Teleport launches intra-Asia A330 cargo-only connectivity 
Malaysia-based Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A, plans to resume some of its sch... » read more (via aircargoworld.com)
Ukraine’s pride, the world’s largest plane, destroyed by Russian strikes
KIEV—Ukraine’s pride, Antonov AN-225 Mriya, the world’s largest plane and the only one of its kind, was destroyed by Russian strikes while it was parked for repair at the hangar of Antonov Airport in Gostomel near the capital Kiev, officials said. The plane was damaged on 24 February 2022, the... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
Air Canada will bis zu 20 Airbus A321 LR 
Die Fluggesellschaft befindet sich in Gesprächen mit dem Flugzeugbauer über A321 LR beziehungsweise XLR. Dies berichtet die Nachrichtenagentur Bloomberg. Air Canada erwäge die Bestellung von 10 bis 20 Flugzeugen. Allerdings befänden sich die Verhandlungen mit Airbus in einem frühen Stadium. ... » read more (via aerotelegraph.com)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and wife to visit German Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI, UAE—Newly re-elected German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender will visit the German Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai early this month. As part of their visit to the United Arab Emirates, they will also visit CAMPUS GERMANY with a delegation of business lea... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
Brazil’s largest air cargo transport company Azul Cargo teams up with Globe Air Cargo
PARIS, France—ECS Group’s subsidiary, the Miami-based Globe Air Cargo, is now responsible for all cargo sales and administrative services connected to Azul Cargo’s entire US business, including flight operations. Azul, Brazil’s largest air cargo transport company, operates an A330 passe... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
Kleinere Bestellung: IAG spricht wieder mit Boeing über 737 Max
Es war die große Sensation der Paris Air Show 2019. Die International Airlines Group IAG unterzeichnete damals eine Absichtserklärung für 200 Boeing 737 Max. Konkret ging es um 737-8 und 737-10 für die Töchter Vueling, Level und British Airways. Danach wurde es ruhig um das Geschäft – zu... » read more (via aerotelegraph.com)
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WFS gains Turkish Airlines’ cargo contracts in Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston
PARIS, France—Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has extended its cargo handling partnerships with Turkish Airlines in North America Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. In Dallas, WFS has commenced handling services for the airline’s four Boeing 777 passenger flights to Istanbul. The new contract at Hou... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
Lufthansa Cargo now only flies with electronic air waybills
FRANKFURT, Germany—Lufthansa Cargo announced it’s going completely paperless on shipments starting 27 March 2022 in line with the International Air Transport Association’s 2020 industry goal of going 100 percent digital on air waybills (eAWB) by the end of this year. Lufthansa Cargo said all s... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
Global air cargo makes a modest start to 2022
LONDON, Great Britain—Against a backdrop of continuing market uncertainties, general air cargo volumes in January 2022 recorded a modest 0.1% increase in chargeable weight compared to the opening month of last year, according to the latest industry analysis by CLIVE Data Services. Cargo capacity i... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bolat is the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkish Airlines
ISTANBUL, Turkey—A US-educated industrial engineer and international academician has been named as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Turkish Airlines, the national carrier of Turkey. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bolat replaced Ilker Ayci who resigned from his post in Februar... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
Ilker Ayci is Air India’s new CEO & Managing Director from April 2022
MUMBAI, India—Tata Group, the new owner of Air India headquartered in Mumbai, has announced the appointment of Ilker Ayci, the former Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Turkish Airlines, Turkey’s national carrier, as the new CEO and Managing Director of Air India f... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
TIACA’s Chairman Steve Polmans joins Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone
ABU DHABI, UAE—Abu Dhabi Airports today welcomed long-time cargo executive Steven Polmans as its new Vice President of Business Development & Regulatory Affairs at Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone (ADAFZ). In his new role, Polmans will establish an integrated long-term strategic plan for ADAFZ, o... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
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B&H Worldwide keeps emergency helicopters in the air
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND—B&H Worldwide, the award-winning aerospace logistics specialist has helped the Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) in New Zealand get one of its Sikorsky S-76 rescue helicopters back in the air with an urgent AOG. NEST owns three Sikorsky S-76 emergency rescue helic... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
Abu Dhabi to house one of the region’s largest wholesale food trading marketplaces at KIZAD
Abu Dhabi, UAE—AD Ports Group, the region’s premier facilitator of logistics, industry, and trade, has partnered with UAE-based multi-business conglomerate Ghassan Aboud Group to establish one of the region’s largest multicategory wholesale food trading and logistics hub in KIZAD in collaborat... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
Over 350,000 trucks in the US in the dark with 3G phase-out
New York—Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research said more than 350,000 Class 8 vehicles and many connected cold-chain trailers could be left in the dark with AT&T’s plans to sunset its 3G network, meaning its modules and devices that use the 3G voice and data services will no longe... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
Copenhagen had only 9.2 million passengers in 2021 but hopes for growth this year
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Just under 9.2 million passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport (CPH) in 2021, about a third of what it used to handle before the pandemic but the company is hopeful growth will be forthcoming this summer and autumn as travel eases up. Scandinavia’s main international air... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
DXB keeps title as world’s busiest international airport with 29.1 million passengers in 2021
DUBAI, UAE—Dubai International (DXB) continues to be the world’s busiest airport by international passenger numbers for the eighth consecutive year after clocking 29.1 million in annual traffic in 2021, half a million more than its forecast. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, described an ev... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
Etihad Airways and Warner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi put families first with the launch of ‘Little VIP’
ABU DHABI, UAE – Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, launched a new experience for families flying with it with the launch of “Little VIP”—a one-of-a-kind family friendly experience on board its fleet in partnership with Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi. Etihad’s new ‘Li... » read more (via aircargoupdate.com)
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Etihad reduziert Verlust deutlich
Die Fluggesellschaft aus Abu Dhabi verzeichnete 2021 eine deutliche Erholung im Passagiergeschäft und eine deutliche Verbesserung der finanziellen Leistung. Sie beförderte im Jahr 2021 3,5 Millionen Passagiere bei einer durchschnittlichen Auslastung von 39,6 Prozent. Die Auslastung verdoppelte si... » read more (via aerotelegraph.com)
AirBridgeCargo ceases operations at European hub
Volga Dnepr Group’s (VDG) scheduled cargo airline, AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), and its ... » read more (via aircargoworld.com)