Record pharma flight for AirBridgeCargo
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has moved a record 27 RKN Envirotainer containers on a single flight, delivering urgent vaccines to China. The shipment flew from Milan, Italy to Beijing, China on 30 October for Kuehne + Nagel Italy. All 27 containers were delivered to ground handling company Alha to be loaded on one of ABC’s Boeing […]
Nippon Cargo Airlines upgrades winter network
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) is upgrading its network for the winter schedule, with all eight Boeing 747-8 Freighters back in operation. The winter schedule will start on Sunday 27 October with the Japanese airline saying the network has been optimised to better match customer requirements and enhance services. In the USA, departures from Tokyo Narita […]
Qantas Freight welcomes first B747-8F to fleet
Qantas Freight has welcomed the first of two Boeing 747-8 Freighters to its fleet, to be operated by Atlas Air. The aircraft, which touched down in Sydney yesterday (Tuesday 27 August), offers 20% more freight capacity and space for seven extra cargo pallets compared to the 747-400F. Paul Jones, executive manager of Qantas Freight says: […]
AirBridgeCargo shows off its horsepower
AirBridgeCargo Airlines demonstrated its horsepower by transporting nine racehorses from Moscow to Amsterdam on a Boeing 747-8 Freighter. The abc care team oversaw each step of the journey, keeping waiting times to a minimum within warehouses, on the apron and while loading and unloading the aircraft. ABC specialists tried to shorten before-the-flight standard procedures and […]
AirBridgeCargo shows cattle class can be luxurious
Some special passengers got to try out AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ ‘abc care’ product, with 146 heifers flying from Houston to Bangkok. The complex charter was arranged in partnership with Intradco Global, and the request would have been a normal one if it were not travelling from the USA to Thailand. The abc care team started preparations […]
AirBridgeCargo adds third weekly flight from Oslo
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has added a third weekly flight from Oslo Airport, tailor made for seafood exports bound for South Korea. The first flight was operated on Tuesday 28 May, complementing existing Tuesday and Friday departures, heading to Seoul via Moscow. The Russian airline now offers 230 tonnes of seafood capacity from Oslo on Tuesdays, operating […]
Qantas Freight to replace 747-400Fs with 747-8Fs
Qantas Freight will lease two Boeing 747-8 Freighters, offering greater capacity and replacing older 747-400Fs. The 747-8Fs are expected to enter service in July 2019, carrying cargo between 10 key hubs in Australia, China and the US. They will replace the two 747-400Fs operated by on Qantas’ behalf by Atlas Air and will be painted […]
UPS increases Hong Kong – Europe capacity
UPS is increasing capacity on major trading routes between Hong Kong and Europe by deploying Boeing 747-8s on services via Cologne, Germany. Deploying three 747-8s through August 2019 replaces existing 747-400s, and increase capacity by 19% on four weekly direct flights. The upgraded flights are a result of strategic investments to expand UPS’s global air […]
ACG to finance 747-8F purchase for AirBridgeCargo
Aviation Capital Group (ACG) will structure, arrange and provide a guarantee for a senior loan to finance AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ purchase of one Boeing 747-8 Freighter. The aircraft is expected to be delivered in February 2019 and the financing mandate was awarded in connection with ACG’s Aircraft Financing Solutions programme. Bob Roy, managing director of ACG […]
AirBridgeCargo flies 200 breeding cattle to Russia
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and Intradco Global have flown 200 breeding cattle to Russia’s Far East to help populate farms across the region. The charter flight travelled from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, where the arrival was warmly greeted by the region’s farming community. The cows, weighing 500 kilogrammes each, flew onboard a Boeing 747-8 […]
FIA 2018: Boeing lands major deal with Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr Group and CargoLogicHolding has signed an agreement to acquire 29 Boeing 777 Freighters, confirmed an order for five more Boeing 747-8 Freighters, the purchase of a crew pairing solution, and an agreement to work together on future projects. The group is one of the largest 747 freighter operators, and it wanted to add more […]
Hactl makes light work of outsized machinery components
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) has handled two charter flights for AirBridgeCargo Airlines each carrying 20 metre long machinery components weighing almost 19 tonnes. The outsized loads were carried on two brand-new Boeing 747-8 Freighters from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands to Hong Kong, on their way to their final destination in Guangzhou, […]
Panalpina adds Queretaro to the Speedy loop of its charter network
Panalpina has added Queretaro International Airport in Mexico to the “Speedy” loop of its charter network, also connecting Mexico City and Guadalajara with its airfreight gateway in Huntsville, Alabama. Queretaro is located in the Bajio region, Mexico’s fastest growing economic area with key industries such as automotive and manufacturing, and one of the largest aerospace […]
Cargolux says konnichiwa to Tokyo with weekly flights to Narita
