All B747 articles – Page 9
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PIP package boosts B747-8 efficiency
December 20 - Boeing has delivered its first B747-8 aircraft with performance-improved GEnx-2B engines. The aircraft was delivered in a freighter configuration to Cathay Pacific Airways.
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Baskets fly with Chapman Freeborn
November 28 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Michel Hurel Transport (MHT) have worked together to deliver over 70 tonnes of outsize oil well equipment.
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The Friday Flyer - November 22nd 2013
The embattled STX Group has seen its biggest creditor become its biggest shareholder after the state-owned Korea Development Bank (KDB) traded debt for equity in the troubled shipbuilder and its affiliated shipping company STX Pan Ocean. The move by the K
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Saudia Cargo and AV Cargo cooperate in West Africa
October 24 - Saudi Airlines Cargo and AV Cargo Airlines have entered into a joint cooperation for the movement of cargo to four destinations in West Africa, via Saudia Cargo's hub in Lagos.
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First for Frankfurt Hahn thanks to ACS
October 14 - A recent charter by Air Charter Service (ACS) resulted in the first landing of a Boeing 747-8 freighter at Hahn Airport, Germany.
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Astral Aviation eyes Europe-Africa market
October 8 - Nairobi, Kenya headquartered airline Astral Aviation and UK based airline general sales agent (GSA) ANA Aviation Services have signed a strategic partnership, following the delivery of a B747-400 freighter from ACMI firm Atlas Air.
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ABC sees sustained growth
October 8 - Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines, a part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, has transported 223,732 tonnes of cargo in the first eight months of 2013.
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The Friday Flyer - October 4th 2013
Who is to blame for the US government's partial shutdown and a potentially more damaging clash over the nation's borrowing authority, is best left to the political and economic classes.
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Cargolux adds ninth B747-8F
September 27 - Cargolux Airlines International has taken delivery of its ninth B747-8 freighter, bringing its combined fleet of B747 freighter aircraft to 19 units.
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Luxembourg and HNCA discuss Cargolux
September 23 - The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is in talks with Chinese investors relating to the sale of its 35 percent stake in all-cargo carrier Cargolux Airlines International.
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UK first for Saudia Cargo
September 12 - Saudia Cargo is set to increase freighter capacity on a number of routes across its global network.
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The Friday Flyer - September 6th 2013
September 9 - Expect plenty of ballyhoo in Rotterdam next week if COSCO's multi-purpose heavy lift ship, Yong Sheng, arrives on schedule on Monday.
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SNS lands B747 in Somalia
September 3 - SNS claims to have set another trend in the history of air-freight by landing the first B747 cargo plane at Mogadishu Airport, Somalia.
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ABC moves space gear
August 12 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported a 16-tonne satellite on board one of its B747-400 freighters from Toulouse, France to Krasnoyarsk in Russia.
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Giants meet at London Stansted
August 7 - IAG Cargo - the air freight unit of the International Airlines Group - saw the two largest members of its fleet, the B747-8F and the A380, meet for the first time at London Stansted International airport.
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Cargolux returns Solar Impulse
August 5 - Luxembourg headquartered Cargolux International Airlines returned the solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse to its home in Switzerland on board a B747 freighter, after it completed a historic flight across the USA.
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Cargolux adds Vienna 747-8 lift
August 2 - Luxembourg headquartered all cargo carrier Cargolux Airlines International will inaugurate a new B747-8 service into Vienna, Austria, on August 3, 2013.
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Cargolux widens Vietnamese footprint
July 29 - Cargolux has operated the first B747-8 freighter flight into Tan Son Nhat International airport, Ho Chin Minh City, Vietnam, following its first revenue generating B747-8F flight into Noi Ba International airport, Hanoi, Vietnam, in March, which
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Cargolux and unions reach agreement
July 26 - Following a meeting between Cargolux International Airlines management and the two unions representing staff at the Luxembourg carrier, OGBL and LCGB, on July 24 all parities reached an agreement on an addendum that will form part of a revised c
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The Friday Flyer - July 26th 2013
This week Cosco Shipping confirmed that its Hong Kong subsidiary has placed an order for a further four multipurpose vessels with Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co.