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ABC Airlines receives sixth 747-8 Freighter
Russia’s largest cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines has taken delivery of its sixth new Boeing 747-8 Freighter. The addition takes the Volga-Dnepr Group subsidiary’s fleet to a total of 13 Boeing 747s, including six Boeing 747-8 Freighters, four Boeing 747-400ERFs and three Boeing 747-400 Freighters.The 747-8 Freighter is the latest iteration ...
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Asiana latest to cave in to anti-cartel case
ANOTHER airline has agreed to hand over millions of dollars to prevent further anti-cartel prosecution in the US. This time, following NCA’s turn a few weeks ago, it’s the turn of South Korea’s Asiana Airlines, which has agreed to pay US$55m. Price-fixing lawsuits were brought against it and a raft ...
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SF Airlines plans freighter fleet growth
CHINA’S all-cargo carrier ShunFeng (SF) Airlines is near to closing a deal for six 767-300P2F conversions. Once complete, the airline will complete negotiations to purchase up to 15 passenger 737-300s. Some of these are destined for conversion, while the remainder will be used for parts.The orders are part of the ...
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AirBridge can’t get enough -8Fs
AIRBRIDGE Cargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia’s largest cargo airline, has taken delivery of an additional 747-8 from Boeing. This will take the carrier’s fleet of the model type to six.The sixth aircraft was just delivered in mid-October. Denis Ilin, executive president of ABC, said the company ...
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Kenyan start-up takes ATI DC-8F
KENYAN freight start-up, Ribway Cargo Airlines, based out of Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta, is a set to take delivery of its first aircraft, a DC-8-70F. The freighter was formerly with Air Transport International, Wilmington, Ohio, US awaiting delivery.Ribway has been licensed by the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) to operate non-scheduled ...
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Unions confirm they live in dream land
LUFTHANSA’S unions have apparently started to believe the common yet false assumption that airlines are made of money.Despite the airline only just clawing its way out of the effects of the global recession, the union Vereinigung Cockpit had its members stop working from 1pm to 11.59pm local on 21 October ...
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IndiGo CarGo set for massive capacity growth
INDIA’S only profitable cargo-carrying airline, low-cost carrier IndiGo, has ordered 250 jets from Airbus for a list price of €20bn (US$25bn). It is Airbus’ biggest contract ever in terms of aircraft numbers.The new fleet would create a huge capacity for the airline’s airfreight arm, IndiGo CarGo.Higher disposable incomes, an expanding ...
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Libya’s Global restarts European flights
GLOBAL Aviation has resumed cargo flights between Europe and Libya using a wet-leased AHS Air International 747-200F. Fortnightly flights will operate from Ostend, Belgium to Tripoli Mitiga, Libya, as Tripoli International is still largely unserviceable owing to months of heavy warfare there.Global had originally intended to use a 747-300F on ...
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New AA-US cargo ops connect the dots
US passenger airlines long since exited the main-deck market, but the new American Airlines Cargo expects to move 500,000 tonnes of cargo and mail per year, generate $800 million in revenue, following its merger with US Airways.Cargo became the first division to achieve full integration on 20 October, when “the ...
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Emirates confident of African future
EMIRATES increased its African operations by over 40 percent, says Tim Clark, president of the airline.“Today, Emirates fleet investment in Africa tops $7bn with operating costs of over $2bn. We will add around 10 destinations in the next decade and will continue our investment and commitment to introduce more frequencies ...
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Steder Group arranges airlifts for 300 tons power equipment to Gabon
Steder Group B.V, member of the Worldwide Project Consortium WWPC for The Netherlands, successfully secured urgent cargo charters on behalf of Aggreko International. The project was managed through the Steder Groups branch office in Dubai.Aggreko, the world leader in the provision of temporary power and temperature control solutions was requested ...
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Jettainer hits the big time with US expansion
JETTAINER, a ULD management company, has started operations in the US. Jettainer Americas, based in Delaware, has a strong start with a contract for the global management and maintenance of containers and pallets on behalf of American Airlines.The company intends to open other US branches on the near future, such ...
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Fear of Ebola impacting aviation
EBOLA’S spread, especially to the US, is fuelling fears that aviation authorities will soon impose strict travel restrictions, creating a major crisis for aviation in Africa.DaMina Advisors, an African political risk advisory service company, warns that there is growing pressure on the Obama administration to restrict US airline travel to ...
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Modal shift here to stay, says expert
THE modal shift of freight from air to ocean has few signs of relenting, a maritime consultant suggests.Michel Looten, director of marine at Seabury Group, says shippers have found ways to send by sea many of those goods traditionally flown. Fashion goods have been one of the sharpest examples of ...
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'Flat' first nine months for Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo’s transport figures remained flat in the first nine months of 2014, compared with a slight uptick in worldwide airfreight demand.Freight and mail volumes at the German carrier fell 3.2 per cent to 1.2 million tonnes for the period from January to September.The freight arm “did not meet the ...
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IAG Cargo reports "positive" third quarter
IAG Cargo has reported a “positive third quarter”, with "good load factor improvements" across markets despite an increase in capacity.The cargo arm of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia saw third quarter 2014 unadjusted commercial revenue (flown revenue plus fuel surcharges) fall 7.8 per cent to €236m versus €256m for ...
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ANZ and Garuda cleared in Australian cargo cartel case
Australia’s federal court has dismissed air cargo cartel proceedings against Air New Zealand (ANZ) and Garuda Indonesia.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleged that ÁNZ and Garuda were involved in "arrangements or understandings" with other international air cargo carriers to fix fuel, security and insurance surcharges on air cargo services ...
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LAN Cargo adds Basel to LatAm freighter network
LAN Cargo has launched a weekly B777 freighter between Switzerland and Latin America, aimed at the pharmaceuticals sector.The cargo division of LATAM Airlines Group said that the B777F will depart every Monday on an Amsterdam–Basel–Guarulhos (Sao Paulo)–Buenos Aires– Santiago de Chile routing, extending an existing freighter service out of Schiphol ...
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Emirates services Hungary's automotive sector
Emirates SkyCargo has strengthened its operations in central Europe with the launch of cargo services to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.Emirates’ daily passenger flight to the city is operated with a wide-body Airbus A330-200 and offers 168 tonnes of cargo capacity per week.The first flight into Budapest featured consolidated cargo ...
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Cathay adds Phnom Penh to freighter network
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways will launch a twice-weekly B747 freighter service to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, from 23 November.The scheduled service will operate on a Hong Kong-Singapore-Penang-Phnom Penh-Hong Kong routing.Cathay Pacific’s director cargo, James Woodrow, said: “We are delighted to strengthen our already extensive network in Asia ...