Airfreight news – Page 27

  • Bristow in Columbia Helicopters takeover
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    Bristow in Columbia Helicopters takeover

    2018-11-13T13:10:00Z

    Bristow Group has acquired heavy lift operator Columbia Helicopters, in a transaction worth approximately USD560 million.

  • 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.

  • Al-Mubarak joins Saudia Cargo
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    Al-Mubarak joins Saudia Cargo

    2018-10-30T10:40:00Z

    Saudi Airlines Cargo has appointed Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak as chief ground handling officer for Saudia Cargo.

  • CLA adds fourth Boeing
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    CLA adds fourth Boeing

    2018-10-25T13:20:00Z

    CargoLogicAir (CLA) has taken delivery of its fourth Boeing 747 freighter. 

  • Pallas set for LM-100J launch
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    Pallas set for LM-100J launch

    2018-10-23T15:40:00Z

    Lockheed Martin has announced that Pallas Aviation will be the first commercial freighter operator of its LM-100J, a variant of its C-130 Super Hercules aircraft.

  • Chapman Freeborn adds Canadian rep
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    Chapman Freeborn adds Canadian rep

    2018-10-19T11:50:00Z

    Chapman Freeborn has launched a partnership with GTA Air Solutions, which will see the Mississauga-based company act as the charter broker’s representative in the Canadian market.

  • Volga-Dnepr delivers for DHL
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    Volga-Dnepr delivers for DHL

    2018-10-17T12:20:00Z

    Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered a 38-ton (34.5-tonne) crankshaft from Mexico to India on its Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD aircraft.

  • Silk Way adds Tianjin call
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    Silk Way adds Tianjin call

    2018-10-16T12:20:00Z

    Silk Way West Airlines is introducing a weekly service connecting its global hub in Baku, Azerbaijan to Tianjin, China.

  • 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.

  • ABC picks Liège for European hub
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    ABC picks Liège for European hub

    2018-10-11T11:10:00Z

    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.

  • NCA resumes Chicago service
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    NCA resumes Chicago service

    2018-10-02T08:55:00Z

    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.

  • First aid for Antonov AN-225
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    First aid for Antonov AN-225

    2018-09-28T13:05:00Z

    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.

  • RSA inaugurates Dubai terminal
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    RSA inaugurates Dubai terminal

    2018-09-24T16:15:00Z

    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).

  • Hybrid Air Freighters partners with Columbia Helicopters
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    Hybrid Air Freighters partners with Columbia Helicopters

    2018-09-20T14:35:00Z

    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.

  • Silk Way ups China flights
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    Silk Way ups China flights

    2018-09-19T16:45:00Z

    Silk Way West Airlines is to increase its service between Baku, Azerbaijan and Zhengzhou, China from four to six flights per week.

  • Volga-Dnepr will struggle without us, say charter brokers
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    Volga-Dnepr will struggle without us, say charter brokers

    2018-09-18T11:10:00Z

    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.

  • Air Charter Service open for Swiss freight
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    Air Charter Service open for Swiss freight

    2018-09-17T11:55:00Z

    Air Charter Service’s (ACS) Geneva office has opened a cargo department, in addition to its existing private jet and group travel divisions.

  • Volga-Dnepr cuts out brokers
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    Volga-Dnepr cuts out brokers

    2018-09-17T11:25:00Z

    Volga-Dnepr Airlines intends to discontinue its relationship with charter brokers and has decided to target direct sales instead.

  • CLA expands management teams
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    CLA expands management teams

    2018-09-13T14:00:00Z

    CargoLogicAir (CLA) has expanded its executive and management teams as it prepares to take delivery of its next Boeing 747 freighter. 

  • Antonov tests critical response
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    Antonov tests critical response

    2018-09-12T10:00:00Z

    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.