Volga-Dnepr helps control Ebola virus outbreak
Volga-Dnepr Group has assisted the Merieux Foundation’s efforts to control the Ebola virus outbreak by flying mobile bio-medical laboratories. An Antonov AN-124-100 was positioned at Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport, France on Tuesday 8 October for the foundation and its logistics partner Bioport Logistique. The three 40 foot “plug and play” mobile container laboratories built in the […]
Cargo at Gatwick grows 23% as profits pass £140m
Cargo volumes have increased 23.3 per cent at Gatwick Airport and profits before tax are up to £140.7 million ($186.7 million). For the six months ending 30 September 2017, cargo was up helped the airport’s expanding long haul network, including flights to Singapore, Seattle and Denver operated by Norwegian, and RwandAir flights to Kigali. Before […]
TIACA and AFRAA sign MoU to support cargo development in Africa
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work closely on issues affecting air cargo, from security to digitisation. The MoU was signed at the 49th AFRAA Annual General Assembly (AGA) in Kigali, Rwanda, and TIACA will collaborate with AFRAA’s 40 members from […]
Gatwick Airport revenue increases 7.7% and long-haul network grows
Revenue at Gatwick Airport increased 7.7 per cent for the year ending 31 March 2017, with cargo volumes up 15.9 per cent. Revenue hit £725 million ($931.8 million) with EBITDA rising 12.9 per cent to £373.6 million, and profit before tax was £131.8 million. Gatwick Airport chief executive officer, Stewart Wingate says: “It has been […]
RwandAir chooses Network Airline Services as GSA for UK
RwandAir has appointed Network Airline Services as its cargo general sales agent (GSA) for the UK. The airline flies an Airbus A330 between Kigali and London’s Gatwick Airport three times a week, and provides connections to 22 destinations throughout Africa. Network Airline Services UK GSA sales director, John Gilfeather says: “The Network Airline Services team […]
RwandAir to start Kigali – Brussels services
RwandAir is to operate direct flights between Kigali and Brussels from 14 July using an Airbus A330-200. The Tuesday, Thursday and Friday flights will leave Kigali at 10.30h and land in Brussels at 19.00h before continuing to Kigali via London’s Gatwick Airport at 20.10h. The flights will offer opportunities for economic growth to companies in […]