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ACS first-half revenues jump by 41%
Air Charter Service (ACS) has reported a "strong" set of result for the first half of the year, with revenues up by 41%.Although it didn't reveal exact figures, it is under no obligation to do so under its private ownership, the company said it had experienced an increase in revenue, ...
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B757, built to Precision
Fleet replacements in Europe and rapid e-commerce growth in China have kept the production lines rolling in the Boeing 757-200 passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion market.None more so than for US-based Precision Aircraft Solutions, which will undertake 20 such narrowbody conversions this year, and expects to do the same number ...
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PEMCO delivers tenth B737 freighter convert for SF Airlines
PEMCO World Air Services has redelivered a converted Boeing 737-300F to SF Airlines, the air cargo division of Shenzhen-based logistics specialist SF Express.The US-based conversion specialist has now completed a total of ten B737-300/400F passenger to freighter reconfigurations for the Chinese parcel carrier.The original contract, signed in July 2013, was ...
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Air Partner cargo arm remains a key component
Air Partner, the UK-based global aviation services group with a cargo charter division, saw half year gross profit rose by 13% to £12.1m while underlying operating profit and underlying profit before tax doubled to £2.2m.Mark Briffa, chief executive of Air Partner, commented: "Our first half performance is a great testament ...
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Cargolux streamlines road feeder network
SPECIAL REPORT: All-cargo airline Cargolux has streamlined its European road feeder service (RFS) network, slashing the number of trucking providers from over 35 to just six.Unlike many rivals, which consolidated their RFS providers over the years, the European freighter airline has so far stressed the flexibility of using the best ...
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Rolls-Royce to Airbus with no time to lose
Ruslan International has completed a milestone cross-channel flight for Rolls-Royce, transporting a new Trent XWB-97 engine from the UK’s East Midlands airport to the Airbus testing facility in Toulouse, France.The aeromanufacturer’s highest ever thrust production engine will undergo extensive testing at the Airbus workshops.Heavy air cargo specialist Ruslan International used ...
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VIDEO: Air Charter Service celebrates 25 years in business
Air Charter Service (ACS) has commissioned a special film (see below) charting its history to celebrate 25 years since chairman Chris Leach and his wife Tina founded the company in the basement of their London home.Leach, who previously worked for Saturn Airways, Transamerica Airlines and freight forwarder Savino Del Bene, ...
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Jan de Rijk swoops on pharma specialist Omega Logistics
Airfreight road feeder service provider Jan de Rijk Logistics has acquired Omega Logistics as it looks to expand its temperature control operation.The deal sees Jan de Rijk take 100% control of the Dutch logistics company, which offers a temperature controlled distribution network to pharmacies, hospitals, patients and other healthcare facilities, ...
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CHEP gains US and European repair certification
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has achieved certification from both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the maintenance and repair of aviation equipment, under Part 145.Said CHEP: "The dual certification enables airlines to save on fuel costs and reduce their carbon footprint by repairing their ...
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AN-124 repair certificate for AMTES
AMTES, part of the Volga-Dnepr Technics subgroup, has been issued with a Part 145 (AR-145) certificate by the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), extending its maintenance and repair capabilities for the An-124 freighter aircraft.IAC Aviation Rules, Part 145 (AR-145) establish the requirements for MRO organisations and certification procedures.The document issued to ...
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Astra gains Mozambique ground handling licence
Astra Aviation Services has been issued with a licence to provide ground handling services for passengers, aircraft, cargo, and mail in Mozambique.The licence was issued by the Mozambican Civil Aviation Institute (IACM), the country’s recognised Civil Aviation Authority, and is effective immediately.UK-based Astra, a flight services provider for Africa, said ...
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Mystery lessee for B777 freighter
Aircraft lessor FLY Leasing has acquired a new Boeing 777-200LR freighter in a sale and leaseback transaction with an unnamed “leading flag carrier” on a 12-year lease.Colm Barrington, chief executive of Dublin-based FLY, said: “The B777-200LRF is the leader in its class with no competitor that provides similar operational or ...
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Hungry XPO to buy US trucker Con-way for $3bn
Fast growing XPO Logistics is to buy US trucking and logistics company Con-way for $3bn, including debt, making it the second largest provider of less-than-truckload services in North America.Deep-pocketed XPO said that its latest logistics takeover - it acquired Europe’s Norbert Dentressangle for $3.2bn in June - will expand the ...
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TAPA's global campaign for warehouse security
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) is launching a global campaign to double the number of TAPA-certified warehouse facilities to over 2,000 in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific over the next three years.The association wants to make a ‘quantum leap’ in the number of trucking companies – including air ...
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No blues as CSafe offers one-way ticket
Temperature-controlled container manufacturer and supplier CSafe Global is expanding its one-way trip lease options.Lessees can now return CSafe RKN-type containers at no fee to more than half the service centres in the CSafe network. In addition, new one way options allow them to end their lease at an additional 20 ...
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Jettainer signs WestJet deal
Lufthansa Cargo’s ULD management subsidiary, Jettainer, is to manage and maintain pallets and containers for Canada’s WestJet Airlines, following the start of its first widebody service to Europe.Initially, WestJet will have access to a fleet of nearly 400 pallets and containers for the first of four Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft ...
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Swissport lands Oman Air ground handling role
Swissport International is to take over Oman Air’s cargo handling at London Heathrow, Munich, Frankfurt and Paris Charles de Gaulle. It will take over full cargo handling services for Oman Air at London Heathrow on 3 September followed by a phased transition at the other three stations, with completion by ...
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Small fry take wing with Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr has delivered a shipment of 1.2m Muksun fish to help repopulate the freshwater Ob River basin in northern Russia.The whitefish, mostly found in the Siberian Arctic waters, were transported in four 2.5 ton water containers with oxygen tanks from St. Petersburg to Salekhard onboard one of the Boeing 737 ...
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Jettainer to help standardisation of ULD processes
Jettainer is to help further the development of international standards for handling air cargo containers, unit load devices (ULD).Michael Popp, Jettainer’s director of operations at the outsourced ULD management company, will take part in IATA’s designated ULD Panel and has joined the board of the organisation ULD Care.Popp will help ...
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United Cargo signs pharma container rental deal with va-Q-tec
United Cargo has signed a global rental agreement with va-Q-tec, a provider of temperature controlled containers used to transport pharmaceuticals in the air cargo cool chain.The airfreight arm of United Airlines is the first North American carrier to announce the availability of va-Q-tainer rentals directly through the airline and plans ...