Qatar Airways Cargo gets three new Airbus A330 freighters to fleet
Qatar Airways Cargo has welcomed three new Airbus A330-200F freighter to its fleet of seven aircraft. The new A330’s have replaced three Airbus A300 freighters that the airline has phased out of the fleet to make way for the new state-of-the-art aircraft. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said the arrival of the A330 freighters signaled a new era for the airline’s...
IATA renews Volga-DNEPR Airlines’ operational safety certificate for fourth consecutive time
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has successfully renewed its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate for the fourth time. The audit included a compliance check for 950 IOSA requirements and was conducted over a five-day period by representatives of Quali-audit (France). As part of the certification process, they performed a detailed review and inspection of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’...
Fraport Cargo Services GmbH (FCS) new Handling Partner for Singapore Airlines Cargo
FCS has secured Singapore Airlines Cargo as a new customer as of April 1 and after an intensive preparation period is happy to have provided the customer a smooth change to FCS. Singapore Airlines Cargo is an important customer with major potential, as it operates cargo flights worldwide to Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Singapore Airlines Cargo currently flies...
Emirates Group Announces 25th Consecutive Year of Profit
The Emirates Group has announced its 25th consecutive year of profit and company-wide growth ending the year in a strong position despite continuing high fuel prices and a weak global economic environment. The financial year also ended with some very positive newly reached capacity milestones throughout the business. In the Group’s 2012-13 Annual Report, the company posted an...
Lufthansa Cargo quickens the pace with eFreight
Lufthansa Cargo is pushing the electronic Air Waybill (eAWB). The cargo carrier signed an agreement with IATA enabling electronic Air Waybills to be used significantly easier and more efficiently in future. Paperless airfreight is set to become more convenient especially for customers of Lufthansa Cargo. Following the new IATA multilateral electronic air waybill standard, forwarders...
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Saudia Cargo takes delivery of two 747-8F aircraft
Saudi Airlines Cargo Co. has added two 747-8F aircraft to its current fleet, bringing the total number of freighters operated by the company to 15. The arrival of the new…
Cargolux adds Dallas to network portfolio
Cargolux Airlines International S.A. announced that it will introduce a new air cargo service to Dallas/Fort Worth on 20 March. The twice-weekly operation is flown with Cargolux’s new 747-8 freighters,…
Johannesburg aircraft upgrade provides a welcome boost for Virgin Atlantic Cargo
The introduction of Airbus A340-600 flights between London and Johannesburg during South Africa’s peak season has provided a welcome boost in capacity for Virgin Atlantic Cargo on one of its…
Lufthansa Cargo flies again into profit zone
With an operating profit of 104 million euros, Lufthansa Cargo AG has underlined its leading role in the global air in the global air freight industry. Chairman and CEO Karl…
MASKARGO revs up Petronas’ motorsports demo run
MASkargo has today announced a partnership deal with PETRONAS, for the exclusive rights to be the preferred air cargo partner for the 2013 PETRONAS Motorsports Demo Run. As the preferred…
