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Atlas Air Worldwide Places 747-400F with DHL Global Forwarding

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced the ACMI placement of a 747-400 freighter with DHL Global Forwarding, the world’s largest airfreight forwarding company and a division of the Deutsche Post DHL Group. The 747-400F will be operated by Atlas Air, Inc. and will fly on behalf of DHL Global Forwarding through an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance agreement. The new service will commence this month and will serve routes between the ... [+]

Double Digit Demand Growth for Air Freight Continued in August

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), increased by 12.1% in August 2017, compared to the same period a year ago. This was the fifth time in six months of ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo, Cargolux announce codeshare partnership

Cargolux Airlines and Emirates SkyCargo have announced that they will be entering into a codeshare partnership for air cargo transportation. The agreement was signed in Dubai by Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo and Richard Forson, President & CEO Cargolux Airlines in the ... [+]

Hactl wins new freighter handling contract

Moscow-based carrier, Aviastar-Tu has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) to handle its new freighter services from eastern Russia to Hong Kong. Aviastar-Tu has commenced operations from Tolmachevo to Hong Kong, utilizing a Tupolev Tu-204C freighter aircraft with 28,500kg payload and 14 pallet positions. ... [+]

IATA-WCO Collaboration to Improve Air Cargo Efficiency and Security

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) announced that IATA's Cargo-XML messaging standard has been fully integrated into WCO's Cargo Targeting System (WCO CTS), a risk assessment tool available to WCO member countries worldwide. The integration of Cargo-XML in the WCO ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo obtains revalidation of pharma certification at Dubai hub

Emirates SkyCargo has received a revalidation of the European Union Good Distribution Practices (EU GDP) certification for pharma operations at its hub in Dubai. The annual surveillance audit for the revalidation was conducted by Bureau Veritas, Germany. The air cargo carrier originally received its EU GDP ... [+]

FAA Supports St. Thomas commercial air service

On Thursday, September 28, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controllers handled the landing of the first commercial air carrier flight in weeks into the Cyril E. King International Airport in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (TIST). Working from a mobile air traffic tower the FAA moved to the ... [+]

Tony Douglas Appointed CEO of Etihad Aviation Group

The Chairman of Etihad Aviation Group, His Excellency Mohamed Mubarak Fadhel Al Mazrouei, today confirmed the appointment of Tony Douglas as Group Chief Executive Officer, who will join the company in January 2018. Mr. Douglas joins Etihad from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence, where he ... [+]

When disaster hit Texas, FL., Caribbean, Mexico, Delta people rushed to help people in need

Delta proudly supports the communities where the company's 80,000 employees live, work and serve. That commitment grows even stronger when those communities are thrown into crisis. Such has been the case with three massive hurricanes devastating Houston and the Gulf coast; much of Florida; and islands ... [+]

Alaska Air Cargo introduces world’s first converted 737-700 freighter

Alaska Air Cargo began a new chapter in its business on September 26 by introducing the first converted Boeing 737-700 cargo aircraft. The aircraft is the first of its kind in the world and was converted from an all-passenger to an all-freight aircraft. The aircraft ... [+]

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