AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has delivered twenty-eight shiny new Maserati Gran Turismo vehicles onboard one of its Boeing 747 freighters from Milan to Tokyo. The charter flight on behalf of Agility Logistics was operated from the largest airport in Milan, Malpensa, to Narita Airport with a stop at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport in compliance with all standard […]
Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov is considering its own low-cost airline. The company’s director Mykhailo Kharchenko said that although it’s cheaper to build aircraft and later lease them to other carriers, the possibility of creating Antonov’s low-cost airline is discussed. “Of course, it is a huge responsibility to start this type of airline business, ” Kharchenko said […]
Kingboard Chemical announced selling a 9.61% share in Cathay Pacific Airways to Qatar Airways, making the latter the third-biggest stakeholder in Hong Kong’s flag carrier. This is also the first Middle Eastern investment into an East Asian airline. Kingboard Chemical announced the agreement of selling 9.61% of the total issued share capital of Cathay Pacific […]
The independent German airline Germania has returned to Berlin-Tegel airport after a three-year absence. On November 1, 2017, the carrier stationed an airplane at the airport and held an inaugural flight to the Gran Canarias. Now the airline will be operating from two Berlin airports –Schönefeld and Tegel. Aircraft maintenance will be carried out in […]
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has used the special two-tier car racking system developed for its An-124-100 freighter fleet to deliver 30 vehicles on a single flight to Luanda for the inauguration ceremony of Angola’s newly-elected President, Joao Lourenco. The valuable 90-tonne payload of vehicles was transported from Leipzig on behalf of the Angolan Embassy in Germany. It […]
CargoLogicAir, official cargo airline partner of Bloodhound SSC, has congratulated the Bloodhound team on their first public run of the car, which aims to set a new World Land Speed Record and, ultimately, break through the 1,000mph barrier. Representatives of the British all-cargo airline joined 3,500 spectators at Cornwall Airport Newquay to witness Bloodhound successfully […]
easyJet today signed an agreement with Air Berlin to acquire part of its operations at Berlin Tegel Airport for a purchase consideration of €40 million. This excludes potential start-up and transitional operating costs. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in December 2017. The acquisition will result in easyJet entering […]
Nadia Abdul Aziz, President, National Association of Freight and Logistics (NAFL), has become the first Emirati female from the United Arab Emirates to be nominated as Vice-President on the Global Extended Board of the International Association of Freight Forwarders (FIATA), which represents more than 44,000 forwarding and logistics firms in 150 countries. She was elected […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) in collaboration with Airports Council International (ACI) have launched the New Experience in Travel and Technologies (NEXTT) initiative. In light of the projected doubling of air travel demand by 2036, new on-ground concepts are, and increasingly will be required to optimize the use of emerging technologies, processes and design […]
On October 23, Boeing started the much-anticipated (and hyped) production of the wide-body 777X jet, showing off its composite assembly know-how at its factory in Everett, Washington. In a live-broadcasted video Terry Beezhold, chief engineer for the 777X project, emphasized the efficiency Boeing hopes to bring with the new composite wings. “The 777X will be […]
