All Airbus articles – Page 2
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NewsMSC moves to acquire ITA Airways stake
The trend of liner shipping companies expanding their portfolios beyond traditional marine cargo carriage has continued. This week it was MSC, now the world’s largest container shipping line, that made its move into airfreight, expressing an interest to the Italian government in the acquisition of a majority stake in ITA Airways.
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NewsAntonov flies Turksat gear to Florida
Antonov Airlines, in cooperation with Bollore Logistics Space, has transported Turkey’s Turksat 5B telecommunications satellite aboard one of its AN-124-100 aircraft.
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NewsNew freighters square up for heavyweight contest
With Boeing 747 production finally set to close – as the last B747-8 freighters are delivered to Atlas Air – heavy cargo twinjets will open up an entirely new battlefront between the two major airframers in 2022.
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NewsSIA selects A350F in modernisation drive
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has opted to replace its ageing Boeing 747-400 freighters with seven A350F aircraft from Airbus.
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NewsEurasian SAF alliance formed
Volga-Dnepr Group, Airbus, Gazprom Neft, Aeroflot Airlines, National Research Center Zhukovsky Institute, Federal State Unitary Enterprise State Research Institute of Civil Aviation and S7 Group have signed a declaration to create the Eurasion sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) alliance.
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NewsSatellite soars to Kitakyushu
Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Bolloré Logistics coordinated the delivery of the Inmarsat-6 F1 communications satellite from Toulouse, France, to Kitakyushu, Japan, onboard one of its AN-124s.
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NewsAirbus picks Louis Dreyfus and Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Louis Dreyfus Freight Solutions and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have entered into a multi-year contract with aircraft manufacturer Airbus for the transportation of A220 aircraft components between China and Canada/USA.
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NewsGeodis expands AirDirect service
Geodis is boosting its AirDirect service between Europe, the USA, and Asia, with the addition of its own leased Airbus A330-300 freighter aircraft.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr discuss conversion plans with Airbus
Volga-Dnepr and Airbus are in discussions over an A350 freighter conversion programme.
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Newsdeugro delivers the goods
deugro has delivered 21 tonnes of petrochemical equipment by air from Shanghai, China, to Singapore. The time-sensitive cargoes comprised an LPG treatment unit (LTU) and a propylene recovery unit (PRU).
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NewsAirbus deploys SAF in Broughton
Airbus’ site in Broughton, UK, has become its second European site to introduce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into its cargo activities.
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NewsCeva wins Airbus contract
Ceva Logistics has secured production supply contract for Airbus at the aircraft manufacturer’s assembly site in Hamburg, Germany.
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NewsCMA CGM boosts logistics services
CMA CGM has created a specialised airfreight division – CMA CGM Air Cargo.
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NewsQatar Airways boosts fleet with Boeing
Qatar Airways Cargo has taken delivery of three Boeing 777 freighters to boost its cargo carrying capabilities.
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NewsAntonov and Bolloré deliver space satellite
In partnership with Bolloré Logistics, Antonov Airlines has transported Airbus Defence & Space’s newest satellite onboard its AN-124-100 freighter to NASA’s shuttle landing facility in Florida, USA.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr adds B777 to ABC fleet
Volga-Dnepr Group has taken delivery of a Boeing 777 aircraft.
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NewsQatar Airways boosts capacity
Qatar Airways Cargo has introduced additional freight-only passenger aircraft and freighter flights to and from Scandinavia, France and Vietnam as part of the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsPassenger aircraft join all-cargo services
Etihad Cargo and Emirates SkyCargo are boosting capacity on their freighter services with passenger aircraft.
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NewsKintetsu partners with Chapman for relief project
Kintetsu World Express, in partnership with Chapman Freeborn, chartered seven Airbus A300 Freighter flights from Dubai World Central Airport (DWC) to Juba, South Sudan, to deliver more than 230 tonnes of aid and relief materials.
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NewsCEVA lands Airbus spares contract
CEVA Logistics has been awarded a five-year contract to manage spare parts and components for Airbus at the manufacturer's site in Hamburg, Germany.