Air Astana signs codeshare agreement with Azerbaijan Airlines
Air Astana, the national airline of Kazakhstan, is expanding its global network of codeshare agreements through intensive cooperation with Azerbaijan Airlines on the route between Baku, Azerbaijan and Almaty, Kazakhstan. The two airlines now operate joint flights on this route five times a week in both directions. Thanks to the new codesharing partnership, Air Astana […]
Silk Way West Airlines announces regular flights to Dammam and Tashkent
Silk Way West Airlines is expanding its network in the Middle East and Central Asia through regular cargo flights twice a week to and from the Saudi Arabian city of Dammam, as well as to and from Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. These scheduled routes will enable freight to be delivered directly from Baku Heydar […]
Silk Way West Airlines invests in new B777-8Fs
Silk Way West Airlines shows no sign of slowing down its impressive record of growth, having secured a deal to offer even more cargo capacity in the future. The Azerbaijani cargo carrier signed an order with Boeing for two state-of-the-art 777-8 freighters with options for two additional aircraft, the two companies announced today at the […]
Silk Way West Airlines unveils innovative features on its new website
Silk Way West Airlines, a member of the Silk Way Group, has launched its redesigned website, accessible at www.silkwaywest.com. The website includes several new features, including a responsive, user-friendly layout, simplified navigation and newly integrated online booking services, along with enhanced freight tracking and a CO2 calculator to improve the customer experience. Read more: Silk […]
Scanex represents WACO System in Azerbaijan
Scanex Enterprises has been appointed to represent freight forwarding network WACO System in Azerbaijan. The Baku-based company is an independent freight forwarder offering road, air and sea freight services, and will be present at WACO’s extraordinary general meeting in October in Bangkok, Thailand. Richard Charles, CEO of WACO says: “Scanex is a young and dynamic […]
Silkway West to open weekly flights to Oslo Airport
Avinor Oslo Airport has gained another route to export salmon with Silkway West Airlines launching weekly flights from Friday 27 September. The route will be operated by a Boeing 747-400F, connecting the Norwegian capital with onward connections to the Far East via Baku, Azerbaijan. At Baku’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Silkway Group operates a […]
Silk Way adds connection to Tianjin
Silk Way West Airlines will start twice-weekly services to Tianjin, connecting the Chinese city with its hub in Baku, Azerbaijan. The service will operate on Fridays and Sundays, offering transit options the industrial centre in Northern China to global markets via Baku. Silk Way West president, Wolfgang Meyer says: “With this service we will close […]
Kuehne + Nagel opens offices in Baku and Almaty
Kuehne + Nagel is expanding its regional network in Central Asia by opening legal entities and new offices in Baku, Azerbaijan and Almaty, Kazakhstan. The logistics group says the two emerging markets are both showing annual GDP growth rates of around four per cent, with rising demand in the oil and gas industry, consumer goods […]
Silk Way West increases services to Zhengzhou to six a week
Silk Way West Airlines is increasing services to China by increasing services to Zhengzhou from four flights a week to six. The carrier made the announcement during the 2nd ICAO Cargo Conference held in Zhengzhou from 5 – 7 September. The Baku, Azerbaijan-based airline says following meetings with senior representatives of the Henan Government, it […]
Silk Way and JAL Cargo shake hands on cargo cooperation
Silk Way West Airlines and JAL Cargo have agreed to a cargo services cooperation to use capacity on each other’s aircraft. The cooperation has been described as a “win-win situation” for both partners, as JAL Cargo stopped full freighter operations, the use of Silk Way West Airlines’ capacity on scheduled routes out of Europe via […]
Silk Way West Airlines flies humanitarian aid to Iraq
Silk Way West Airlines has supported the German NGO Wings of Help by flying urgently needed aid supplies to Iraq where more than 23,000 children were awaiting help. A Boeing 747 Freighter departed Frankfurt Hahn Airport on 23 June, loaded with infant food, nappies and rusk, and on 26 June an Ilyushin 76 of Silkway […]
MAB Kargo charters a 747 for oil and gas mission
MAB Kargo has flown 72 tonnes of oil and gas equipment from Germany to Malaysia using a chartered Boeing 747-400 Freighter. The equipment was flown from Leipzig to Bintulu in Malaysia’s Sarawak region in an aircraft owned by Silk Way West Airlines. The flight transited in Baku, Azerbaijan before touching down at Bintulu Airport at […]
Silk Way West adds Liege to its growing network
