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More Lobster Lift at Halifax Stanfield

Just when it looked like Halifax Stanfield was set to close the books on a highly successful lobster export season, HIAA announced that a new cargo carrier, Yangtze River Express Airlines, would serve Halifax beginning Jan. 7, 2017. That Saturday a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft departed Halifax Stanfield in the evening, the first of five additional cargo flights operating on a charter basis between Canada and China in the month of ... [+]

Greener transport

DHL Global Forwarding has evaluated the environmental performance of Lufthansa Cargo and other airlines. Lufthansa Cargo was the only airline to score full points, achieving top marks in all four of the GoGreen Carrier Rating categories and receiving four “green aircraft” for its efforts. It was rated according ... [+]

Virgin gives customers more choice to the U.S. in 2017

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is giving customers in the UK a wider choice of services in 2017 with the launch of a new daily service from London to Seattle and extra flights from Manchester to the U.S. Seattle joins the airline’s network on 26 March ex Heathrow ... [+]

Antonov Airlines transports world’s most powerful Turbofan engine to grounded aircraft in Canadian Arctic

ANTONOV Airlines has delivered a new engine to a B777-300 grounded in Iqaluit, in the Canadian Arctic, following an emergency landing by the jet. The engine, a GE90, was delivered safely to the grounded Swiss International Air Lines aircraft, less than 48 hours after the ... [+]

Atlas Air Worldwide Announces 747-400F Service For New Customer

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced that its Atlas Air, Inc. unit has entered into an agreement to operate one of its Boeing 747-400 Freighters for Asiana Cargo. The contract is initially for one aircraft to be provided and operated by Atlas Air ... [+]

AACargo Continues to Grow Service between LAX, New Zealand

Since American Airlines mid-year launch of new service between Los Angeles (LAX) and the New Zealand city of Auckland (AKL) in 2016, the carrier has seen consistent, rapid expansion—a developing story perfectly illustrated by the short notice shipment of a world renowned honey. Manuka honey, lauded ... [+]

ECS Group joins forces with Exp-Air Cargo

World’s leading general sales and service agent ECS Group has teamed up with Montreal-headquartered Exp-Air Cargo in a significant strategic move to consolidate its leadership position as a key general sales and service agent in the Americas. Exp-Air Cargo, founded in 1990, is a specialist in ... [+]

Updates for Key Oakland International Airport Runway

The Port of Oakland is planning to construct the Runway 12 30 Rehabilitation Project at Oakland International Airport during the summer of 2017 and has scheduled a public outreach meeting to provide information and seek feedback on the project. The Runway 12-30 Rehabilitation project includes ... [+]

Antonov Airlines transports giant helicopter from new UK headquarters

Antonov Airlines has carried out its first charter operation from its new UK headquarters at London Stansted Airport using machinery, which it designed to speed up loading of a giant helicopter. The cargo, a British-manufactured helicopter measuring almost 4.4 metres high, travelled from the UK to ... [+]

TIACA to partner with ICAO to hold a joint conference in Ethiopia this summer.

TIACA is partnering with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to hold a joint conference of the 2nd Air Cargo Africa Meeting planned for June 27-29th in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopian Airlines headed by their CEO Tewolde GebreMariam together with the Civil Aviation Authorities will ... [+]

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