AirBridgeCargo starts third weekly service to Munich

AirBridgeCargo Airlines Boeing 747F

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is increasing services to Germany with a third weekly flight to Munich Airport, operating a Boeing 747 Freighter with over 100 tonnes of cargo capacity for exports. Customers in Munich will receive connections to 12 destinations in six Asian countries within a 48-hour cargo delivery time including cargo handling via ABC’s hub […]

Moscow’s air cargo market primed for further expansion

The last year or two has been turbulent in Moscow due to the impact of European Union sanctions and the Ukraine conflict hitting Russia, but the capital’s airfreight market is well and truly back on track. In the first seven months of the year, the Airport Council International Europe reports Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport handled […]

Addressing gaps in pharma logistics the key to growth

There is no disputing the substantial growth of high-yield pharmaceutical traffic, but as more and more players join the bandwagon, are pharma shippers getting all they bargained for? Donald Urquhart writes. With an estimated $12 billion currently being spent on cold chain biopharma logistics, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts this figure will rise […]

AirBridgeCargo gains Envirotainer QEP accreditation

AirBridgeCargo Airlines Boeing 747F

AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has further enhanced pharma services by gaining Envirotainer QEP accreditation at its global hub at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport and in Dallas. Envirotainer created its Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Program (QEP) to recognise transport service providers which demonstrate their ability to properly manage Envirotainer container shipments in accordance with Good Distribution […]

WFS targeting even more US growth as volumes rise 17%

Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) total volumes across its near 60 cargo stations across the US rose by more than 17 per cent in the first seven months of 2017. WFS won a further 37 new airline contracts in the period as well as 10 contract renewals from existing customers. In 2016, it handled over 1.8 […]

Cherry bloom helps to drive tonnage at Sea-Tac

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) has bloomed this year as a bumper cherry harvest and increasing seafood shipments have helped drive tonnage. In the first half of 2017, volumes were up 19.6 per cent as it absorbs additional capacity from four new services added in 2016 and embarks on a potentially record-breaking cherry export season. Cargo […]

AirBridgeCargo grows 16% driven by demand in Asia Pacific

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) continues to grow strongly with a 16 per cent increase in volumes in the first half of 2017 to 335,000 tonnes, with Asia Pacific driving demand. The airline has doubled its online network in Asia Pacific in the last two years to 12 destinations, with flights to Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Hanoi, Phnom […]

Seafood tonnage at Oslo Airport set to double in 2017

Seafood freight through Oslo Airport in Norway is on the up and the gateway expects to handle double the amount of fresh fish in 2017. Oslo Airport is now served by 17 weekly cargo flights exclusively serving the Norwegian seafood market. In the last eight months, Emirates Sky Cargo, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Cargolux, Turkish Cargo, CAL […]

Work completed on largest cargo terminal in Russia

Sheremetyevo International Airport has completed construction of Moscow Cargo – the largest cargo terminal in the Russian Federation and it will go into operation next month as the city gets set to welcome the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Rosaviatsiya – the Federal Agency of Air Transport – has issued a permit so the $80 million facility, […]

Demand remains strong for oversized at Volga-Dnepr

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has seen strong growth in demand for charters and a lot of diversity in the types of outsize and heavyweight cargoes it has delivered this year. Commercial director, Alexander Kraynov (pictured below) notes flying hours operated by its An-124-100 and IL-76TD-90VD freighters in the first six months rose 29 per cent and 37 […]

CargoLogicAir launches first scheduled cargo service

CargoLogicAir is to launch its first scheduled cargo route with flights to Mexico City from 19 August. The twice-weekly Boeing 747-400 route will depart from its London Stansted Airport base every Wednesday and Saturday, flying to Mexico City International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The airline will offer over 200 tonnes of cargo capacity […]

AirBridgeCargo flies racing planes to Red Bull Air Race in Kazan

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has moved two Red Bull Air Race planes from Budapest to Kazan for the next event of the series, taking place on 22-23 July. The Zivko Edge 540 racing planes weigh 816 kilogrammes each but the technical equipment contained complex and valuable goods, which justified being transported by air using two Boeing […]

Schiphol targets more pharma community members

Pharma Gateway Amsterdam (PGA) is looking to add members to further improve cooperation, collaboration and transparency in the pharma supply chain at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. AirBridgeCargo Airlines was the latest to join last month and the second airline to sign up to the 14-member quality pharma initiative, which was set-up in March 2016. Head of […]

AirBridgeCargo flies prototype autonomous vehicle to Singapore

AirBridgeCargo Airlines has transported a Ground Rapid Transit (GRT) prototype autonomous vehicle to Singapore in partnership with Geodis. The GRT, which can accommodate up to 24 passengers, travelled from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Singapore Changi Airport on a scheduled ABC Boeing 747 Freighter, where it will be used for demonstrations at various locations to show […]

Momentum returning following low prices and volatility

After a slow couple of years due to oil price volatility, enquiry levels have risen in 2017 and Volga-Dnepr Group global director for oil and gas, Fayçal Boumerkhoufa (pictured below) says momentum will return in 2018. He says falling and volatile oil prices have resulted in numerous large scale projects being postponed in the upstream […]

