Oman Air launches service to Tbilisi
Oman Air has launched seasonal service between Muscat and Tbilisi, Georgia, with twice weekly direct flights (Wednesdays and Sundays), operated with Boeing 737 aircraft. Flights will operate from June 16 to September 16, subject to government approvals. The Wednesday flight from Muscat will depart at 20:15 and arrive in Tbilisi at 00:15. The flight from […]
Schiphol and Atlanta create trade corridor
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is collaborating with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to promote trade and investment between Atlanta and the Netherlands. The memorandum of understanding will enable an exchange of data between Schiphol and Atlanta to facilitate end-to-end planning and capacity optimisation, extend the benefits of the AMS Cargo Community System to Atlanta, and boost trade […]
Air Charter Service opens office in Atlanta
Air Charter Service has opened its sixth office in the US, in Atlanta, the company’s 24th worldwide office with more to open this year. Joseph Chiantia will be in charge at the Atlanta office, having previously worked at the New York office. Prior to joining the company, Chiantia worked for the US Coast Guard, including […]
K+N to manage spare parts for Pratt & Whitney
Kuehne + Nagel has signed multi-year contract with Pratt & Whitney to manage the distribution of military and commercial aftermarket spare parts. Under the agreement, Kuehne + Nagel will manage a 300,000 square foot distribution centre in Atlanta, Georgia. With responsibility for the receipt, warehousing and inventory control of over 40,000 aircraft engine parts, the […]
Envirotainer extends RAP e2 network to Atlanta
Envirotainer has increased its RAP e2 network in the US to eight destinations by adding Atlanta to the network. The RAP e2 is designed to maintain temperatures between 0 and 25C in nearly any ambient condition along shipping routes globally, and the batteries can last for up to 100 hours. Key features of the RAP […]
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 […]
Coyne Airways helps repopulate Tbilisi Zoo
Coyne Airways has helped repopulate Tbilisi Zoo by flying animals including a tiger, wallabies, sheep and penguins on board a Boeing 777 Freighter. The zoo was hit by flooding following a freak storm on 14 June 2015, in which more than 300 zoo animals either drowned or were shot by emergency forces, and at least […]
Lockheed Martin roles out first LM-100J commercial freighter
Lockheed Martin has unveiled the first LM-100J commercial freighter in a traditional role out ceremony in Marietta, Georgia in preparation for its first flight in the spring. The global security and aerospace company announced its intention to manufacture and market the LM-100J in February 2014 and has filed for Federal Aviation Administration civil type certificate […]
VIDEO: Robust Cargo Investment
In this AZura Productions film, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s airline business development executive, Elliot Paige explains the future shape of airports and investments in a robust cargo system. Hartsfield Jackson has five runways, three main air cargo complexes and 28 parking spaces for cargo aircraft.
Renewed Antonov AN-22 Antei flies from Zurich to Abu Dhabi
The Antonov AN-22 Antei has completed its renewal programme and performed its first commercial flights from Switzerland to the UAE. The AN-22 carried a coil reef for charterer Karpeles/DB Schenker on behalf of the shipper, Hyundai from Zurich to Abu Dhabi with a refuelling stop in Tbilisi, Georgia. Antonov engineers designed a special transport frame […]
1st Lockheed Super Hercules freighter reaches production milestones
Lockheed Martin says development of the first LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter continues to make “significant progress”, reaching major production milestones at the Lockheed facility in Marietta, Georgia. The LM-100J is the commercial version of Lockheed’s C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The LM-100J will perform as a commercial, multi-purpose air freighter capable of rapid and efficient […]
Air Charter Service becomes bear charter service
Air Charter Service (ACS) became bear charter service when it transported three bear cubs from Georgia to Greece. The orphaned cubs, Georgia, Mollie and Louisa, were found wandering the streets of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, following devastating floods, and then kept in the city’s dog pound. An animal charity and ACS arranged for the bears […]
F.S. Mackenzie opens Tbilisi branch
F.S. Mackenzie has opened its 17th branch in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, for imports to the Caucasus region. The company offers road transport, airfreight forwarding and outsize project forwarding by air and ocean, as well as customs clearance in Georgia and Armenia. It also offers insurance, delivery to door, long and short term storage, […]
Airborne International appointed Finnair’s GSSA for Germany
Finnair Cargo has appointed Airborne International as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) for Germany from 1 March. Airborne International, based at Frankfurt Airport’s Cargo City South will take over from Aero Cargo International, which will remain Finnair’s German GSSA until 29 February. This announcement follows from 2015, when it appointed three new GSSAs. […]
