Airfreight news – Page 21

  • Qatar Airways boosts B777 capacity
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    Qatar Airways boosts B777 capacity

    2019-06-24T11:40:00Z

    Qatar Airways Cargo has placed an order for five Boeing 777 freighters, enabling it to establish additional trade routes and increase capacity on key trade lanes.

  • Volga-Dnepr to expand at Leipzig
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    Volga-Dnepr to expand at Leipzig

    2019-06-19T12:30:00Z

    Volga-Dnepr Group and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen (MFAG) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their partnership at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany.

  • Avia Solutions buys Chapman Freeborn Group
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    Avia Solutions buys Chapman Freeborn Group

    2019-06-18T11:00:00Z

    Avia Solutions Group has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the shareholding in UK-headquartered Chapman Freeborn Group.

  • Cargolux adds Santiago call
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    Cargolux adds Santiago call

    2019-06-18T10:25:00Z

    B747 operator Cargolux Airlines has re-introduced Santiago de Chile as a call on its South American service.

  • Ian Martin Jones passes away
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    Ian Martin Jones passes away

    2019-06-17T18:05:00Z

    We are sad to report that Ian Martin Jones, ex-HLPFI editor, passed away peacefully earlier today.

  • Saudia wrestles with WWE shipment
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    Saudia wrestles with WWE shipment

    2019-06-11T11:15:00Z

    Saudia Airlines Cargo has transported 175 tons (158.6 tonnes) of equipment from the Netherlands to Saudi Arabia for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

  • Changes at the top for Lufthansa Cargo
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    Changes at the top for Lufthansa Cargo

    2019-06-11T10:20:00Z

    Lufthansa Cargo Group has appointed Carsten Hernig as the head of the Latin America and Caribbean region, effective July 1.

  • DHL launches online booking tool
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    DHL launches online booking tool

    2019-06-10T15:45:00Z

    DHL Global Forwarding has launched an online service for comparing quotations and making instant bookings for air and ocean freight, as well as door-to-door shipments.

  • Leipzig/Halle eyes investment programme
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    Leipzig/Halle eyes investment programme

    2019-06-06T10:05:00Z

    Leipzig/Halle Airport has confirmed that it will develop new apron areas, logistics and office buildings, as well as a second dedicated freight centre. 

  • ABC and CLA go digital with cargo.one
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    ABC and CLA go digital with cargo.one

    2019-06-04T10:35:00Z

    AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and CargoLogicAir (CLA) are entering into a global partnership with the online booking platform cargo.one.

  • DHL Express to phase out B747-400 Fs
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    DHL Express to phase out B747-400 Fs

    2019-05-31T09:45:00Z

    DHL Express plans to phase out its older Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, having taken delivery of the first of up to 14 newbuild B777 freighters.

  • Leipzig shines a light on humanitarian logistics
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    Leipzig shines a light on humanitarian logistics

    2019-05-29T13:00:00Z

    Leipzig/Halle Airport, Volga-Dnepr Group and the Akkon University of Human Sciences ran an international conference on humanitarian logistics on May 21. The event took place on the fringes of the OECD’s International Transport Forum in Germany.

  • DSV soars with generator component
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    DSV soars with generator component

    2019-05-24T13:30:00Z

    DSV has transported a 40-tonne generator component on board a Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin IL-76 from Germany to Australia for Siemens. 

  • Volumes rise with ABC
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    Volumes rise with ABC

    2019-05-24T12:55:00Z

    AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) said that demand for its oversized and heavy cargoes transport services continued to grow in the first four months of 2019, with volumes up 3 percent year-on-year to more than 11,000 tonnes.

  • Dsouza joins Virgin Atlantic
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    Dsouza joins Virgin Atlantic

    2019-05-20T12:40:00Z

    Virgin Atlantic Cargo has named Bosco Dsouza as its account manager in Melbourne as the airline looks to continue its expansion in Australia. 

  • ACS relocates Moscow base
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    ACS relocates Moscow base

    2019-05-16T14:55:00Z

    Air Charter Service (ACS) has relocated its Moscow, Russia, operation to larger premises in the city.

  • Antonov and Bolloré team up for Mozambique
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    Antonov and Bolloré team up for Mozambique

    2019-05-14T13:20:00Z

    Antonov Airlines and Bolloré Logistics France have worked together to help support disaster relief efforts in Mozambique following Cyclone Idai, which caused severe flooding.

  • Saudia expands Asian connections
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    Saudia expands Asian connections

    2019-05-10T12:30:00Z

    Saudia Cargo has added weekly freighter services to Guangzhou, China and Mumbai, India to its network. 

  • Volga-Dnepr in wind energy delivery
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    Volga-Dnepr in wind energy delivery

    2019-05-03T11:10:00Z

    Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered 80 tons (72.6 tonnes) of equipment from Cologne-Bonn, Germany to Australia to support the construction of a 32-turbine wind farm project.

  • Dollman steps up at Air Partner
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    Dollman steps up at Air Partner

    2019-05-02T13:00:00Z

    Air Partner has appointed Paul Dollman as non-executive director of the company, effective immediately.