Volga-Dnepr combines services to cut costs of gas turbine delivery

Volga-Dnepr Airlines used a combination of a Boeing 747 scheduled service and an Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD charter to cut the cost of delivering a 12.6 tonne gas turbine to a power station in Yangon, Myanmar. The 560x260x250cm turbine started its journey on board an AirBridgeCargo Airlines scheduled service from Chicago to Hanoi before being transferred to […]

CEIV certified ABC joins Pharma Gateway Amsterdam

AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has joined Pharma Gateway Amsterdam (PGA), the second airline to join the 14-member quality pharma initiative. The carrier operates 22 flights per week from Amsterdam to significant pharma destinations in Europe, Asia, and the United States, including Moscow, Chicago, Shanghai, and Singapore. ABC is already IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in […]

AirBridgeCargo starts 2017 with 17% volume growth

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has got off to a strong start in 2017 with 17 per cent year-on-year growth in the first quarter to 158,000 tonnes. The airline has registered 13 years of consecutive growth since its launch in 2004, and welcomed its 10th Boeing 747-8 Freighter in March, bringing the total fleet of 747s to […]

CargoLogicAir welcomes third 747 to its fleet in 18 months

CargoLogicAir has taken delivery of its third Boeing 747 freighter, a 747-400ERF, in less than 18 months. The London Stansted Airport-based airline, which received its UK Air Operator Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority at the start of 2016, now operates two 747-400s and a 747-8. The latest aircraft acquired from AerCap will enable CargoLogicAir […]

WFS welcomes three new airline customers in LAX

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has integrated the cargo handling operations of three new airline customers at Los Angeles International Airport in four days. The contracts with AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Swiss WorldCargo and LOT Polish Airlines will increase WFS’ cargo volumes by over 55,000 tonnes a year at the Californian gateway. AirBridgeCargo operates six Boeing 747-8 Freighter […]

AirBridgeCargo adds Taipei to Asia Pacific network

AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has expanded its Asia Pacific network with twice-weekly flights to Taipei, its twelfth online destination. The Taipei flights will operate from Moscow Sheremetyevo every Wednesdays and Saturdays, returning via Hanoi in Vietnam, which ABC says enable it to link Taipei with destinations in the Middle East, Europe and the US for imports […]

AirBridgeCargo promotes Ryan to VP North and South America

Vince Ryan has been promoted to AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines vice president North and South America, four years after joining the airline. He will be based in New York and will continue the development of ABC’s growing business and network in the Americas, which includes Boeing 747 Freighter connections to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles […]

BOC Aviation purchases 747-8Fs to lease to AirBridgeCargo

AirBridgeCargo Airlines Boeing 747F

BOC Aviation has purchased two Boeing 747-8 Freighters both committed on long-term leases to AirBridgeCargo Airlines. The Singapore-based leasing company has a fleet of 483 aircraft owned, managed and on order, leased to 68 airlines worldwide in 32 countries. It is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and has offices in Dublin, London and […]

60 Seconds with Nick Platts

Heathrow Airport looks set for cargo growth in the years ahead if it gets a 3rd runway built and UK exports grow as forecasted by some due to the UK leaving the European Union. The UK hub’s head of cargo, Nick Platts spoke to Air Cargo Week about what Heathrow is focusing on operationally in […]

Volga-Dnepr’s van de Weg resigns from his role

Volga-Dnepr Group’s senior vice president of sales and marketing, Robert van de Weg has resigned after three months in the role. The Russian air cargo operator says he will continue to co-operate with the Group on a strategic level. He was appointed in October last year. Van de Weg looked after the commercial side for […]

10.2% per cargo uplift at Sea-Tac in 2016

Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport saw cargo surge for the fifth consecutive year in 2016 as it handled 366,000 tonnes – an increase of 10.2 per cent on 2015. The gateway welcomed four new airfreight carriers last year in the shape of DHL Express, AeroLogic, PrimeAir for Amazon, and AirBridgeCargo Airlines, which helped boost the total. […]

ABC now the biggest all-cargo carrier in Amsterdam

AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ (ABC) growing fleet and network has allowed it to operate over 1,000 Boeing 747 Freighter flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Frankfurt Airport for the first time in 2016. It is now the largest all-cargo operator in Amsterdam and second largest overall for tonnage after the national carrier, and the second biggest cargo […]

Hippos, calves and jet engines help Budapest grow 23% annually

Budapest Airport becomes TIACA trustee member

Budapest Airport’s cargo volumes have grown almost 23 per cent annually, transporting goods as varied as aircraft jet engines, a baby hippopotamus and several hundred calves. The airport serving Hungary’s capital handled over 112,000 tonnes of cargo in 2016, and on certain days would have three Boeing 747 Freighters parked on the apron. It says […]

AirBridgeCargo gains IATA CEIV Pharma certification

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has become the first Russian airline to gain International Air Transport Association (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification at its Moscow hub. The certificate was presented to ABC by IATA manager aviation solutions Russia branch office, Andrey Bystrov. ABC completed preparation for CEIV certification and passed the audit […]

AirBridgeCargo blasts past 2015 result in just 10 months

AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has continued to soar with tonnage growing 30 per cent in October, sending its year-to-date figure up 29 per cent. In the first nine months of 2016, ABC handled 498,177 tonnes, compared to 483,000 tonnes in the whole of 2015, which had been a record-breaking year and October alone saw growth of […]

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