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SpiceJet's converted B737Fs back in the air after temporary grounding
Indian airline SpiceJet has put all three of its Boeing 737 converted freighters back into service after they were grounded on the advice of Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI), the company that carried out the aircraft conversions for the low cost carrier.SpiceJet’s decision comes a few days after both Qantas Freight ...
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NewsACS contributes more than healthy donation to local children’s charity
Bianca Effemey and Tina LeachGlobally active charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has donated £30,953 to Momentum Children’s Charity, an organisation that cares for families with children who have cancer or other life-challenging conditions.The charity helps children in the English county of Surrey (where the broker is headquartered) and surrounding ...
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TAL Aviation scoops Kenya Airways cargo deal
GSSA TAL Aviation has won the contract to provide Kenya Airways with sales services in the Ivory Coast.Anita Mirchandani, TAL Aviation's Country Manager Ivory Coast, will head the deal, which covers "a variety of cargo and logistics services throughout its market as sole representative of Kenya Airways Cargo".It is the ...
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NewsTitan Aviation and Bain Capital unveil $1bn freighter project
Aircraft lessor Titan Aviation and Bain Capital Credit will form a joint venture to develop a diversified freighter aircraft leasing portfolio with an anticipated value of approximately $1bn.Under the joint venture, Bain and Titan have committed to provide $360m and $40m of equity capital, respectively, which may be supplemented with ...
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Sun Country Airlines scoops 10 aircraft deal with Amazon
E-commerce giant Amazon has hired Sun Country Airlines to deliver its packages in Amazon Air-branded aircraft – a huge expansion for the Minnesota-based, ultra-low cost carrier – and it promises to represent up to 20% of the airline’s business.According to sister title FlightGlobal, the six-year deal is a “first-of-its-kind for ...
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NewsBoeing delays 737 MAX return to service
Boeing has pushed back the return of its 737 MAX to service.In a statement released yesterday (December 17), the manufacturer explained: "We have decided to prioritise the delivery of stored aircraft and temporarily suspend production on the 737 programme beginning next month".The company goes on to explain that since its ...
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Qantas and Alaska Air B737 freighters back in the air
Qantas Freight and Alaska Air Cargo have both re-started flights using their IAI converted B737 freighters after they were temporarily grounded last week on safety grounds.Tracking website Flight Radar 24 shows that both airlines started flying their freighters yesterday after they were taken out of action on December 11.However, Alaska ...
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NewsMaestro announces partnership with Emirates Skycargo in Chicago
Emirates SkyCargo has announced that Maestro International Cargo will be one of its new pharma handling partners.At Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Maestro operates a state-of-the-art, three-zone, GDP-certified cooler dedicated to handling pharma products at temperatures ranging from 8 to 25C.Edip Pektas, managing partner of Maestro International Cargo, said: "An airline ...
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NewsRegulator says B737 conversions can fly with loading restrictions
737-700 during conversion at IAIIsrael's aviation regulator has ordered airlines with Boeing 737 jets converted to freighters by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to comply with loading restrictions and use additional straps when needed before they can resume flying, according to Reuters.Its directive, published as an emergency airworthiness directive on the ...
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NewsIAI "finds interim solution" to keep 737 conversions flying
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) believes it has found “an interim solution” to the problem which earlier this week grounded some of the Boeing 737 freighters it has converted.According to Reuters, IAI expected the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel to approve a fix today (Thursday) to allow the freighters to resume ...
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NewsPromotions at ACL Airshop
ULD firm ACL Airshop has promoted four key executives to senior leadership positions.Jos Jacobsen has been promoted to managing director and chief operating officer for eastern hemisphere operations and global leasing.Jacobsen has over 17 years with the company and is also a board member of the industry association ULD Care.Wes ...
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NewsEMEA cargo crime on the up as losses hit the €80m mark
Cargo worth more than €80m was stolen from supply chains in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region in the first nine months of 2019, according to the latest data from the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Incident Information Service (IIS).Cargo thefts were recorded from all modes of transport ...
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NewsNew AEROTUF ULD displayed at Boeing ecoDemonstrator 777 programme
AEROTUF’s latest ULD innovation, the AeroTHERM Extra Cool, was showcased as part of Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 777 programme.In November, the ecoDemonstrator 777 aircraft, which offers the chance to test eco-technology in the air, made its way to Germany where it was greeted by more than 1,000 people who were keen to ...
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NewsKerry Logistics wins Junzi Corporation award for business ethics
Kerry Logistics has received the Junzi Corporation Award for Business Ethics from the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK).The award recognises the company's practises to the highest standards of business ethics.Kerry Logistics operates "with integrity, transparency and accountability", and has committed itself to serving the community by leveraging its ...
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NewsDnata to expand at Heathrow with new cargo facility
AIPUT's proposed new dnata facility at HeathrowAberdeen Standard Investments’ Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) fund has signed a pre-let agreement with dnata for a new cargo facility near Heathrow Airport.The proposed 115,000 sq ft facility at dnata City East has been designed to operate in conjunction with a recently-completed ...
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NewsSovereign Speed enters airfreight market with Businesswings acquisition
Time-sensitive trucking firm Sovereign Speed has expanded into the airfreight market thanks to its acquisition of German Kassel-based airline Businesswings.The acquisition means that Sovereign Group is now able to offer its customers all forms of urgent transport, from direct journeys to overnight transport, via its own express network or aircraft ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines transports Apache Helicopters on behalf of Boeing
An Apache AH-64 Attack Helicopter is loaded onto an AN-124-100, which can carry up to 5 unitsAntonov Airlines has successfully transported four Apache AH-64E Attack helicopters from Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona, US, to Hindan Airforce Base in Uttar Pradesh , India.An Antonov Airlines AN-124-100, which has capacity to ...
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NewsCSafe launches transport packaging for gene therapy market
Pharma packaging firm CSafe Global has launched a new product for the cell and gene therapy market.CSafe said the passive AcuTemp Plus Series of packaging solutions has been designed with "proprietary, high-performance ThermoCor Vacuum Insulated Panels (VIP) to guarantee precise end-to-end control of internal payload temperatures".“We are proud to expand ...
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Foundation stone laid for Swissport cargo facility at Frankfurt
German airport operator Fraport and Swissport Cargo Services have laid the foundation stone for the ground handler’s new airfreight facility at Frankfurt Airport.The new building at CargoCity South will expand Swissport’s handling capacity by almost 50% using a warehouse-concept material handling system that allows containers and pallets to be stored ...
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NewsCSafe boosts pharma container service network in Europe
CSafe Global has opened two additional European service centres, in Switzerland and Sweden, to meet increasing pharma sector demand for its temperature-controlled air cargo containers.The Zurich Airport (ZRH) and Stockholm Arlanda Airport technical service centres will strengthen the operator’s European network to handle the higher inbound and outbound traffic of ...