutterstockChinese cargo operator SF Airlines has launched a new route between Hubei province in central China and Hong Kong.The inaugural flight on the route departed from Ezhou Huahu International Airport on October 30 using a Boeing 737-400 freighter, according to Xinhua, China’s state press agency.Three round-trip flights ...