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GE sends first 767 freighter to Star Air
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) – the US and Irish commercial aircraft financing and leasing business of GE – has delivered the first factory-built Boeing 767-300ERF to Danish-based Star Air.A second similar aircraft, powered by GE CF6 engines, is scheduled for delivery later this year. Both aircraft were previously operated ...
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WFS scoops three cargo handling deals in the US
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won three new cargo handling contracts in the US.The handler has announced deals with Polar Air Cargo in Cincinnati, LOT Polish Airlines in Newark and Swiss International Air Lines seasonal service to San Diego.The three-year contract with Polar Air Cargo and its partners includes freight ...
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EFW launches 14 container positions A321 freighter conversion option
Dresden-based Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has formally announced the 14 pallet configuration for its A321 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) conversion programme.This configuration allows 14 full container positions in the upper deck compartment and ten containers in the lower deck.With a total inner container volume of 208.1 cu m, the A321 P2F-conversion ...
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WFS scoops Air China deal in Barcelona
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a three-year contract to provide cargo handling services to Air China in Barcelona, extending its agreements with the airline in Spain to a sixth airport.Air China currently operates four Boeing 777 flights a week from Barcelona to Beijing. This will increase to seven services ...
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ACS reports strong financial performance despite cargo dip
Air Charter Service (ACS) saw cargo revenues dip last year, but there was a “strong” financial performance for the company overall.The charter firm registered an 8% improvement in revenues to £342m for the year ending January 31 and arranged 12,500 contracts.Gross profit from all aircraft charters totalled a company record ...
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LATAM and Swissport Miami achieve CEIV
Miami International Airport (MIA) is celebrating the development of its pharma community after one airline customer and a ground handler achieved CEIV certification.On April 19, MIA Pharma Hub partner LATAM Cargo became the first airline in America to receive IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification.Two weeks ...
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Pemco expands freighter conversion offering with B737-700s
Pemco has expanded the range of aircraft it can offer for conversion by adding a new conversion programme for the Boeing Next Generation 737-700 aircraft.The ATSG-owned conversion and maintenance house has launched its passenger-to-flexcombi and passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes for the aircraft, which will be marketed as B737-700FC and B737-700F.At present, ...
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WFS scoops three new cargo customers at Los Angeles
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has started operations for three new airline customers at Los Angeles International Airport over the last four days.WFS said the new contracts with AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Swiss WorldCargo and LOT Polish Airlines will increase its cargo volumes by over 55,000 tonnes a year at the ...
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VIDEO: Everyone's a winner at the Cargo Airline of the Year Awards 2017
American Airlines was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017 as airfreight’s shining stars took centre stage at Air Cargo News’ industry Oscars, now in their 34th year. Click here for a full list of winners.American Airlines, doubly successful on the night with a regional Americas garland, secured the highest ...
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NewsVoyager completes first Dash 8-100 conversion
Voyageur Aviation Corp has completed the world’s first Bombardier Dash 8-100 package freighter (PF) conversion.The first-of-its-kind Dash 8-100 PF conversion was carried out on behalf of Canada-based Wasaya Airways. In total, the airline will take delivery of two of the aircraft.The conversion firm said the aircraft offered “excellent operating costs”, ...
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WFS training college scoops IATA accolade
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) Airport College has been recognised as one of the world’s top 10 aviation training providers by IATA in its list of 2017 Premier Circle Members.The Paris-based Airport College is one of only two training providers in Europe to be awarded Premier Circle status by IATA this ...
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AEI picks Flightstar to boost freighter conversion capacity
Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has selected Flightstar Aircraft Services, based in Jacksonville, Florida, as an authorised conversion centre to meet market demand for passenger to freighter conversions.AEI’s passenger-to-freighter conversion products, which currently include the Boeing 737-400SF, MD80SF and CRJ200SF, and which will soon add the B737-800SF, "require that additional conversion ...
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Converted B747-400 freighter for Pacific Air Cargo
Pacific Air Cargo (PAC) has introduced a newly-converted Boeing 747-400 freighter between Los Angeles and Honolulu.The former passenger aircraft, under an ACMI agreement with PAC’s long-time lessor partner Kalitta Air, will fly a six-times a week service previously operated by a B747-200F aircraft.PAC chief executive Beti Ward said: “All the ...
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Asia Pacific Airlines expands fleet with B757 converted freighter
Asia Pacific Airlines has expanded its fleet with a new Boeing 757-200 conversion aircraft.The passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion was carried out by Precision Aircraft Solutions at its HAECO Americas Greensboro facility.Along with the cargo conversion, the aircraft received new winglets and flat-panel flight deck displays. It is the second B757-200 P2F ...
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ATSG bags double B737 freighter conversions for China's Okay Airways
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiaries have acquired two Boeing 737-400 aircraft for conversion into freighters and onward lease to China-based partner Okay Airways for its e-commerce business.ATSG West Leasing, based in Ireland and a wholly owned ATSG subsidiary, has acquired and will lease the aircraft to Okay in late ...
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New Peli president looks to grow BioThermal business
New Pelican Products group president Phil Gyori will target growth in the company’s BioThermal temperature controlled packaging division.Gyori was appointed to the role late last year and will report into chief executive Lyndon Faulkner, while leading all Pelican divisions – commercial/government; consumer; and Pelican BioThermal/Peli Bio Thermal.Prior to joining Pelican ...
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Conference speakers point the finger at hold-ups on the ground
During one of the conferences at the ongoing Multimodal 2017 event, being held in Birmingham in the UK this week, a number of speakers have questioned the efficacy of the air cargo supply chain during those times when a shipment is on the ground.For example, Mark Olney, general manager – ...
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Air Incheon signs up for B737-400 conversion
Air Incheon has contracted PEMCO World Air Servicesto convert a single B737-400 aircraft into a freighter configuration.Air Incheon’s B737-400 PEMCO-converted aircraft features a custom cargo loading system, up to 48,000 pounds of payload, and 4,600 cubic feet of total volume under PEMCO’s supplemental type certificate.“We chose PEMCO to expand our ...
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Leisure Cargo appoints GAC as Dutch GSA
Leisure Cargo has appointed ECS subsidiary Globe Air Cargo as its general sales agent in the Netherlands.Leisure Cargo, which offers cargo capacity on a network of 14 leisure airlines, said that through GAC it will offer TUI-flights to Dutch Antilles, Mexico, Florida and various destinations in Europe as well as ...
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WCS17: ULD firm ACL unveils plans to double size of business
ULD firm ACL Airshop has unveiled ambitious plans to double the number of container stations it runs around the world.At a press conference at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, the Greenville-headquartered company revealed that its investors were backing the company to increase the number of stations it operates from 37 ...