Silk Way West Airlines has added Liege to its network and is adding Boeing 747-400 Freighters to its fleet to help maintain steady growth. The airline started operating twice weekly flights between Liege, Belgium and its hub in Baku, Azerbaijan at the end of April, and follows on from recently restarting services to Budapest, Hungary. […]
Silk Way West returns to Budapest after a break of two years
Silk Way West Airlines has returned to Budapest, operating two Boeing 747 Freighter flights a week to the Hungarian capital. After a break of two years, the first flight landed at Liszt Ferenc International Airport on 18 March and the Azerbaijani airline will connect Budapest with its hub in Baku twice a week on Thursdays […]
Silk Way West Airlines launches Baku – Kansai freighter route
Japan will get its first regular freighter service to Azerbaijan after Silk Way West Airlines launched a weekly Boeing 747F route from Baku to Kansai International Airport (KIX). The service will start on 29 December and see the carrier operate flight number 7L608 from Baku direct to KIX on a Friday, arriving at 19.00h. Flight number 7L128/129 […]
Silk Way West signs multi-year ULD agreement with ACL Airshop
Silk Way West Airlines has signed a multi-year unit load device (ULD) agreement with ACL Airshop, commencing on 1 November. The alliance extends the long-standing business relationship between the two companies; ACL has been a service partner with other units of Silk Way Holding for almost 10 years. Silk Way and ACL are working together […]
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on the radar for Kuehne + Nagel
Kuehne + Nagel is to start operating in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan from the first quarter (Q1) of next year. The freight forwarder’s managing director for Russia and Belarus, Perry Neumann revealed the news today, at the 7th Caspian Air Cargo Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Speaking in a market overview for the CIS and Central Asia […]
Investments paying off as specialist cargo grows at Silk Way
While oil and gas remain central to the Eurasian economy, Silk Way Group is seeing phenomenal growth in specialised cargo, company president Zaur Akhundov tells Air Cargo Week. Silk Way is based in Baku, Azerbaijan, which Akhundov says is strategically located between Europe and Asia, and imports and exports span across all industries. Oil and […]
Consumer demand making up for oil and gas stagnating
Low oil prices mean oil and gas projects have stagnated but Coyne Airways project manager, John Gardiner says general cargo movements are growing. He explains oil and gas destinations in Western Kazakhstan including Aktau, Atyrau and Uralsk, having been “extremely challenging” due to low oil prices meaning investment in projects has slowed down. Gardiner adds […]
Kerry Logistics forms joint venture with Globalink Logistics
Kerry Logistics continues to enhance its services and network under the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative by entering into a joint venture through participating in the equity of Globalink Logistics. The freight forwarding group is headquartered in Dubai and has operations across The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Kerry Logistics says the move will significantly expand coverage in Central […]
Silk Way West to increase Maastricht Aachen Airport services
Silk Way West Airlines has increased services to Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) in the Netherlands’ second largest cargo gateway. Recently, Silk Way West Airlines has started to operate one weekly flight, but will gradually increase to four by the end of October. Silk Way West Airlines is the parent company of Sky Gates Airlines, which already operates four flights per […]
Cargo at Changi grows 7.8 % in June
Changi Airport has seen cargo volumes grow 7.8 per cent in June, having welcomed new freighter services from K-Mile Air and Silk Way West Airlines. Volumes in June were up to 163,070 tonnes and by 4.2 per cent in the first six months of 2016 to 950,250 tonnes. Aircraft movements increased by 2.9 per cent […]
MAB Kargo and Silk Way West sign partnership
MAB Kargo and Azerbaijan cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines have signed a memorandum of cooperation that will see both airlines leveraging on each other’s aircraft fleet and network in different regions of the world. The stratergic partnership between the two air cargo players entails a block space Agreement (BSA) on a twice weekly route […]
Qatar Airways Cargo expands in Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific
Qatar Airways Cargo is to start Airbus A330 Freighter services to Budapest, Prague and Ho Chi Minh City from March 2016 as the airline continues to expand its network. The Ho Chi Minh service will fly on Thursdays and Saturdays, providing 120 tonnes of capacity in addition to 72 tonnes of bellyhold capacity on daily […]