Airfreight news – Page 27
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NewsSilk Way adds Tianjin call
Silk Way West Airlines is introducing a weekly service connecting its global hub in Baku, Azerbaijan to Tianjin, China.
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NewsTurkish Cargo eyes New Airport hub
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.
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NewsABC picks Liège for European hub
Russian freighter operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has signed a ten-year lease agreement with Liège Airport that will see it set up its European hub at the Belgian gateway.
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NewsNCA resumes Chicago service
Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has recommenced its Narita to Chicago, USA service – the airline’s first transpacific freighter service to resume operation since the grounding of its entire fleet during June.
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NewsFirst aid for Antonov AN-225
On behalf of Radiant Global Logistics, Air Partner chartered the Antonov AN-225 ‘Mriya’ for an around-the-world mission to deliver emergency supplies to the typhoon-hit island of Guam.
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NewsRSA inaugurates Dubai terminal
RSA National, the joint venture between USA-based National Air Cargo and UAE-based RSA Global, has opened its flagship air cargo terminal, located at Dubai World Central (DWC).
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NewsHybrid Air Freighters partners with Columbia Helicopters
Approximately 18 months into the first flight of Lockheed Martin's LMH-1, the participants in the programme are busy with preparations for the commercial launch of the airship.
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NewsSilk Way ups China flights
Silk Way West Airlines is to increase its service between Baku, Azerbaijan and Zhengzhou, China from four to six flights per week.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr will struggle without us, say charter brokers
Leading air charter firms have reacted coolly to Volga-Dnepr’s statement that it plans to discontinue its relationship with charter brokers, predicting that the move could backfire.
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NewsAir Charter Service open for Swiss freight
Air Charter Service’s (ACS) Geneva office has opened a cargo department, in addition to its existing private jet and group travel divisions.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr cuts out brokers
Volga-Dnepr Airlines intends to discontinue its relationship with charter brokers and has decided to target direct sales instead.
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NewsCLA expands management teams
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has expanded its executive and management teams as it prepares to take delivery of its next Boeing 747 freighter.
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NewsAntonov tests critical response
Antonov Airlines has collaborated with Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) to test the airborne transport of equipment used by the oil industry in the event of an oil spill.
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NewsUni-top adds European coverage
Uni-top Airlines has introduced a freighter service connecting Liège, Belgium to Wuhan, China, using a Boeing 747-400F.
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NewsTurkish Cargo adds to network
Turkish Cargo has launched direct flights to Kigali in Rwanda and Muscat in Oman from its hub in Istanbul, increasing the number of its cargo flight destinations to 85.
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NewsCenturion closes its doors
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has revoked Miami-based Centurion Air Cargo’s air carrier operating certificate (AOC).
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NewsNCA considers fleet reduction
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) will revise the size of its freighter operations in response to the business improvement order received from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism (MLIT) in July.
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NewsVekshin steps up at Volga-Dnepr
Konstantin Vekshin has been appointed as executive president of charter cargo operations (CCO) at Volga-Dnepr Airlines.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr inks BRI agreement
Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group has signed a framework agreement with China’s Henan Airport Group and Zhongyuan Asset Management to strengthen their cooperation through the creation of a trans-Siberian air bridge.
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NewsGiraffes go long haul
In late July, Russian all-cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) moved 66 baby giraffes from Johannesburg, South Africa to Zhengzhou, China via Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport.