All B747 articles – Page 12
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Saudia Cargo ups frequencies
February 27 - Saudia Cargo is to add more flights to selected routes in its existing freighter schedule.
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The Friday Flyer
February 22 - While the on-off strike that threatened to close the US East and Gulf coast, further south another country is facing a blockade by striking longshoreman.
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Cargolux lifts Solar Impulse
February 22 - Luxembourg based all cargo carrier, Cargolux, has transported the solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse between Switzerland and the USA.
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Aquiline adds B747-300SF lift
February 20 - A Boeing 747-300SF (Special Freighter) has joined the fleet of Sharjah, UAE based cargo airline Aquiline International.
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Cargolux adds Port Harcourt to network
February 18 - Luxembourg B747 freighter operator Cargolux is to add Port Harcourt in Nigeria as a new destination to its African network from March 5, 2013.
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The Friday Flyer - February 15th 2013
HLPFI staff's Valentine's Day present was the launch of a new-look website that we hope will set the agenda for heavy lift and project cargo reporting for years to come.
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Saudia Cargo wins hearts with flowers
February 12 - It might not be the usual type of urgent project assignment that Saudia Cargo is used to - but the repercussions if this urgent freight does not get into the eager hands of the customer on time could be severe.
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Cargolux adopts new business plan
February 11 - The board of directors of freighter operator Cargolux has formulated a new business plan for the period from 2013 to 2017.
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IAG ships Pagani supercar
February 8 - IAG Cargo - the result of the merger between British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo - has successfully shipped a Pagani Huayra supercar from Frankfurt to Hong Kong.
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The Friday Flyer
February 8 - The old adage - talk is cheap - does not seem to apply in the EU's corridors of power in Brussels where agreement is being sought on a trillion-euro budget for the next seven years for the 27-nation union.
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Olympic charters by ABC
February 7 - Russia's largest all cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) - a part of the Volga-Dnepr Group - has completed the first of a series of charter flights between Frankfurt, Germany and Sochi, Russia. The B747-400F charter flight was loaded
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Cargolux widens freighter network
February 5 - Luxembourg all-cargo airline Cargolux has added three new destinations to its freighter network: Xiamen, China; Latacunga, Ecuador; and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. B747-8 freighters will serve the three destinations.
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Cargolux board elects Helminger as chairman
January 15 - The Cargolux Airlines International board of directors has elected Paul Helminger (pictured below) as its chairman. He replaces Albert Wildgen, who relinquished the role on November 30 2012.
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The Friday Flyer
January 11 - Two weeks into the New Year and it is business as usual for most Friday Flyer readers.
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ABC takes delivery of third B747-8F
January 7 - Moscow-headquartered AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, has taken delivery of its third B747-8 freighter. The new aircraft made its first commercial flight from Seattle - Moscow Sheremetyevo via Hong Kong.
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State buys back Cargolux stake
December 24 - In a statement issued by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, it has confirmed that it has re-acquired its 35 percent shareholding in freighter airline, Cargolux.
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Volga-Dnepr establishes new MRO facility at Leipzig
December 21 - Russian-based Volga-Dnepr Group has started operating a brand new hanger out of Leipzig/Halle International airport.
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Broker delivers steely performance
December 21 - Chapman Freeborn recently transported 95 tonnes of seamless steel tubes and couplings from Osaka, Japan to Houston, USA for a client in the oil and gas industry.
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Airline boss sees exit of European carriers from long haul freighter market
December 14 - Larry Coyne, ceo of Coyne Airways, speaking on the eve of his airline's 20th anniversary noted that the future for niche carriers in the long run is a positive one - and that "a new air cargo world order will emerge over the next five years"