Lufthansa Group’s decision-making bodies have approved Lufthansa Cargo’s operation of two brand-new Boeing 777F freighters. Lufthansa Cargo ordered two brand-new Boeing 777F freighters in May of this year. The question of who would manage and operate these was left open initially. The jets are expected to be ferried from the Boeing plant in Seattle to […]
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has received the prestigious 2018 Carrier Award for Reliability and Excellence (CARE) by DHL Global Forwarding for the transportation of temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals. The award was received by Henrik Ambak, Emirates Senior Vice President, Cargo Operations Worldwide at the 18th Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Conference organised by […]
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a three-year cargo handling contract to Menzies Aviation in Australia. The new agreement saw Menzies take over Virgin Atlantic’s cargo handling in Melbourne on June 8, with Brisbane to follow on 9 July, and Sydney on 7 August. The move will support Virgin Atlantic’s longstanding international long-haul cargo sales and […]
The award-winning airline will offer 406 additional seats per week to passengers travelling between Doha and Edinburgh. Daily Edinburgh service will continue providing people of Scotland one seamless international connection to gateways around the world. Commitment to United Kingdom continues following recent launch of two new routes to London Gatwick and Cardiff. Qatar Airways has […]
Swiss WorldCargo and Lufthansa Cargo were awarded with the DHL Care Award, which recognizes both air freight providers for their excellence in the handling and safe shipment of temperature-sensitive life science products. The awards ceremony took place on 28 June in Lake Maggiore, Italy. The DHL Care Awards, inaugurated in 2016, recognize the safe transport […]
Emirates Engineering has successfully completed the reconfiguration of the second Boeing 777-200LR aircraft in its fleet. The conversion of the aircraft from three to two cabin classes was executed fully in-house at the Emirates Engineering hangars in Dubai. The reconfigured aircraft also features new, wider Business class seats in a 2-2-2 format, a new social […]
Ethiopian Airlines received the first aircraft of its 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets order. Eventually, the airline should become the biggest operator of B737 MAX in Africa. “We are glad to include the Boeing 737 MAX 8, the latest in Boeing’s single-aisle series, in our young and modern fleet of over 100 aircraft with an […]
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has transported record volumes of mangoes from Mumbai in the months of May and June this year. The air cargo carrier witnessed a growth of more than 50% in the volume of mangoes transported in May this year as compared to the same period last year. Close to […]
“Now I can see the whales Looming out of the dark Like arrows in the sky I can’t believe my eyes But it’s true” The words of the French metal band Gojira could soon become a reality if you ever venture into the south-west of France. The first BelugaXL rolled out of Airbus paint shop […]
With expectations of booming e-commerce volumes from China coupled with strong demand for northbound cargo capacity, Virgin Atlantic Cargo anticipates the new Virgin Australia daily Sydney-Hong Kong services to get off to a flying start when they commence on 2 July. Virgin Atlantic Cargo will be marketing the cargo space on Virgin Australia’s new Airbus […]