Cargolux Airlines International has inaugurated weekly flights to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport in the scope of its cooperation agreement with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA). The weekly service operated in a codeshare leaves Luxembourg on Tuesday evening and arrives in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon at 16.25h. The return flight is routed via Seoul’s Incheon International Airport […]
Grishin hands over the reins at CargoLogicAir to Kerr
Dmitry Grishin has handed over the reins at CargoLogicAir to the new chief executive officer (CEO), David Kerr who joins from Etihad Cargo. Kerr joined CargoLogicAir having left his role as senior vice president for Etihad Cargo at the end of 2017, bringing more than 20 years of experience in the airline sector with him […]
UPS launches record breaking service from Louisville to Dubai
UPS is using one of its new Boeing 747-8 Freighters for its longest scheduled service, flying the aircraft from its Worldport global air hub in Louisville to Dubai. The 7,700 mile route is operated on a weekly basis and will become a daily flight on 27 February, operating Tuesday through Saturday, and is part of […]
UPS to increase capacity with an additional 14 747-8Fs
UPS is to significantly increase its cargo capacity with an additional 14 Boeing 747-8 Freighters and four new Boeing 767s. The additional aircraft building on UPS’s 2016 order of 14 747-8Fs, and all 32 of the jets will be delivered by the end of 2022, adding more than nine million pounds of cargo capacity. UPS […]
Wellcamp celebrates first year of scheduled freighter services
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport has celebrated its first year of scheduled freighter operations and is keen to continue expanding. Cathay Pacific Cargo launched weekly Boeing 747-8 Freighter services from Hong Kong, which fly Sydney and Melbourne, with a final stop in Toowoomba before the nine hour flight back to Hong Kong. The service was launched in […]
CargoLogicAir starts scheduled services to Dubai and Hong Kong
CargoLogicAir has launched its second scheduled service with weekly flights connecting London and Frankfurt with Dubai and Hong Kong. The Boeing 747-8 Freighter with 135 tonnes of cargo capacity will depart London on Saturdays from Europe to the Middle East and Hong Kong, with a direct Hong Kong – Stansted service arriving in the UK […]
GECAS and AirBridgeCargo extend cooperation with 747-8F lease
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has extended its cooperation with AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines by acquiring a Boeing 747-8 Freighter for leasing. The aircraft was acquired from Boeing Capital Corporation and will continue the existing aircraft lease with ABC. GECAS says the transaction expands its decade-long relationship with ABC, which operates an all-747 fleet including two […]
Intrepid acquires a 747-8F and leases to ABC
Intrepid Aviation acquired a new Boeing 747-8 Freighter from the Boeing Company on 15 September, which has been placed on long-term lease with AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC). This is the second of two new 747-8F aircraft that the privately owned commercial aircraft lessor acquired from Boeing and leased to ABC this year. Intrepid says the delivery is in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cargolux flies 14 racehorses to China from Budapest Airport
Cargolux Airlines International has flown 14 racehorses from Hungary to China on board a Boeing 747-8 Freighter. The 14 Friesian and Shagya Arabian horses took off from Budapest Airport in special freight containers, accompanied by a team of carers and vets. They flew to Cargolux’s Luxembourg base where they were prepared for the 12 hour […]
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 […]
Atlas Air signs ACMI deal with Cathay Pacific for two 747-8Fs
Atlas Air is to place two Boeing 747-8 Freighters into ACMI service for Cathay Pacific Cargo. The aircraft will be operated by Atlas Air and will fly on behalf of Cathay Pacific Cargo through aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) agreements. The 747-8F service is scheduled to begin in May, and will supplement capacity Cathay […]
Cargolux profits fall to $5.5 million in 2016
Cargolux Airlines International net profits fell from $49 million in 2015 to $5.5 million in 2016 with scheduled freight tonne kilometres growing 10 per cent. The Luxembourg-based all-cargo airline says it experienced a robust fourth quarter, saying it registered 12,000 block hours flown and sold 96,000 tonnes in November alone, and was utilising aircraft for an […]
BOC Aviation purchases 747-8Fs to lease to AirBridgeCargo
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 […]
Hactl handles new SW Italia freighter for Sto Express
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) has been appointed to handle a new weekly Boeing 747-8 Freighter service for SW Italia. The new flight – which routes from Hong Kong to Prague – is for the exclusive use of Sto Express, one of the major Chinese express operators. The aircraft is operating in Sto […]
1st Cathay Pacific freighter leaves Brisbane West Wellcamp
The inaugural Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747-8 Freighter has taken off from Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport with Queensland exports on board. The only scheduled cargo service into southern Queensland, landed in Hong Kong early this morning loaded with exports including premium loin cuts from Oakey Beef Exports on the Darling Downs. This weekly freighter means Queensland mangoes […]