All Airbus articles – Page 3

  • BelugaXL enters service
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    BelugaXL enters service

    2020-01-16T10:40:00Z

    The first BelugaXL aircraft from Airbus has entered service.

  • First joint shipment for DSV Panalpina
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    First joint shipment for DSV Panalpina

    2019-09-02T17:10:00Z

    Last week, DSV Panalpina delivered thrust reverser engine parts from Huntsville, USA to Luxembourg – the first shipment handled by the new organisation’s combined network.

  • LDA installs kite system
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    LDA installs kite system

    2019-07-16T10:25:00Z

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has fitted its ro-ro vessel Ville de Bordeaux with an AirSeas kite system, as it looks to develop the use of wind propulsion technologies.

  • Let’s go fly a “K”ite
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    Let’s go fly a “K”ite

    2019-06-11T10:35:00Z

    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) is installing an automated kite system onto one of its bulkers.

  • Airbus moves with Faymonville
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    Airbus moves with Faymonville

    2019-01-09T15:05:00Z

    Czech Republic-based Pavel Švestka has transported a dismantled Airbus A320 from Ostrava to Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia using a Faymonville CombiMAX trailer. 

  • Volga-Dnepr's speedy solution
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    Volga-Dnepr's speedy solution

    2018-11-02T11:50:00Z

    Volga-Dnepr Airlines has handled the urgent transportation of an 8-tonne engine, measuring 3 m wide, using one of its Ilyushin Il-76TD-90VD freighters.

  • Turkish Cargo eyes New Airport hub
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    Turkish Cargo eyes New Airport hub

    2018-10-15T12:35:00Z

    With Turkey’s Istanbul New Airport scheduled to open at the end of the month, Turkish Cargo is preparing to relocate some of its freighter operations in 2019.

  • Yusen wins Spirit contract
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    Yusen wins Spirit contract

    2018-10-09T14:20:00Z

    Spirit AeroSystems (Europe) has awarded Yusen Logistics UK a contract to handle the warehousing and inbound freight, as well as onward distribution of aerospace components.

  • BelugaXL completes maiden flight
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    BelugaXL completes maiden flight

    2018-07-20T12:25:00Z

    The first BelugaXL aircraft has landed at Toulouse-Blagnac, France after completing its maiden flight over the south west of the country.

  • DB Schenker innovates for Airbus
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    DB Schenker innovates for Airbus

    2018-07-18T17:00:00Z

    Airbus has partnered with DB Schenker to develop a logistics plan to transport components of the A320 range of aircraft from Hamburg, Germany to the manufacturer’s US facility in Mobile, Alabama.

  • WW Ocean soars with helicopter shipment
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    WW Ocean soars with helicopter shipment

    2018-07-10T16:50:00Z

    WW Ocean has transported an Airbus AS350 helicopter from Brunswick, Georgia to the port of Southampton in the UK on behalf of Helicopters International Shipping Services (HISS). 

  • Double first for space programme
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    Double first for space programme

    2018-06-18T16:00:00Z

    The load-out of the AEOLUS satellite on the ro-ro ship Ciudad de Cadiz at the Montoir de Bretagne ro-ro terminal was a first in several ways. 

  • New Airbus BelugaXL on route to maiden flight
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    New Airbus BelugaXL on route to maiden flight

    2018-06-08T15:05:00Z

    In preparation for its upcoming maiden flight, Airbus’ first BelugaXL is now in its heavy ground test phase – which focuses on the highly modified airframe for this next-generation oversize cargo airlifter.

  • First BelugaXL rolls out
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    First BelugaXL rolls out

    2018-01-11T00:00:00Z

    This month has seen the first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL roll out of the assembly hangar in Toulouse, ready to start flying by mid-2018.

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    Chabrillac completes spacecraft delivery

    2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 2 - Transports Chabrillac utilised its Cometto 2+3 trailer to deliver the SES-14 spacecraft to Toulouse-Blagnac airport, France.

  • Volga-Dnepr ensures a homecoming for Boeing 737
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    Airfreight: Changing Relationships

    2018-01-01T13:43:00Z

    A multitude of developments witnessed over the course of the past decade have forced airlines and charter brokers to become increasingly resourceful in order to meet the requirements of a project logistics sector that has grown ever more complex.

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    BelugaXL set to take-off next year

    2017-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - The construction of the first of five Airbus BelugaXL super transporters is on schedule, with the power-on process scheduled to start at the end of the year.

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    WFS secures Airbus contract

    2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been selected by Airbus to handle its Beluga A300-600ST super transporter at Airbus' facilities in Getafe, Spain.

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    Volga-Dnepr completes space mission

    2017-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported the European Space Agency's (ESA) Sentinel-5P satellite on board one of its AN-124 aircraft, on behalf of Airbus Defence and Space.

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    Airbus giant hits the road

    2017-04-19T00:00:00Z

    April 19 - The first large sections of Airbus' next generation new transport aircraft, the BelugaXL, have arrived at the aircraft Final Assembly facility (L34) in Toulouse, France.