Airfreight news – Page 18
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NewsABC’s medical delivery
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) – part of the Volga Dnepr Group – has transported 41 containers carrying sensitive medicine from Amsterdam in the Netherlands to Shanghai, China onboard its Boeing 747-8F.
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NewsVolga Dnepr teams up with Kuehne + Nagel in Russia
Volga Dnepr partnered with Kuehne + Nagel for the delivery of a turbine from the East Midlands in the UK to Russia.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr’s helicopter delivery
Volga-Dnepr has delivered two Mi-8 helicopters from Almaty, Kazakhstan to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to support seasonal wildfire fighting efforts.
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NewsABC and Atran’s medical move
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and Atran Airlines, both part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, delivered 170 tons (154.2 tonnes) of medical equipment from Moscow to Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
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NewsSenior appointment at Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr Group has appointed Konstantin Vekshin as its chief commercial officer.
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NewsManston to reopen as UK airfreight hub
The UK’s Department for Transport has granted permission for Manston Airport in Kent to reopen as an international airfreight hub.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr and Geodis complete 48 charter flights
Volga-Dnepr Airline and Geodis completed of 48 Antonov AN-124 charter flights within a 90-day period, delivering facemasks and personal protective equipment from Shenzhen to France.
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NewsFirst indications of structural recovery for airfreight
With global volumes of personal protective equipment (PPE) starting to fade in June, CLIVE Data Services said that the first real indicators of a structural recovery in the airfreight market are being seen.
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NewsEnd of the 747 production in sight
The last Boeing 747-8 will roll out of the Seattle factory in about two years, according to a Bloomberg report, as subtle wording changes in financial statements signal the end of the freighter’s reign.
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NewsAll-in for Allair
Allair Global – the airfreight division of Allseas Global – has appointed Steve Morris and Scott Cahill to its managerial team.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr delivers for NASA mission
On May 18 Volga-Dnepr transported a 32 m-long rocket booster from Huntsville in Alabama to Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr in dispute with Boeing
A US district court has rejected Volga-Dnepr UK’s attempt to gain a temporary restraining order to stop Boeing selling four freighters that it had originally ordered. HLPFI’s sister publication Air Cargo News reports.
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NewsIntradco charters AN-225
Intradco Global, in collaboration with GTA GSM, charted the Antonov AN-225 freighter aircraft to transport nearly 1,000 cu m of medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE).
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NewsInternal tussle as Boeing weighs future of B747
Tension is building within Boeing about whether to keep the Boeing 747 in production beyond the current order backlog, as a decision looms on the future of the iconic aircraft.
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NewsVolga Dnepr delivers to Dutch Caribbean
Russia-based Volga Dnepr Airlines has delivered oversized and urgent medical supplies to the remote Dutch Caribbean islands St Maarten and St Eustatius in response to Covid-19.
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NewsCLA adopts CHAMP solution
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has implemented CHAMP’s weight and balance solution for advanced load planning.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr soars with sterilisation vehicles
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has operated six AN-124 flights to transport 48 street sterilisation vehicles from China to the UAE.
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NewsA dozen deliveries for Fracht
Fracht has coordinated 12 charter flights delivering masks and other medical protective equipment from Shanghai, China to Zürich, Switzerland.
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NewsOrigin Logistics completes multimodal shipments
Turkey-headquartered Origin logistics has delivered medical equipment to Doha, Qatar and carried out a series of multimodal project cargo moves.
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NewsEmirates strengthens South American connections
Emirates SkyCargo has introduced additional cargo flights to Argentina, Brazil, and Chile to respond to global demand.