All B747 articles – Page 12

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    Saudia Cargo ups frequencies

    2013-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Saudia Cargo is to add more flights to selected routes in its existing freighter schedule.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-02-22T00:00:00Z

    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

    2013-02-22T00:00:00Z

    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

    2013-02-20T00:00:00Z

    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

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    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

    2013-02-15T00:00:00Z

    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

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    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

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    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

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    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

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    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

    2013-02-07T00:00:00Z

    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

    2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

    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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    Gebr

    2013-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - Gebr

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    Cargolux board elects Helminger as chairman

    2013-01-15T00:00:00Z

    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

    2013-01-11T00:00:00Z

    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

    2013-01-07T00:00:00Z

    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

    2012-12-24T00:00:00Z

    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

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    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

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    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

    2012-12-14T00:00:00Z

    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"