Airfreight news – Page 20
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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.
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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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NewsAntonov Airlines: Coping with a crisis
With Covid-19 lockdown measures causing disruptions to supply chains across the world, Andriy Blagovisniy, commercial director at Antonov Airlines, discusses the main challenges facing the airfreight sector.
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NewsDemand drops but prices soar
The latest March figures from WorldACD showed a 19 percent year-on-year drop in global air cargo volumes compared to March 2019.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic links London with Tel Aviv
Virgin Atlantic will relaunch cargo-only flights from London, UK to Tel Aviv, Israel from May 6.
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NewsEtihad Cargo provides Australia assistance
Etihad Cargo, will provide critical airfreight services between Abu Dhabi and Australia.
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NewsCLA returns to service
UK-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir (CLA) has resumed operations, reports HLPFI’s sister publication Air Cargo News.
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NewsAgility teams up with Chapman for Malé move
Agility has partnered with Chapman Freeborn Airchartering to deliver computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines to Malé in the Maldives.
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NewsAN-225 delivers vital supplies
Antonov Airlines’ AN-225 Mriya freighter has delivered 100 tonnes of medical supplies from China to Warsaw, Poland, which will aid in the fight against Covid-19.