All Boeing articles – Page 3
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NewsInvestor group to buy Atlas Air Worldwide
Freighter firm Atlas Air Worldwide has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise valuation of approximately USD5.2 billion, reported HLPFI’s sister title Air Cargo News.
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo welcomes freighter
Emirates SkyCargo has taken delivery of a Boeing 777F as it boosts its international airfreight connections.
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NewsAirBridgeCargo applies to return freighters to lessors
Russian media has reported that AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has applied to the Russian Ministry of Transport with a request to return 14 freighters to foreign lessors, according to HLPFI’s sister title Air Cargo News.
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo adds freighter
Emirates SkyCargo has taken delivery of a Boeing 777 freighter. This latest delivery increases the airline’s B777 freighter fleet to 11 aircraft, with plans for further expansion.
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NewsSarens delivers Belgian military history
Sarens provided heavy lift and transport services to move the nose section of a historic military Boeing 727 aircraft in Belgium.
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NewsMaersk launches air cargo business
HLPFI’s sister title Air Cargo News said that AP Moller Maersk has launched its new air cargo business as it looks to meet customer demand for supply chain security.
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NewsVDG confirms suspension of AirBridgeCargo and Atran operations
HLPFI’s sister title Air Cargo News reports that Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) took the the decision to temporarily suspend operations at its AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and Atran Airlines subsidiaries. By Damian Brett.
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NewsAirbus takes off into heavy lift market
HLPFI’s interest was piqued at the turn of the year when Airbus launched a service to support commercial customers worldwide with outsized transport needs using its iconic Beluga Super Transporter (ST).
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NewsRussian airline ban leaves outsize hole
The US DOT’s decision to ban Russian carriers from its skies will create a large shortfall in outsize airfreight capacity. Meanwhile, recent footage from Ukraine indicates that the AN-225 is irreparably damaged. From HLPFI’s sister title, FlightGlobal.
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NewsK+N charters B747-8F pair
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has chartered two Boeing 747-8 freighters from Atlas Air on a long-term basis.
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NewsCargolux enhances online booking functionality
Freighter airline Cargolux has launched an online customer portal for quoting and booking.
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NewsCaldwell customises frame
Under-the-jib equipment supplier Caldwell Group has customised a lifting frame that will be used during the transatlantic transportation of cryomodules.
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NewsNew freighters square up for heavyweight contest
With Boeing 747 production finally set to close – as the last B747-8 freighters are delivered to Atlas Air – heavy cargo twinjets will open up an entirely new battlefront between the two major airframers in 2022.
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NewsSIA selects A350F in modernisation drive
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has opted to replace its ageing Boeing 747-400 freighters with seven A350F aircraft from Airbus.
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NewsSilk Way signs with Rolls-Royce
Silk Way West Airlines has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to provide replacement engines for five of the airline’s Boeing 747-400F aircraft.
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NewsCLA boosting freighter fleet
UK-headquartered freighter airline CargoLogicAir (CLA) said it would add two Boeing 747-400F production freighters to its fleet, with deliveries planned for the first and second quarters of 2022.
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NewsABC opts for CargoAi
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has adopted the CargoAi digital platform, enabling eQuote and eBooking to more than 30 destinations served by the airline’s 18 Boeing 747 and 777 freighters.
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NewsABC delivers sensitive medical cargo
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) – part of Volga-Dnepr Group – has transported 425,000 doses of vaccines from Chicago, USA, to Beijing in China.
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NewsABC handles pharma shipments
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, has completed five Boeing 747F charter flights with packaging machines for Covid-19-associated materials from Frankfurt, Germany, to Atlanta in the USA.
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NewsEtihad and IAI team up for freighter conversions
Etihad Engineering has signed a strategic partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to provide passenger-to-freighter conversions on Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.