Emirates navigates more cargo into Kabul
Emirates Flight Operations has developed a navigation technique to allow the airline to carry additional cargo into Kabul International Airport. The missed-approach procedure has replaced an older technique that required cargo bound for Kabul to be offloaded in Dubai during low-cloud or poor visibility weather conditions. The airline operates a daily flight to Kabul with […]
SpiceJet to operate cargo flights between Delhi and Kabul
SpiceJet will operate cargo flights between Delhi and Kabul having signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI). The cargo services, operating under the SpiceXpress brand will transport fresh fruits and dry fruits, carpets and other commodities from Kabul to different states of India, subsidised by the Afghan […]
Saffron opens up new Kabul-Jeddah cargo route
A new airfreight route between Kabul and Jeddah was launched on Monday June 25, private sector sources in the Afghan capital have told Air Cargo Week. Officials at Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the flights had started but declined to confirm details appearing in local news agencies. The Tolo news agency reported the […]
WWG launches cross-border Pak-Afghan transit desk
WWG Consolidators (WWGC) has launched a dedicated cross-border Pak-Afghan transit desk to help move goods between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The decision to launch the transit desk came after the Pakistan government announced the establishment of state-of-the-art transit facilities at the border with Torkham and Chaman in Afghanistan, and Wagah in India, under the Integrated Transit […]
Air cargo service set to run between India and Afghanistan
India and Afghanistan are set to start a dedicated air cargo service over Pakistan in the next couple of days, according to reports in the Indian media. Reports claim it will help increase bilateral trade hampered by their troubled ties with Pakistan, which disallows Indian goods along the road route. The Hindu’s online edition quotes […]
Silk Way West Airlines cargo aircraft crashes
A Silk Way West Airlines Antonov An-12 crashed on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan killing seven crewmembers. The Azerbaijani freighter crashed at 14.30h local time on Wednesday during takeoff at Camp Dwyer, a military airfield in Helmand province, when one of the wings clipped the runway as it was taking off. Two people survived the accident. The aircraft was thought […]
DHL facing $455,000 fine from FAA for hazmat breaches
DHL Express is facing fines totalling $455,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a number of hazardous material breaches. The FAA alleges that DHL accepted shipments that were not properly prepared for air transportation, and employees did not receive required hazardous materials training. The seven breaches occurred between December 2013 and September 2014, and […]
ACS West Coast office expecting a record breaking year
Air Charter Service (ACS) says its US West Coast office is set for a record breaking year. ACS says it has arranged as many charters as it did in 2014 with two months of the financial year left, which finishes on 31 January. The year started strongly because of the US West Coast port strike […]